The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities

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Main Author:	Mirzoyants, Anastasia
Language:	English
Published:	University of Toledo / OhioLINK 2012
Subjects:	Educational Evaluation Educational Sociology Educational Tests and Measurements Educational Theory Education Philosophy English As A Second Language educational sociology teacher-student relations educational trust ESL SLA Rash analysis
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1333642160

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-toledo13336421602021-08-03T06:08:03Z The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities Mirzoyants, Anastasia Educational Evaluation Educational Sociology Educational Tests and Measurements Educational Theory Education Philosophy English As A Second Language educational sociology teacher-student relations educational trust ESL SLA Rash analysis The study proposes an alternative approach to studying interpersonal trust. The researcher uses the Rasch analysis to design a quantitative instrument that can be used to measure trust when exploring the effects that various aspects of educational environment have on students’ experiences. Prior empirical studies examined trust from a qualitative perspective: through the description of participants’ beliefs, experiences and behaviors (Blomqvist, 1997). As a result, there is no definition of trust agreed upon by different academic disciplines because most existing theories identify trust by describing its attributes rather than measuring it directly (Bloomqvist). Earlier attempts to use the Rasch model in educational research demonstrated that the Rasch analysis enables a creation of a rigorous measure useful for focused exploration of complex phenomena common in educational environment (Fisher, 1991; Irwin & Irwin, 2005; Johnson et al., 1995). The proposed measure relies on two theories of trust: first, the study of Bryk and Schneider (2002), who describe trust as the mutual positive evaluation of the relations participants according to four components: respect, competence, regard for others, and integrity. The second theory is Lewis and Weigert’s (1985) interpretation of trust as a tri-level phenomenon, which consists of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components. After a series of instrument calibrations, the researcher added one more level to Lewis and Weigert’s theory, loyalty, thus, creating a 4X4 matrix-type measure of trust. The alternative measure was tested in a pilot study, which demonstrated that the measure captures the overall structure of trust and can help detect the differences in trust due to participants’ demographic and/or socio-cultural characteristics. The instrument requires further calibrations; but it has a potential to contribute to theory and practice of education. The study is set in a context of a university-based ESL program as the power asymmetry and lack of sense of belonging makes trust more prominently placed as a part of the educational process. 2012-06-26 English text University of Toledo / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1333642160 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1333642160 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	Educational Evaluation Educational Sociology Educational Tests and Measurements Educational Theory Education Philosophy English As A Second Language educational sociology teacher-student relations educational trust ESL SLA Rash analysis
spellingShingle	Educational Evaluation Educational Sociology Educational Tests and Measurements Educational Theory Education Philosophy English As A Second Language educational sociology teacher-student relations educational trust ESL SLA Rash analysis Mirzoyants, Anastasia The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities
author	Mirzoyants, Anastasia
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title	The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities
title_short	The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities
title_full	The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities
title_fullStr	The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities
title_full_unstemmed	The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities
title_sort	role of trust between international students and their american instructors at intensive english-language programs at american universities
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publishDate	2012
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The Role of Trust between International Students and Their American Instructors at Intensive English-Language Programs at American Universities

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