Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach

Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach

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Main Author: Bi, Hui
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
Education
Chinese graduate students
acculturation
attitudes
persons with intellectual disabilities
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1276878627
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu12768786272021-08-03T05:29:14Z Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach Bi, Hui Education Chinese graduate students acculturation attitudes persons with intellectual disabilities Attitudes towards persons with disabilities have been one of the foci in disabilities studies. However, the majority of studies have been conducted in western countries, and it is uncertain whether the findings of those studies can be generalized to non-western countries. This study focuses on a Chinese cultural context, attempting to provide insights into how different people of varying cultural backgrounds perceive disabilities. In order to determine the influence of living and studying in the U. S. on Chinese graduate students’ attitudes toward persons with intellectual disabilities, an empirical investigation was conducted through an attitude survey of two groups of graduate students: Chinese graduate students at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in the U. S. and Chinese graduate students at Shandong University (SDU) in the mainland of China. The present study concludes that there was no significant difference in attitudes toward persons with intellectual disabilities between BGSU and SDU participants. This may be attributed to the low rate of Chinese international graduates’ acculturation, and the increasingly favorable attitudes of Chinese graduates in China along with some positive Chinese legislative policies concerning people with disabilities. This thesis provides foundation for further research on Chinese Americans' attitudes toward disabilities and contributes to rehabilitation literature in a cultural context. 2010-08-16 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1276878627 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1276878627 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Education
Chinese graduate students
acculturation
attitudes
persons with intellectual disabilities
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Chinese graduate students
acculturation
attitudes
persons with intellectual disabilities
Bi, Hui
Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach
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title_short Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach
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title_fullStr Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach
title_full_unstemmed Chinese Graduate Students’ Attitudes toward Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Acculturation Approach
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