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The problem in this descriptive study was to identify and investigate thinking styles used by introductory accounting course students (N=223) at the Hong Kong Baptist University, offering undergraduate honors degrees (three-year institution) and College of International Education - the Hong Kong Baptist University, offering associate degrees (two-year institution), by applying the Sternberg-Wagner Thinking Styles Questionnaire. 253 questionnaires were distributed to introductory accounting course students. 234 questionnaires were returned, of which 11 questionnaires were incomplete. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, box plots, one-way analysis of variance and Van der Waerden procedures. The probability level used is 0.05. The responses to the Sternberg-Wagner Thinking Styles inventory revealed numerous differences between sub-scale scores when students were compared by school attended, major field of study, gender, age, and different accounting majors status (i.e., two-year or three-year institution). Five hypotheses were tested using data obtained from the questionnaire. / The dominant Thinking Styles identified for accounting majors indicated an individual very similar to that described be researchers using the Kolb Learning Style Instrument and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in research of accounting professionals and accounting students. / It is postulated that thinking styles may be an important concept in improving accounting education, and possible future development of individual's intellectual skills necessary for success in the accounting profession. Research in the cognitive process science and opportunities for the improvement in teaching and assessment are briefly discussed. The theory of thinking styles shows promise for understanding cognitive processes and improvement in accounting education. / Thesis (PhDBusinessandManagement)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Emotional Intelligence ( EI ) is held to explain how emotions may function to advance life goals, with the basic proposition being that individuals monitor and discriminate emotions within themselves and others to solve problems. A number of different theories of EI have been proposed and consequently there is still controversy about the best way in which to conceptualise and measure EI. It is, nonetheless, agreed that the relevance of EI is largely dependent on it being able to predict significant life outcomes. Academic achievement, life satisfaction, coping, problem - solving ability and anxiety are variables that have relevance in academic, occupational and interpersonal situations. The relationship between these variables and EI was assessed in two diverse populations ( University sample : N = 246 ; mean age = 19.9 ; Older community sample : N = 212 ; mean age = 51.6 ). The magnitude and direction of findings in both studies were found to be remarkably similar. As expected, older adults ( community sample ) were found to score significantly higher on EI than younger adults ( University sample ). Few gender differences in EI, however, were apparent, but those that were significantly favoured females. Previously identified relationships suggesting that self - report EI measures are moderately - to - highly correlated to personality, whereas ability EI is reasonably distinct from other constructs, were also upheld. Inconsistent with previous research, however, differential associations between EI and verbal and abstract reasoning ability were not observed. Fitting theoretical expectations, in both studies EI was low - to - moderately correlated with higher life satisfaction, problem and emotion focused coping and perceived problem solving ability and with lower avoidance coping and anxiety. However, the correlations for academic achievement were not significant. These correlations were found to be higher for self - report EI than they were ability EI, perhaps due to method variance with the life skills. Nevertheless, despite these low - to - moderate correlations, hierarchical regression analyses controlling for personality and cognitive abilities revealed that the incremental predictive validity of EI was 7 % at most. This finding was found for all life skills regardless of the EI measure involved. This raises some implications for the field of EI and highlights that personality and cognitive abilities should be taken into account when making assertions about EI ' s predictive power. / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Psychology, 2006.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-108).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1991. / Title from title page screen, viewed December 5, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Jeanne B. Morris (chair), John H. Crotts, Dennis L. Gainey, John T. Goeldi, Ronald S. Halinski. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-99) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2005. / Principal faculty advisor: Pavitt, Charles, Dept. of Communication. Includes bibliographical references.

"The Wright Incorporation of Perth 1700 to 1840" documents and examines the Scottish trade incorporation with specific emphasis upon its furniture-making wrights. In the introductory chapter, relevant published sources are cited, and Perth is presented as a Royal Burgh with explanations as to how and why evidence was selected and utilised. Chapter Two examines the Wright Incorporation, its structure and dominant role within the Perth furniture trade. Also, the chapter concludes with a discussion of furniture produced by freemen and strangers of the Incorporation, with particular reference to furniture for Perth's New Town. In Chapter Three, "Case Studies of Selected Perth Wrights", the trades of twelve furniture-making wrights are discussed. Peculiarities of the Wright Incorporation of Perth and the furniture trade which it governed also are addressed. The largest chapter, "A Biographical Dictionary of Perth Wrights and Related Trades", identifies and describes over six hundred wrights who were operating in the Royal Burgh and Perth's immediate suburbs. In conclusion, although a large body of physical evidence of Perth furniture has yet to be documented, what has been located reveals a highly organised and fashionably conscious regional centre of Scottish furniture production, largely controlled by the Wright Incorporation of Perth from 1700 to 1840.