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Direct linkDu, Xujia; Jackson, Jane – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
In many theorizations of L2 motivation, the discrepancy between actual and possible L2 selves has been closely associated with motivation generation, and L2 selves are considered as highly interactive with the context. This article centres on the interplay between L2 self-discrepancy, motivation, and context by following two Chinese university…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Self Concept
Choy, Winnie C. W.; Moneta, Giovanni B. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
The mediating effects of autonomy and relatedness on the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction were investigated among 49 single mothers. Among all tested variables in the dimension of relatedness, only network orientation (propensity to utilize one's available social support) was a mediator of the positive relationship between…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Mothers, Life Satisfaction, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLuk, Fong Yuk Yee Pattie – Comparative Education, 2001
Analyzes the significance of competing contexts (physical, historical, political, cultural, economic, sociological, and legal contexts) in the development of personal and social education in Hong Kong. Compares Western and Chinese (especially Confucian) views and values related to personal and social education and the development of understanding…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Confucianism, Context Effect, Cultural Context
Download full textKanwar, Asha S., Ed.; Taplin, Margaret, Ed. – 2001
This document consists of case studies documenting how distance education (DE) changed the lives of 23 women from the following locations: China; Hong Kong; India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; and Bangladesh. The case studies illustrate that participating in DE can benefit not only a woman herself but also her husband, children, other family members, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Caregivers, Case Studies
