This investigation was designed to determine levels of self-concept and creative thinking abilities of Vietnamese refugee kindergarten students. Children in a bilingual program were compared with their counterparts in regular classes in order to determine whether significant differences existed. The groups were controlled for background differences (sex, socioeconomic status, years in the United States, and language proficiency). The research questions were: (1) Does participation in a bilingual program have a positive effect on the self-concept of Asian-American children when background factors are controlled? (2) Is there a positive relationship between self-concept and creative thinking ability? / The sample used consisted of 105 Vietnamese children: 47 in a bilingual program and 58 in regular classes. The following tests were administered: Purdue Self-Concept Scale for Preschool Children and Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement. In addition, an informal language assessment test was used along with a parent questionnaire. Four null hypotheses were tested. The first research question (Hypothesis 1) was analyzed using Multiple Regression Analysis. The second research question (Hypotheses 2, 3, and 4) were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. / All the hypotheses were rejected. It was found that: (1) Participation in a bilingual program had a positive effect on the self-concept of Asian-American kindergarten children (regression coefficient beta = .194). (2) Sex, years in the United States, fathers' occupation, and mothers' education did not affect the self-concept. (3) Fathers' education and language proficiency had a significant effect on self-concept. (4) There was a significant correlation between the self-concept and the subtest fluency of the creative thinking test (r = .23), with originality (r = .18), and imagination (r = .30). / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-02, Section: A, page: 0418. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75043 |
| Contributors | CURVA, FELICIDAD RODRIGUEZ., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 107 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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