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Item Group membership and the worker motivation scale(Texas Tech University, 1988-05) Morgan, Melynda LouThe Worker Motivation Scale (WMS) was used to measure individual motivations in groups (Johnson, McDonald, and George 1984). The V7MS provided three subscale scores for each individual; these were Task Motivation (TM), Prominence Motivation (PM) and Affiliation Motivation (AM). The three types of groups studied were: undergraduate task performance groups, undergraduate social interactive groups and law school task groups. The present experiment was designed to test the thesis that individual differences in motivation influence choice of group membership. It was hypothesized but refuted, that there would be a relationship between type of group and the subscales of the V7MS. It was also hypothesized, and some support was shown, for there being a relationship between the leaders of groups (task versus social) and the student ratings on VJMS constructs. Elected leaders of social groups were rated by group member more highly on AM than on TM or PM. Task and social group scores were very close to the normative scores on the WMS. The law school group scores were significantly lower on TM and on AM than task, social, and the normative scores. This thesis inspires further research in the study of students in various graduate programs. Graduate students could be measured with the WMS to see if their individual differences in motivation are different from the established norms which are based on undergraduate data.Item The relationship between adolescent characteristics and the quality of their natural mentors(Texas Tech University, 2002-12) Rychener, Stacey ReneeThe origin of the word mentor comes from ancient Greece when Odysseus entrusted his house and son Telemachus to an old man called Mentor when he set off on a journey (Merriam, 1983). Research has found that natural mentors play important role in supporting resilient outcomes for at-risk adolescents (Garmezy, 1993). Seventy-four adolescents from families with low SES backgrounds completed a questionnaire on their personal characteristics and their natural mentoring relationships. Results indicated that parents, adult relatives, unrelated adults, and peers were all named and as and seen as fulfilling the different mentoring roles. However, several findings indicated that fathers were not only less likely to be viewed as a mentor, but adolescents viewed the relationship as less functional than mothers, adult relatives, unrelated adults, and peers. Based on 10 qualitative interviews with the adolescents, it was found that adolescents were more likely to choose a male mentor. Adolescents generally were involved in a mutual activity with the mentor for around 3 to 4 years that involved both weekly one-on-one and group contact with the mentor. Finally, adolescents were drawn to their mentors for the following reasons: the mentor's area of expertise, their attitude and personality, intelligence, education, and willingness to help and sacrifice for others. Given that many mentoring programs target at-risk adolescents, it is particularly important to examine the quality and context of these natural mentoring relationships to develop more effective mentoring programs for adolescents in need of a supportive relationship.Item The venture of self-fashioning in Mughal India(2010-05) Chakrabarti, Ishan; Wojciehowski, Hannah Chapelle, 1957-; Snell, Rupert; Talbot, CynthiaIndividuality – both as a philosophical category and a way of living – forms the focal point of a resonance between our times and the 17th-century. Impelled by this haunting resonance, and in an attempt to understand it, my paper examines the literary history of biographical writing in both Europe and South Asia, from 560 BCE to 1700 CE. What is it about the 17th century that is so specific? Why do only these biographies strike us as records of the lives of true individuals? And why do individuals first appear in 17th century South Asia? To adequately comprehend this nomadic literary genre, we must abstract ourselves from the geography and examine the thematic aspects of our texts. I suggest it is imperative to look at modes of life as they are formed over time, across Europe and South Asia. That is, we most focus on the philosophically-rich questions of the categories that structured lives. Pausing in the 17th century, I examine the Viaggi of Pietro Della Valle (an Italian traveler in Turkey, Iran and South Asia) and the Ardhakathānaka of Banārasīdāsa (the first Indian autobiography, comprising the records of a Jain merchant roaming South Asia). For just one generation, from 1600-1650, autobiographical writing becomes an ethical practice by which they reflect on and build individuality.