Examines the effects of self-focus on mood in which 60 Japanese university students were assigned to self-, other- and social-focus conditions. Reveals that under self-focus conditions, the depressed participants reported more negative feelings than did their nondepressed counterparts. Implies that when depressed persons focus on the external…

Respondents' experiences most frequently reported in open-ended descriptions of their forming perceptions of persons with intellectual disability were "passive" experiences, such as coming across them as a stranger in one's town. These were generally not associated with positive attitudes. Formation of positive attitudes mainly derived…

This study is part of a larger investigation into Japanese students' use of English and friendship buildup inside and outside Canadian English as a second language (ESL) institutes. Both qualitative and quantitative data were garnered primarily from formal in-depth interviews with nine Japanese students and questionnaire surveys with 216 students.…

The literature surrounding the process of curriculum innovation and change abounds with the assumption that change is a difficult, often painful and hugely complex process. It involves educational, political, national, institutional and personal issues. It challenges the very fabric of our society, and our roles not only as professionals, but as…