Scholar: Vol. 14, No. 1 (2022)

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    The moderating effect of perceived social self-efficacy and perceived social support on the relationship between acculturative stress and socio-cultural adaptation among Myanmar students in Thailand universities
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Htet, Kan Zar ; Mohanan, Santhosh
    The current study explored the acculturative stress of Myanmar international students studying in Thailand universities and its relation to socio-cultural adaptation moderated by personal and social factors, namely, perceived self-efficacy and perceived social support, respectively. This quantitative research utilized a descriptive type of inquiry using a self-report survey questionnaire of 120 Myanmar international students composed of 61 females and 59 males from five universities in Thailand. Findings revealed a direct negative correlation between acculturative stress and socio-cultural adaption. The students’ perceived social support can moderate this relationship. Those with low levels of perceived social support tend to have lower socio-cultural adaptation than those with high levels of perceived social support. Furthermore, perceived social self-efficacy was also found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between acculturative stress and socio-cultural adaptation. Students with low levels of perceived social self-efficacy and acculturative stress are related to lower socio-cultural adaptations. Hence, students who possess a high level of acculturative stress and with low levels of perceived social support and perceived social self-efficacy have the lowest levels of socio-cultural adaptation.
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    A correlational study of intensive English program students’ perceptions of teacher rapport and delivery, motivation for learning and academic achievement in the intensive English class at the institute of liberal arts and sciences, Maijayang, Kachin State, Myanmar
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Pan, Sut Ngai Htoi ; Gonzalez, Orlando Rafael Gonzalez
    This quantitative study aimed to investigate whether there was a significant relationship of students’ perceptions of teacher rapport and delivery, motivation for learning, and academic achievement in the Intensive English Program at the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Myanmar. The population comprised of 48 students in the Intensive English Program (IEP) during the academic year of 2019-2020. The research instruments were the Students’ Perceptions of Teacher Rapport and Delivery Questionnaire (SPTRDQ; Barnes & Lock, 2013), the Questionnaire for Measuring Motivation for Learning English as a Foreign Language (QMMLEFL; Gardner, 2010), and the Intensive English examination. Data collection was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and multiple correlation coefficients. The research findings indicated that the students perceived teacher rapport and delivery in the Intensive English class as good, and their motivation for learning EFL was high. The IEP students were found to have good academic achievement. The results from the correlational analysis revealed significant, moderately strong multiple linear relationships of students’ perception of teacher delivery and motivation for learning EFL with their academic achievement in the Intensive English class, whereas no significant relationship was found between participants’ perception of teacher rapport and their academic achievement.
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    A path analytic study of the effect of big five personality traits on assertiveness, being mediated by self-esteem and social anxiety, among undergraduate students of Myanmar Institute of Theology
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Myint, Naw Aye Thiri ; Natalie Chantagul ; Rajitha Menon
    The present study investigated the direct and indirect effect of big five personality traits on assertive communication among undergraduate students in the Myanmar Institute of Theology (Liberal Arts Program) mediated by self-esteem and social anxiety. This quantitative research employed path analysis using survey questionnaires with 156 undergraduate students aged 21-29. The path analysis results indicated that students with high scores in extraversion and neuroticism traits had both direct and indirect effects on their level of assertiveness, mediated by self-esteem. Social anxiety could not predict this study’s assertiveness, although it has a direct negative association with extraversion.
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    A study of the relationship between instructors’ perception towards president’s transformational leadership and job satisfaction in Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Zuo, Xinrui ; Watana Vinitwatanakhun
    This study was a quantitative study to determine a relationship between the instructor’s perception of president transformational leadership and job satisfaction at Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China. There were three research objectives in this study: (1) to determine the instructor’s perception of the importance of the president’s transformational leadership, (2) to determine the instructors’ level of Job Satisfaction in Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China, and (3) to determine if there is a relationship between instructor’s perception towards president transformational leadership and job satisfaction in Pu’er University Yunnan Province, China.
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    The relationship of instructors’ perception towards school dean’s leadership behavior and their job satisfaction at human sciences faculty in Xiangsihu College Guangxi for Nationalities, China
    (Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Mo, Yingying ; Watana Vinitwatanakhun
    This study was intended to determine the relationship between Instructors’ Perception of the School Dean’s Leadership Behaviors and Their Job Satisfaction at the Human Sciences Faculty in Xiangsihu College Guangxi for Nationalities, China. The three objectives of this study are (1) to identify the level of instructors’ perception towards the school dean’s leadership behaviors; (2) to identify the level of instructors’ job satisfaction; and (3) to determine the relationship between Instructors’ Perception towards School Dean’s Leadership Behaviors and Their Job Satisfaction at Human Sciences Faculty in Xiangsihu College Guangxi for Nationalities, China. The research was quantitative and correlational in design and used the Path-Goal Leadership Questionnaire and the instructors’ job satisfaction using the Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ). Means and Standard Deviation and the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were used to analyzing the data for testing the hypothesis. The 80 respondents at human sciences faculty from Xiangsihu College Guangxi for Nationalities completed the questionnaire. This study found that instructors’ perception towards school dean’s leadership behaviors resulted in moderate (3.23), instructors’ job satisfaction level resulted in moderate (3.51), and there is a significant relationship between instructors’ perception towards school dean’s leadership behaviors and their job satisfaction at human sciences faculty in Xiangsihu College Guangxi for Nationalities, China. The Pearson correlation coefficient for the r-value was .683 with a significance value of .001. The result showed that instructors had a positive relationship between the school dean’s leadership behaviors and job satisfaction. The study provided the researcher with valuable insight and knowledge into the dean’s leadership behaviors and instructors’ job satisfaction practiced in the school.