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Marital Satisfaction Over The Family Life Cycle Among Taiwanese Couples, Sheng-Te Chang
Marital Satisfaction Over The Family Life Cycle Among Taiwanese Couples, Sheng-Te Chang
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there were different subjective reports of marital satisfaction or dissatisfaction across the life cycle for Taiwanese couples. In examining this question two of the three selected instruments demonstrated sufficient reliability so as to be included in the overall study, namely, the Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS) and the Spanier Dyadic Adjust Scale (SDAS). These instruments were translated from English to Chinese, then administered to 259 couples volunteering to participate in the study. Couples were grouped according to their placement along the life cycle.
The results of the study indicate that …
Developmental Stages Of Preschool Educators: A Study Of Junior College Students In Taiwan, Hsin-Hui Lin
Developmental Stages Of Preschool Educators: A Study Of Junior College Students In Taiwan, Hsin-Hui Lin
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The present study applies early field experience theory and developmental stages theory as the basis of teacher training in a junior college program in Taiwan. Two hundred sixty-six junior college students from two junior colleges were surveyed in order to ascertain what factors had an effect on the concept of teaching concerns. Comparisons were made among the following: with/ without preschool education background in senior high school, grade, school, age, fathers' educational levels, mothers' educational levels, and fathers' yearly income. The results indicate that early field experiences had a direct effect on teaching concerns. The students' year of study (freshmen …