tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27320144471748274012024-03-13T06:18:14.131-07:00Field Study 2011The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-67450901960707264592011-04-18T13:02:00.000-07:002011-04-18T13:02:55.680-07:00Book Report- My Spiritual JourneyThey book I read throughout the semester was called <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/11/dalai-lama-book-my-spirit_n_758092.html">My Spiritual Journey</a> by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It is somewhat of an autobiography, in that it is a collection of teachings and stories from His Holiness. It was originally titled My Spiritual Autobiography, but it was changed because although all the statements in the book are the Dalai Lama's, "but given the collaborative effort involved in creating this book, it is not an autobiography in the strictest sense."<br />
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The book touches on the Dalai Lama's life, and how he came to be where he is now. It then gives excerpts from his teachings that have been translated by his translator Sofia Stril-Rever. Teachings are given in Three Main Parts, and subsections within each part:<br />
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<ul><li>Part I: As a Human Being</li>
<ul><li>Our Common Humanity</li>
<li>My Lives Without Beginning or End</li>
</ul><li>Part II: As a Buddhist Monk</li>
<ul><li>Transforming Oneself</li>
<li>Transforming the World</li>
<li>Taking Care of the Earth</li>
</ul><li>Part III: As the Dalai Lama</li>
<ul><li>In 1959 the Dalai Lama Meets the World</li>
<li>I Appeal to All the Peoples of the World</li>
<li>Conclusion: I Place My Home in the Human Heart<a name='more'></a></li>
</ul></ul><div>As I read this book, I felt as if I was getting to know not only the situation the Dalai Lama is in, but also the Tibetans in Exile as a whole are in. It was interesting to me to get the perspective of His Holiness on this situation. What is really interesting to me is that:</div><div>- His Holiness' view differs dramatically from many Tibetan's in exile. Not all, but many.</div><div>-Despite this, Tibetans do not want His Holiness to retire. They would like him to remain their political AND spiritual leader</div><div><br />
</div><div>The thing that I liked the most about this book is how extremely humble and positive His Holiness is. He has a lot he could be upset and negative about, but he remains positive and cheerful, not to mention extremely compassionate and kind. He is truly inspiring.</div><div><br />
</div><div>My favorite segment is from a segment that can be read in the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/11/dalai-lama-book-my-spirit_n_758092.html">link</a> attached to the titile of the book in the first paragraph, which is the segment titled "I am a professional laugher." This section talks about the positive attitude I mentioned above, and how the Dalai Lama adopts this attitude. He says: </div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div><i>"Of course problems are there. But thinking only of the negative aspect doesn't help to find the solutions, and it destroys peace of mind. Everything, though, is relative. You can see the positive side of even the worst tragedies if you adopt a holistic perspective. If you take the negative as absolute and definitive, however, you increase your worries and anxiety, whereas by broadening the way you look at a problem, hou understand what is bad about it, but you accept it. This attitude comes to me, I think, from my practice and from Buddhist philosophy, which helps me enormously."</i></div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div>Because of the compassionate philosophy and tremendous example of His Holiness communicated in this book, I feel that I got a lot more out of it than just learning more about the people I will be working with on my field study. I felt spiritually touched and moved by the teachings in this book. The Dalai Lama is truly a wonderful man and is inspired to teach and lead his people. This book inspired me to be more compassionate, to care for my fellow men, regardless of their beliefs, and to be more positive in times of trials and frustration. It also taught me to embrace the similarities rather than focus on differences of others, and to view everyone as a human being. The book My Spiritual Journey is an inspiring book that has taught me much more than I thought it was going to when I began reading it this semester.</div><div><br />
</div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-44891016047121961622011-04-13T23:23:00.000-07:002011-04-13T23:23:45.420-07:00Last Post- FlexibiltySo after much distress, blogger finally let me log on. For my post this week, I commented on a <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/gD8iA">fellow student's blog </a>who shared her new Background and Significance section for her final Project Proposal. She briefly talked about how there have been a lot of changes to her project and how there will be more as we enter the field. Here is my response:<br />
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Kristen,<br />
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I agree that even after all is said and done at the end of the semester, there are so many revisions that still need to be made, many of which we aren't yet aware of and won't be until we're in the midst of it.<br />
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I'm coming to the same type of situation for my project. As I reworked my entire proposal last night, I kept finding myself focusing less and less on parenting and more on family interaction, at least when it came to observations I intend to make. This brought me to seriously question, "am I going to be doing exactly what I want to be doing here? Is there something else I would rather learn about?" Because heaven knows I won't have time to learn about everything, though I would very much like to.<br />
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So now, what do we do? Well pretty much just take it as it comes and try to be flexible. I loved that the rubric for our proposals took into account flexibility of our projects, because this might be one of the most important aspects of our projects.<br />
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This nice thing about going in a group the size we have is that it's large enough to have multiple insights and opinions, but small enough that it's not discouraging or intimidating to talk to the group as a whole about bumps in the road. I'm really excited to work in a group with you and with the other ladies (and my man) and I know that we can all really help each other to be flexible, resilient, and positive when we run into the inevitable situations that will call for these qualities time and time again.<br />
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-JuliaThe Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-91797525015902704162011-04-08T22:24:00.000-07:002011-04-08T22:24:05.327-07:00Journal Entry 1 millionOops, I guess I didn't realize we were supposed to continue writing journal entries during project presentations.<br />
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Well we're leaving in a month from tomorrow. I'm packing boxes for storage right now. My Tibetan class is over. My project presentation is done. My project proposal final draft is a work in progress.<br />
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The good news is that I feel as if I know just what I want to do and I felt like my presentation went alright. That day was a very stressful day, I had a major assignment due for one of my classes, and I was trying to organize a surprise for TJ, as it was our last Tibetan class that night. I didn't have one second of spare time to make brownies so I had to buy some from Sugar and Spice at the Cougareat. That made me late to class. I had a basic outline of what I wanted to talk about in my presentation, just a list of the answers to the points that were required for us to make. I got up to do my presentation and remembered just then (I didn't have time to remember earlier) that I hate presentations and I get extremely nervous while I make them. I'm comfortable talking and making conversation, but when it comes to big groups, I think that I freeze up a little.<br />
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Some more good news is that even though I was very nervous, I felt somewhat prepared to give the presentation. Not because I purposely prepared for the presentation, but because I feel like I know my project and my goals and intentions well enough that I can talk about them, even if I seem to blabber and talk too fast. At least I don't have a loss for words on my project. I think that this is a good sign. My mixed-group facilitator didn't have any questions for me, and I still don't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. I think I hit all the points I was supposed to in the presentation, though I doubt I did it very efficiently, and I'm worried I didn't hold my audience's attention super well. Even if my project isn't fascinating to everyone else, I'm really excited about. I'm REALLY excited about it!!! And that's all that matters, I suppose.<br />
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So TJ has asked us to deliver a package to some friends in India. Don't worry, they're just some slippers that someone over there really likes and can't get in India. This has been interesting to see reciprocity in action. TJ has taught us diligently, even though he has never taught before and isn't trained on preparing and carrying out lesson plans, he has shown an interest in our learning and has shared some wonderful stories and experiences with us. He has sacrificed a lot of his time and money for gas to come teach us, and he felt comfortable asking this favor of us. He told us that the couple we will be giving the slippers to will take us out to dinner. There is some more reciprocity!! Everyone helps each other or pays someone else back in one way or another.<br />
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What are the things I can do to maintain proper reciprocity with my host family? Especially if they're going to help me accomplish my goals of meeting and interacting with other families? How am I going to maintain reciprocity with those other families? In a culture where guests aren't normally allowed to help out around the house or (heaven forbid) in the kitchen, what can I do to help out but not offend? I will think of ideas and also try to survey the situation a little bit better when I arrive in the field, in ONE MONTH!!The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-66778913654312494482011-04-04T23:10:00.000-07:002011-04-04T23:10:07.077-07:00Journal Entry- Culture ShockToday in field study preparation class we talked about culture shock. We talked about an assigned article called "Coping with Culture Shock" by Ferraro.<br />
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In this article, there are stages in culture shock that travelers go through:<br />
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<ul><li>The Honeymoon Stage</li>
<li>Irritation and Hostility</li>
<li>Gradual Adjustment</li>
<li>Biculturalism</li>
</ul><div>When we talked about these stages in class, our teacher, Ashley, said that she didn't want to number them because it's not that black and white or straightforward. In fact, we will probably go from one stage to another and then back again, maybe even to square one, throughout our trip.<a name='more'></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>This is interesting to me because I know that culture shock is definitely something that I will go through, but it's just one of those things that I have just brushed off thinking about and honestly have been hoping that it won't effect me that much. But after today, I realized that it is going to be a real challenge and something that might hinder my progress if I don't become aware of it and of the symptoms. Especially because something that I know about myself is that when I'm under a lot of stress or if I'm self-conscious in a situation, I tend to clam up and shut myself away with a book, other activities, exercise, etc. Because I know that there will be times during which I will feel uncomfortable, I need to be aware that this coping mechanism doesn't become something that distracts me from my studies and experience.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I think another thing that I've been thinking a lot about, especially when it comes to culture shock, is how the other members of my group are going to deal with it, and how obvious it will be when they are going through really tough times. It's nice that I have a husband that I can travel with and talk to about and relate these kinds of difficulties with, but I want to be able to help my other group members when they need help too. It will be interesting to go out in the field with all girls (besides my husband). Especially because we all have such different personalities, and probably different reactions and ways of coping with our newfound situations. I hope that we will be able to rely and depend on one another for support and comfort, because girls need that kind of thing.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I honestly can't believe that we're wrapping up the semester and getting ready to go. As I look back, I realize that my project is almost nowhere near how it originally started, besides the basic, rudimentary idea. And that's something that I really love about this semester and my project. As I look ahead, I know that I still have a long way to go, but I'm feeling more and more confident each day with what I have so far, and I feel as if I'm getting prepared pretty well, at least as well as I can be. Now to prepare mentally. That's probably the main reason why I was glad we covered culture shock today; because I feel as if it's getting so real and so close, and that it's finally time to really prepare mentally to go. I've been researching tips on how to endure and enjoy long flights, I've been researching in-country travel, I've been getting all the business taken care of, we're moving stuff into a storage unit this week, we've found a place to live when we get back, and I know how to say that I'm a BYU student and how old I am in Tibetan (and more, if I have my notes...). But preparation isn't just checklists and business. I will continue to prepare myself mentally for the experience, and I am glad that we had this reading and discussion to help me do so.</div><div><br />
</div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-3095793128133954772011-03-30T23:03:00.000-07:002011-03-30T23:03:10.391-07:00Current EventsToday in my field study prep course we talked about current events in the Tibetan-in-exile situation, and how they might affect our experience in the field. One major one that was talked about was the <a href="http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/exile/1545-tibetans-in-exile-hold-democratic-election-huge-voter-turnout">current elections</a> that took place recently, and about how the results will be announced a little before the time we will be entering the field, which will mean that the community will be buzzing with the changes and fresh faces in government.<br />
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Another subject we talked about was the tug-of-war going on between India and China over Nepal, and how this took a toll on the recent elections. Many exiled Tibetans were <a href="http://www.voanews.com/tibetan-english/news/Nepal-Prevents-Tibetans-to-Vote-for--118363764.html">not allowed to vote</a> in the recent elections. Is this possibly a result of the recent generous donation <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2061794,00.html">China gave to Nepal</a>? Having Nepal on its side, China has an advantage over the Tibet-India alliance.<br />
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Another event we talked about was the possible retirement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from his role as political leader. I just found a brief <a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-25/news/29188683_1_dalai-lama-retirement-tibetan-politics-tibetan-parliament-in-exile">article</a> moments ago that says that this retirement was accepted, but I will continue to search around for some more depth in this subject.<br />
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So after a class full of current events and a few questions about our upcoming lives in McLeod Ganj, I feel as if I'm a square one again. It's a different square one than when I started my journey in developing a project, IRB protocol, finding a mentor, etc etc etc. This square one is purely on a board of knowledge. Knowledge about the religion and politics of the people with whom we will be working. Sure we are learning and researching and trying to piece together enough to understand something, anything, that can help us in the field. But reading and living are two very different things. I can research and read as much as I can, but the plain and simple fact is, I am not living there and don't understand the effect that religion and these current events are having in the lives of the Tibetans. These events are going to affect their lives, and because I will be living with them and working with them, they will affect mine as well.The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-48398694162684663202011-03-28T22:57:00.000-07:002011-03-28T22:57:56.577-07:00Potential ProblemsToday in my Field Study Prep. course, we had a discussion on potential problems that will inevitably come up in the field that can potentially affect our project or our experience while abroad. At first, I thought "oh ya, I've thought of all of these" but I was soon humbled. There were many problems that I did not think about, some that hadn't even crossed my mind at all!! We brainstormed some on our own on a piece of paper, picked one and thought of a discussion question that relates to that problem, and also brainstormed as a class on the white-board. Here are some potential problems that we came up with as a class (all of the ones I thought of on my own were very obvious problems, and are all mentioned below).<a name='more'></a><div><ul><li>Language barrier</li>
<li>Sickness</li>
<li>Technology problems (malfunction, not accessible, etc)</li>
<li>Not getting along with host family</li>
<li>Culture-shock</li>
<li>Where to find a toilet (and other sanitary issues)</li>
<li>Finding participants</li>
<li>Getting participants to talk.. or to stop talking</li>
</ul><div>And many more, mentioned today in class, and I'm sure many others that were not. We later broke off into groups to discuss specific problems/discussion questions that were thought of by classmates. The questions my group focused on was "what if we don't get along with our host family, no matter how hard we try?"</div></div><div>I was lucky enough to be in a group that had two individuals who had previously served missions for our church, and had therefore lived with companions with whom they served, taught, ate, walked, etc. together 24/7. I asked them what they did in situations in which they didn't get along with a companion. My husband (one of the group members) said that communication was key, and if there was an issue, it needed to be resolved in order to move forward. We then talked about the problem more specifically, trying to define what "not getting along" meant. Is it a conflict of beliefs? Misinterpretation? Lack of quality time? </div><div>What we, as a group, decided might be helpful in this problem is:</div><div><ul><li>Communication - if there is a serious problem, have a heart-to-heart! But don't be rude or offensive.</li>
<li>Perception/Perspective- try to learn more about and understand cultural differences, that's part of the reason you're there! There are going to be differences in reactions, beliefs, humor, etc. that will become apparent during your experience. If you can realize that what you perceive isn't really what is trying to be communicated, then that will help (don't be offended easily). It's a two-way street; what are things that you are doing/saying that may be the norm to you, but come off as offensive in other situations/cultures?</li>
<li>Quality Time- We talked about how some students spend time with their host family to simply fulfill a quota they had set for themselves ("I need to spend an hour a day with my host family because I'm supposed to/I feel obligated to/etc.) I brought this up in the larger discussion, and our teacher, Ashley, related it to being brought cookies from a church group, which always have an undertone of "we don't see you as much as we would like," or "something is wrong in your life," etc. What kind of messages are we sending out with time spent because of obligation? Spend time with your host family because you are GENUINELY interested and want to form a relationship with them.</li>
</ul><div>*NOTE* in the above list, it was intended to be written from me to me, I'm not trying to lecture anyone/give advice.</div><div><br />
</div><div>This particular problem was interesting to me because I am going to be very dependent on my host family when it comes to having them as a base, and meeting other families that I will be observing and working with.</div><div><br />
</div><div>When I think about these things, it helps me to realize that there are going to be things that are unanticipated, for which I am unprepared. How can I better prepare myself to "roll with the punches?" How can I make my project, and myself, more resilient to unexpected problems? I suppose I need to be confident, but not cocky. Have a passion for my subject/project (as Mark Zuckerberg told us at a forum last week). I should be determined to be successful, yet at the same time, be alright with failing. That last one seems to be contradictory, but it is necessary. I want to feel confident and feel like I can succeed, but I also want to be able to handle "a flop," as Ashley put it.</div></div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-31076592189260539962011-03-23T22:40:00.000-07:002011-03-23T22:40:07.369-07:00Journal Entry- Studying UpFor my project, I will be working with and communicating primarily with Tibetan families. I have been trying to understand more about the Tibetan exiled situation by watching movies, reading articles, etc. and my facilitator recently sent us an <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/21/Why_Doesn%27t_China_Want_To_Let_the_Dalai_Lama_Resign">article</a> that talks about His Holiness the Dalai Lama, his plans for political retirement, and China's opinion/role in that decision.<br />
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I found this article to be very interesting and it got me thinking about how this announcement, of whether or not His Holiness is going to be able to and when he will retire, is going to have a huge affect on the people I will be working with, and on the area I will be living in. If His Holiness steps aside and the Tibetan constitution is changed to replace his position with "a democratic system in which the political leadership is elected by the [Tibetan] people for a specific term," then that means that the government and lives of the Tibetan people will be dramatically changed. Our Tibetan language teacher spoke to us a little bit about this issue, and he was telling us that he thinks that the Dalai Lama should be able to retire because the Tibetan people need to learn to separate church and state, and leave politics politics and religion religion. He was saying that the Dalai Lama isn't always going to be there to lead the Tibetans, so the Tibetan people need to be a little more independent, at least in politics. TJla then told us that his opinions would be considered very radical, and most likely many other Tibetans would not share that same viewpoint.<br />
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If His Holiness steps aside and is able to retire, then I wonder if this would increase or decrease the likelihood of Tibet gaining independence or autonomy. The article talks about how if he does so, then talk and negotiations with Beijing will be easier, but his absence in Tibetan politics would also make many Tibetans anxious and unsure of their future.<br />
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I wonder what the result of this debate will be, and what the result of the decision will be. It's interesting to be witnessing history in the making, and even more so to witness Tibetan history in the making, when it's a population I will be working so closely with for the sp/su.The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-74470864068472058792011-03-21T22:42:00.000-07:002011-03-21T22:43:24.230-07:00Journal Entry - Inquiry ConferenceAlthough this past week was extremely busy with the state swim meet I was coaching, I was glad that I made it into <a href="http://kennedy.byu.edu/events/inquiry/">Inquiry conference</a> for a couple of hours. When I was there, I watched a presentation from Daniel Atwood entitled Men-Tsee-Khang: Contemporary Tibetan medicine in Dharamsala, India. Daniel talked about how Tibetan medicinal practices have kind of shifted from the ancient Tibetan techniques to a more biomedical approach, including some western ideas, along with other influences as technology advances and times change.<br />
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I also was able to watch a presentation given by Dianna Pratt called Oxford Street: A visual and verbal narrative. This presentation was very interesting, and touched on the history and present of Oxford Street located in East London, South Africa. Dianna, through interview and photography, captured the present-day Oxford Street, and communicated what aspects, specific attributes, and locations along Oxford Street were valued and remembered by residents of East London. Also, how the history of Oxford Street has shaped how it is today.<br />
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Afterwards, there was a great discussion, in which the audience asked questions and talked with Dianna Pratt, Daniel Atwood, and <a href="http://obrunithroughghana.blogspot.com/">Rachel Rueckert</a> (my field facilitator) about the visual arts and incorporating them into your cross-cultural experience. Dianna and Rachel are photographers, and Daniel was using the medium of filmography in his project. Rachel had an interesting take on the ethics of "taking" a picture, and how when she first started off on her field study to Ghana, she took her expensive equipment, with the hope that she would capture this great "national geographic" picture, but instead found that not only did her equipment come between her and her experience abroad, but there was more of an ethical underlying variable that she struggled with, specifically when it came to sharing the pictures and entering them into contests.<br />
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Daniel, on the other hand, had a different approach, in that he had completely candid shots, in which he would be pretending to be doing something else but he would really be taking a picture of an unknowing subject in order to capture them in their natural state. This rose the topic of how people act differently in front of a camera.<br />
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To apply these things to my field study experience that is getting closer and closer everyday, it is interesting how a project that is designed to immerse oneself in a community can actually do the opposite if specific measures aren't taken. Rachel's photography equipment seemed to be a burden to her physically and emotionally, and she perhaps would've had a different experience without it. Daniel tried to sneak pictures of subjects to avoid them acting unnatural, perhaps to the point of being a little unethical (though he stated that the pictures are simply for himself and not for publishing purposes or anything). Everyone brings baggage to the field, literally and figuratively. What are the conclusions I want to draw from my project, and are my intentions going to stand in the way of my experience?<br />
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What kind of baggage will I bring to the field? When I enter the field and am out of my comfort zone, away from familiarity, and feeling the eminent culture-shock/loneliness, then how will I deal with it and will this bring me further from my project goals? Will my project goals themselves sometimes act as blinders and not allow me to see everything for how it is or interact with others in the community how I would like?<br />
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Inquiry conference really opened up my mind to these potential problems and I think really helped me to step back and think about what I really want to accomplish while abroad. Because of this, I have recently really diluted my project goals and methods to focus specifically on interaction in the community and with families, rather than trying to meet quotas and draw solid conclusions. The experience is what I want to take away from this, not a spreadsheet full of numbers.The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-73062407647413723322011-03-16T22:51:00.000-07:002011-03-16T22:56:00.835-07:00Journal Entry- IRBDang it's been a long time since I've written a journal entry. Let's see if I can get this ball rolling again.<br />
These last couple of weeks, I have been working on my IRB protocol. IRB stands for <a href="http://orca.byu.edu/IRB/">Institutional Review Board.</a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Brigham Young University’s Institutional Review Board is responsible for the review of all human subjects research conducted at BYU, or conducted elsewhere by University faculty, staff, or students. It also reviews research by investigators from other institutions or agencies who are working in conjunction with BYU."</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> During my IRB journey, there have been many frustrations, along with many temptations to simplify my project dramatically so my IRB protocol would be easier to compose. I have debated not interviewing children as part of my field study experience so I don't have to fill out as much paper work. I have felt as if everytime I revised my protocol, I still wasn't making any progress and I was doomed to be denied to go anywhere ever.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> This experience has put a whole new meaning on "learner-owned education." If I want this project to truly be what I want it to be, and if I want to take away as much as I can from the field study experience, then I need to be able to take responsibility and deal with the nitty-gritty details. There isn't really an easy way out for situations, and if I find one, then it probably isn't going to help me as much in the long run. These frustrations with my project and its development is, I'm sure, a glimpse of what I may feel in the field, because I'm sure there will be many speed bumps along the way. If I don't learn to press forward and deal with frustration now, then I will have a hard time in the field.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> So here is the conclusion I have been coming to: I will not yield to the temptation to eliminate interviewing children about parenting for my project. However, I have decided that I would like to interview and observe families all together, as opposed to a more random approach of having a quota for age groups. I would like to, instead, have a quota for families interviewed and observed. This way, I can better see how opinions about parenting change cross-generationally. It would be amazing if I could find a family that had an elder family member living with them, or families that have young children and perhaps an adolescent or something along those lines. I want to be able to include all age groups, but more importantly, I want to be able to include all family members.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> Overcoming <a href="http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=2537">Ophelia Syndrome</a> is something that will need to be done before I go in the field, so I can better adopt a learner-owned educational process, take more responsibility for my experience, and not freak out when things don't go as planned. The IRB journey that I have been on, and am still on, has helped me change my perspective a little when it comes to this, and has helped me realize who I am vs. who I will need to be in times of project crisis.</span>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-3109400563546491532011-03-02T14:56:00.000-08:002011-03-14T11:30:59.599-07:00IRB Draft 1<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Application for the Use of Human Subjects<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Part A Application Information </b>(Only typed applications will be reviewed; submit 2, unstapled copies to ORCA in A-285 ASB) </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">1. Brief Study Description (Include Purpose of the Research):</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My intention on my field study is to investigate parenting styles in Tibetan families located in McLeod Ganj, India. I specifically intend to learn what Tibetans in this area consider to be good parenting, and how their current exiled situation plays into this. I am also interested in how their religion has an effect on their parenting.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">3. Location of Research</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Where will the research take place? McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India</div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. Will the PI be conducting and/or supervising research activity off-campus? </div><div class="MsoNormal"> X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If Yes, please list sites: McLeod Ganj, India</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">4. Subject Information:</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Number of Subjects: 20-30 b. Gender of Subjects: Male and Female c. Ages of Subjects: 4-75 </div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">5. Potentially Vulnerable Populations: (Check All that Apply) </div><div class="MsoNormal"> X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Children <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Pregnant Women <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Cognitively Impaired <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Prisoners <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Institutionalized </div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Faculty’s Own Students <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Other. Please describe:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">6. Non-English Speaking Subjects </div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Will subjects who do not understand English participate in the research: X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No </div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. If yes, describe your resources to communicate with the subjects: I hope to use translators for those who do not understand English</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 331.5pt;"> c. Into what language(s) will the consent form be translated: Tibetan, English </div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">7. Additional Subject Concerns</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Are there cultural attitudes/beliefs that may affect subjects in this study? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No </div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. If yes, please describe attitudes and how they may affect subjects. </div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">8. Dissemination of Research Findings</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Will the research be published? X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, where if known? Not Yet Known</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. Will the research be presented? X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, where if known? Not Yet Known</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">9. External Funding</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Are you seeking external funding? X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No What agency? Gilman International Scholarship</div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. Have you received funding? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No c. Dollar amount?</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">10. Method of Recruitment: (Check All that Apply) </div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Flyer <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Classroom Announcement <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Letter to Subjects <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Third Party <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Random </div><div class="MsoNormal"> X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Other: Booth located in the Wilkinson’s Center</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">11. Payment to Subjects</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Will subjects be compensated for participation? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, please indicate amount:</div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. Form of Payment: <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Cash <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Check <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Gift Certificate <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Voucher <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> 1099 <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Other </div><div class="MsoNormal"> c. Will Payment be prorated? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, please explain:</div><div class="MsoNormal"> d. When will the subject be paid? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Each Visit <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Study Completion <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Other </div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">12. Extra Credit</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Will subjects be offered extra credit? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No </div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. If yes, describe the alternative:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">13. Risks: Identify all potential risks/discomforts to subjects. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Slight discomfort may be brought on if the subject is not comfortable talking about their parents or their own parenting.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">14. Benefits:</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. Are there direct benefits to participants? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, please list.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. Are there potential benefits to society? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, please list.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 531.0pt;" valign="top" width="531"><div class="MsoNormal">15. Study Procedures (DO NOT LEAVE ANY ITEM BLANK):</div><div class="MsoNormal"> a. What will be the duration of the subjects’ participation? The 20-30 subjects will be interviewed or surveyed, taking no longer than an hour.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"> b. Will the subjects be followed after their participation ends? <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No If yes, please describe:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;">c.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Describe the number, duration and nature of visits/encounters. I will be interviewing 20-30 Tibetan individuals ages 4-80, asking them questions about how they were/are raised and the things they like/liked about their childhood. I will also ask questions that touch on what is important to teach children in general.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;">d.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Is the study <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Therapeutic? X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Non-therapeutic? </div><div class="MsoListParagraph"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;">e.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>List all procedures that will be performed to generate data for the research. Interviews will be conducted, ranging from informal to formal. Surveys will also be conducted.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; text-indent: -.25in;">f.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>List all procedures/questionnaires done solely for the purpose of the research study. Informal to formal interviews, and surveys.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Part C<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">The attached investigation involves the use of human subjects. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I understand the university’s policy concerning research involving human subjects and I agree:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 81.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">1. X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No To obtain voluntary and informed consent of subjects who are to participate in this project.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 81.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">2. X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No To report to the IRB any unanticipated effects on subjects which become apparent during the course of, or as a result of, the experimentation and the actions taken.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 81.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">3. X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No To cooperate with members of the committee charged with continuing review of this project.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 81.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">4. X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No To obtain prior approval from the committee before amending or altering the scope of the project or implementing changes in the approved consent document.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 81.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">5. X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No To maintain the documentation of consent forms and progress reports as required by institutional policy.</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 81.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">6. X <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> Yes <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> No To safeguard the confidentiality of research subjects and the data collected when the approved level of research requires it.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">Signature* of the Principal Investigator: <u> Julia Merrill </u>Date: <u> 03/02/2011<o:p></o:p></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">*Faculty Sponsor Signature <u>Required</u> for All Student Submissions (<u>will not be processed without this</u>) <o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">“I have read and reviewed this proposal and certify that it is ready for review by the IRB. I have worked with the student to prepare this research protocol. I agree to mentor the student during the research project.” </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Faculty Sponsor (Please sign and print</b>): <u> <o:p></o:p></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">* If you are faculty submitting by email, please check this box to verify that you are the PI listed on this application and agree to follow the items listed above. <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA';">~</span> I agree</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Part D Synopsis of the Proposal<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Part D, 1-9, should only be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">5 </b>pages or less (not including instruments, consent forms, etc.).<i> </i>Please use <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">12pt</b> font, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">page numbers</b> and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">headings</b> noted below.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 9.0pt;"><b><span style="color: black;">Use everyday language.</span></b><span style="color: black;"><br />
This will allow the widest audience, including the IRB members, to understand the purpose of your research, and the procedures you have planned, and any risks or benefits involved. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: black;">Protocol Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;">IRB committee members, from a wide variety of disciplines, must be able to understand the language used in protocols. Please do not use discipline-specific jargon or acronyms. If you must, please define them. Be clear and concise, and limit the scope of the document to the purpose and background of your research, the procedures you will use to elicit data from your human subjects, risk and benefits, and how you intend to analyze the data to answer your research question. If you are conducting a qualitative research project, please define your methodology clearly. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 0in .25in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">1. <b>Specific Aims</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">2.<b> Hypothesis</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">3. <b>Background and Significance</b></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent3" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4. <b>Description of Subjects<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent3" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Confidentiality </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent3" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">6. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Method or Procedures</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">7. <b>Data Analysis</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">8.<b> Risks</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">9. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Benefits</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">10. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Compensation</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">11.<b> References</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">12.<b> Qualifications<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #262626;">1. Specific Aims</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"> </span><span style="color: #262626;">My intention on my field study is to investigate parenting styles in Tibetan families located in McLeod Ganj, India. I specifically intend to learn what Tibetans in this area consider to be good parenting, and how their current exiled situation plays into this. I am also interested in how their religion has an effect on their parenting. Personally, my intentions are to have a deeper understanding of Tibetan Buddhism, and to become closer to understanding the beliefs and rituals that have such a dramatic affect on Tibetan’s lives and family interactions. If I can understand that, then I can better remove myself from my preconceived notions and have a more successful attempt of seeing the world through these peoples’ eyes. It would be a great way for me to completely immerse myself and be able to observe individuals and families in their natural settings. This way, I can get the cross-cultural research that can be beneficial for me as I pursue my education through graduate school and eventually become a counselor. I want to understand different cultures and be able to tie them to my work, because I will be working in the greatest melting pot here in the United States, as well as possibly proceeding in other international studies. Academically, my field study is non-scientific, in that it will be an ethnographic observational study. The question I would like to answer with this study is “what do Tibetan parents in McLeod Ganj, India consider do be good parenting?” This study will be a good experience and help me further my education in Human Development.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626;">2. Hypothesis</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"> The Tibetan population in exile have parenting styles strongly influenced by their religion (Tibetan Buddhism) and their current situation, regarding their exiled-state.</span><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #262626;">3. Background and Significance</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"> The reason I’m working on this specific project is because I am interested in learning about families that have different beliefs, backgrounds, and culture than what I’m studying here at BYU. I am happy to gain an education here in the states, but I want to take it a step further and explore other systems and communities that are influenced by very different things. So my proposed project deals primarily with interest, rather than any problems or concerns. When it comes to information or history on this specific topic, I haven’t really found much at all. There is a book written towards Western audiences called <u>The Tibetan Art of Parenting: From Before Conception Through Early Childhood</u> by Anne Maiden Brown, Edie Farwell, and Dickey Nyerongsha. This book is really the only thing I’ve found that deals directly with Tibetan parenting. It’s intended to be more of a parenting guide for Western parents who want to incorporate Tibetan parenting traditions into their child rearing. It gives a brief introduction to these practices from a family in Tibet point of view, rather than from that of a Tibetan family in exile. It aims to give a traditional perspective on Tibetan parenting in order to give those who didn’t grow up or raise children in Tibet an opportunity to learn more and incorporate more of these traditions. However, I feel as if this may set a limit on the information that’s applicable to my project, because I want to learn more about how being in exile has changed the parenting styles; how practices have changed in order to preserve tradition.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626;">4. Description of Subjects</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"> The subjects I am interested in are Tibetan children, adolescents, and adults, ages 4-80.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626;">5. Confidentiality</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"> All information and data obtained on the study will not include any personal or identifying information about the subjects. They will be aware of this and will have given consent prior to my writing anything down to use for my project.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #262626;">6.</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"> <b>Methodology/Procedures</b></span><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"> My plan to enter into the community and gain rapport is to live with a host family and begin to volunteer in the community to make friends and acquaintances. The specific group I would like to learn from and use to answer my project question is Tibetan families in exile; this includes children, parents, and grandparents, possibly even extended family. I want to get information from all perspectives. In order to accomplish my study on Tibetan parenting, I will be conducting interviews that range from unstructured to structured. I will also conduct surveys in which I will be gathering information from Tibetans of almost all ages. I would like to interview 7 children ages 4-12, 4 adolescents ages 12-18, 4 young adults ages 19-30, 7 middle-aged adults from 31-50, and 4 older generation adults ages 51-80. The reason there are more middle-aged and children interviewees is because those are the age groups that are most likely either parenting or being parented at the present. The following is my approach to prepare and conduct my studies for my project:</span><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>library research<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>in primary documents<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>in books and periodicals<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>interview schedule<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>develop interview questions<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>identify participants<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>observations or site visits<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>note taking<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>textual analysis<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>∙ </b>prepare written report<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Some sample questions I would ask adults are things such as:<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· How should a child act?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· What’s an important thing to teach your children?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· What should a parent do if they’re child is being good?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· What should a parent do if they’re child is being bad (disobedient)?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· Etc<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Some sample questions I could ask children/adolescents are:<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· What kinds of things do your parents like to teach you?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· What are the things your parents teach you that you like to learn?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· What do you do with your parents for fun?<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">· Etc<span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">12. Qualifications</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> I am a young student and not far into my newly-switched major. However, I have taken a parenting class that studied parenting styles and outcomes, and received an A-. I am currently taking a Family Processes class, in which we study families, their development, and interactions. I am also taking a methods (Critical Inquiry and Research Methods) class, a field study preparation class, a Tibetan language class, and a statistics class. These classes qualify me to carry out this study properly and efficiently, and my parenting class will help me interpret my findings<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"> <span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">I still need to meet with a mentor and discuss any other things I will need and research the cost of those things. <u><o:p></o:p></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">Include the following information as necessary in the appropriate appendix.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Appendix E</b> – Consent Document or Request for a Waiver and/or Alteration of Informed Consent</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Appendix F</b> – Questionnaires, Surveys, Instruments, Interview questions, etc.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Appendix G</b> – Tutorial Certificate</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Appendix H</b> – All other supporting documents such as letters of support from other institutions or universities, grant applications, vitae, etc.</div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-50056467795386961312011-02-28T14:58:00.000-08:002011-02-28T14:58:34.975-08:00Journal Entry- HumilityI read an article for my field study prep class called <a href="http://www.windward.hawaii.edu/facstaff/dagrossa-p/articles/EatingChristmas.pdf">Eating Christmas in the Kalahari</a> by Richard Borshay Lee. This article was amazing. I really enjoyed reading about how Lee was treated as what he thought to be an outsider, and how he really struggled to understand theThe Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-67962330626663720032011-02-23T14:56:00.000-08:002011-02-23T14:56:12.625-08:00Online Journal- Ophelia Syndrome"How do I feel?" "What do I think?"<br />
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These questions are raised by an article I read called "Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome" by Thomas G. Plummer.<br />
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Ophelia Syndrome is when a person is "chronically ignorant, chronically dependent, and chronically submissive." They are not able to think independently and just allow all of their thoughts and actions be dictated by what others tell them to think and do. The author lists several treatments for this:<br />
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<div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Treatment 1: Seek Out and Learn From Great Teachers, Regardless of What They Teach</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Treatment 2: Dare To Know and Trust Yourself</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Treatment 3: Learn to Live With Uncertainty</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Treatment 4: Practice Thinking from Different Points of View</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Treatment 5: Foster Idle Thinking</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Treatment 6: Plan to Step Out of Bounds</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a name='more'></a></span><br />
<div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I read this article, I decided that I should try these points. Although I consider myself somewhat of an independent thinker, I also find myself dwelling too much on my progress, my grades, my achievements, etc. This is something that was not a part of my personality by any means for quite some time, and I think I developed it when I started doing poorly in school. When I adopted my newfound anxiousness, I think it came hand in hand with a need for approval by my professors and peers, to make sure my efforts weren't going unnoticed. However, as I sought approval, I became more and more submissive and less and less of an independent thinker. I feel as if this is where I am now: too worried about picking up the slack I let out in past schooling, and side stepping from the independent thinker I once was.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So after coming to this conclusion, and after reading this article, I decided that a happy medium between where I was and where I am now is in great need of being found. These treatments are things that will be important for me to adopt into my own educational and personal repertoire, so I can better separate myself from my life and dependence here, and better rely on my own thinking and conclusions drawn while abroad. These conclusions that will be drawn will need to come from me and my own work, not from what I think will get me an A or do the job perfectly. </span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-90866693758372183012011-02-19T23:43:00.000-08:002011-02-19T23:43:03.068-08:00Project Proposal- Rough Draft<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tibetan Parenting: An Ethnographic Study<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Field Study Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I. Purpose</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My intention on my field study is to investigate parenting styles in Tibetan families located in McLeod Ganj, India. I specifically intend to learn what Tibetans in this area consider to be good parenting, and how their current exiled situation plays into this. I am also interested in how their religion has an effect on their parenting. Personally, my intentions are to have a deeper understanding of Tibetan Buddhism, and to become closer to understanding the beliefs and rituals that have such a dramatic affect on Tibetan’s lives and family interactions. If I can understand that, then I can better remove myself from my preconceived notions and have a more successful attempt of seeing the world through these peoples’ eyes. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">It would be a great way for me to completely immerse myself and be able to observe individuals and families in their natural settings. This way, I can get the cross-cultural research that can be beneficial for me as I pursue my education through graduate school and eventually become a counselor. I want to understand different cultures and be able to tie them to my work, because I will be working in the greatest melting pot here in the United States, as well as possibly proceeding in other international studies. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Academically, my field study is non-scientific, in that it will be an ethnographic observational study. The question I would like to answer with this study is “what do Tibetan parents in McLeod Ganj, India consider do be good parenting?” This study will be a good experience and help me further my education in Human Development.</span></div><a name='more'></a><o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">II. Background, Significance, and Literature Review</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reason I’m working on this specific project is because I am interested in learning about families that have different beliefs, backgrounds, and culture than what I’m studying here at BYU. I am happy to gain an education here in the states, but I want to take it a step further and explore other systems and communities that are influenced by very different things. So my proposed project deals primarily with interest, rather than any problems or concerns. When it comes to information or history on this specific topic, I haven’t really found much at all. There is a book written towards Western audiences called <u>The Tibetan Art of Parenting: From Before Conception Through Early Childhood</u> by Anne Maiden Brown, Edie Farwell, and Dickey Nyerongsha. This book is really the only thing I’ve found that deals directly with Tibetan parenting. It’s intended to be more of a parenting guide for Western parents who want to incorporate Tibetan parenting traditions into their child rearing. It gives a brief introduction to these practices from a family in Tibet point of view, rather than from that of a Tibetan family in exile. It aims to give a traditional perspective on Tibetan parenting in order to give those who didn’t grow up or raise children in Tibet an opportunity to learn more and incorporate more of these traditions. However, I feel as if this may set a limit on the information that’s applicable to my project, because I want to learn more about how being in exile has changed the parenting styles; how practices have changed in order to preserve tradition.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">III.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Methodology/Procedures<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">My plan to enter into the community and gain rapport is to live with a host family and begin to volunteer in the community to make friends and acquaintances. The specific group I would like to learn from and use to answer my project question is Tibetan families in exile; this includes children, parents, and grandparents, possibly even extended family. I want to get information from all perspectives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to accomplish my study on Tibetan parenting, I will be conducting interviews that range from unstructured to structured. I will also conduct surveys in which I will be gathering information from Tibetans of almost all ages. I would like to interview 7 children ages 4-12, 4 adolescents ages 12-18, 4 young adults ages 19-30, 7 middle-aged adults from 31-50, and 4 older generation adults ages 51-80. The reason there are more middle-aged and children interviewees is because those are the age groups that are most likely either parenting or being parented at the present. The following is my approach to prepare and conduct my studies for my project:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">library research<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 56.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">in primary documents<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 56.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">in books and periodicals<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">interview schedule<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">develop interview questions <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">identify participants<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">observations or site visits <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">note taking<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">textual analysis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">∙ </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">prepare written report <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Some sample questions I would ask adults are things such as:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">How should a child act?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">What’s an important thing to teach your children?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">What should a parent do if they’re child is being good?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">What should a parent do if they’re child is being bad (disobedient)?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Etc<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Some sample questions I could ask children/adolescents are:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">What kinds of things do your parents like to teach you?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">What are the things your parents teach you that you like to learn?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">What do you do with your parents for fun?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Etc<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A major barrier I might and probably will face is the language barrier. Although I am trying to learn basic Tibetan language, I will not be able to maintain any sort of deep conversation. To address this concern, my goal is to make a friend or a few friends that I can use as interpreters. Another barrier I will probably face is a lack of willingness to either participate or consent for children to participate. To address this, I will need to develop a back up plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">IV. Ethics and Approval<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Before I enter the field, I will be submitting an application for my project to IRB to get approved. While in the field, I will maintain confidentiality on all of my reports, and will make sure that all of my interviews are given after consent from the interviewee is given. If I am having an unstructured interview (such as a conversation with someone on a bus, at the market, etc) then, if my topic and possible interview come up, I will make sure that the individual is ok with me writing down or making notes on things they say later on, and make sure they are ok with our conversation taking form of an interview. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">V. Preliminary Plans for Post-Field Application</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This project helps me immensely by furthering my education in Human Development. I will be able to learn the things abroad that will help me better understand parenting in different contexts and circumstances. This helps me to be able to accomplish my internship and prepare for graduate school. I am also interested in being a Cross-Cultural Family researcher, and if this is the career path I choose, then this project well help me put a sure foot forward in that direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">VI. Qualifications and Limitations</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a young student and not far into my newly-switched major. However, I have taken a parenting class that studied parenting styles and outcomes, and received an A-. I am currently taking a Family Processes class, in which we study families, their development, and interactions. I am also taking a methods (Critical Inquiry and Research Methods) class, a field study preparation class, a Tibetan language class, and a statistics class. These classes qualify me to carry out this study properly and efficiently, and my parenting class will help me interpret my findings. Although I am trying to learn the Tibetan language, there will still be a significant language barrier, so I plan on using an interpreter to help me with this limitation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">VII. Qualifications of Primary Faculty Mentor</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I have a meeting soon with a BYU employee who will hopefully be my mentor, this section is not yet set in stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">VIII. Justification of In-Field Coursework and Faculty</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This section is also not completely set in stone, but my project will probably count towards my capstone requirement as an international internship. The classes that I am planning on fulfilling through my project are Cross-Cultural Family and Human Development, and Religion in the Home. The former applies to my project because I am studying the family structure, specifically between parent and child, of a different culture. The later applies because I want to study how Tibetan Buddhism has an affect on the parenting in these families.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">IX.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Schedule<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">This project will be conducted beginning May 11<sup>th</sup>, 2011 and ending August 8<sup>th</sup>, 2011. My final paper will be due December 15<sup>th</sup> of the same year. The following chart shows how I hope to spend my weeks in the field:<o:p></o:p></span></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-insideh-themecolor: text1; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black; mso-border-insidev-themecolor: text1; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 191;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 166.5pt 168.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Week<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Activities<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Intro to the area: find a place to volunteer, get to know my host family, etc<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">4 interviews/transcription<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">4 interviews/transcription<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">4 interviews/transcription<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Conduct 3 surveys at homes<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Conduct 4 surveys at homes<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">4 interviews/transcription<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">5 interviews/transcription<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">9<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">5 interviews/transcription<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">10<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Conduct surveys at school<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Content analysis<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 149.4pt;" valign="top" width="149"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">12<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="239"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Content analysis<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">X. Budget</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will need outside funding for this project. The following chart lists the expenses required to carry out this project.<o:p></o:p></span></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-insideh-themecolor: text1; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black; mso-border-insidev-themecolor: text1; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 191;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Program fees<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 265.5pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">$125 (includes application and acceptance fees)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">International Health Insurance<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 265.5pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">$50<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Immunizations<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 265.5pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">$150-200<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Airfare<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 265.5pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">$1,400<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Tuition<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 265.5pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">$2,200<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: 1.0pt; border: solid black; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.45in;" valign="top" width="104"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Lodging<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid black; border-left: none; border-right: 1.0pt; border-right: solid black; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid black; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 265.5pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">$1,350 (3 months, $450/month)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><!--EndFragment-->The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-13449183557927901262011-02-16T14:50:00.000-08:002011-02-16T14:50:03.423-08:00Journal Entry- KundunYesterday, I watched a movie called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119485/">Kundun</a>, which was about the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The movie was well done, and from what I understand, relatively accurate (considering it's still a movie and therefore has limited time). It was enjoyable to watch it and learn about H.H. the Dalai Lama, and to be able to see a little more of the culture and religion that is so strongly present in Tibetan families and communities.<br />
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Something that was interesting was the character that represented the oracle in the story, which was brought in on two or three occasions. I did not know that this was a part of Tibetan Buddhism, and I wasn't sure how to react to those scenes because I am not used to seeing a ceremony like that. I know that there will be significant cultural differences, and there will be things I see, taste, hear, and feel that I never imagined I would, but I wonder how I will react. I wonder if I will feel awkward or if I can remove myself from the situation a little and look at it through different eyes. I wonder if these cultural differences will affect my project.<br />
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I know that I have talked a lot in previous entries about how differences between culture and beliefs is going to influence parenting and influence how I look on things. The only way I can really know to what extent these influences reach into my experience and my project is by going abroad. I won't know until I get there. I can prepare and try to make the boundaries of my question and project more permeable, more flexible. How can I do this?<br />
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<ul><li>I can't be too specific. That's why I changed my question from "what are the primary parenting types in Tibetan families" to "What do Tibetans consider to be 'good parenting'."</li>
<li>I need to be prepared to change this question again if needs be</li>
<li>I need to have multiple methods to gather data incase one or more becomes difficult to use.</li>
<ul><li>Structured Interviews</li>
<li>Unstructured Interviews</li>
<li>Surveys</li>
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</ul></ul><div>Something else I would like to do to prepare is really study the culture and religion a lot more. We have readings and I've been trying to find articles and books that relate to my topic, but I think I forget how much Tibetan Buddhism relates to my topic. This is something I would like to learn a lot more about.</div><div><br />
</div><div>In order to have a more flexible project, I will begin independently studying Tibetan Buddhism, and I will begin to have more options to obtain information to answer my question. I will also continue to meet with faculty to discuss my question and methods to see if this will really work well for me.</div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-50869012326840553242011-02-14T14:43:00.000-08:002011-02-14T14:43:35.139-08:00Course ContractsI recently had a conversation with a woman who handles all of the internships for my department. I will be meeting with her this week to discuss details of how my project can count towards my capstone, and what other classes I can use that align with my project. This has got me thinking about whether or not I may need to change my focus a little bit in order to incorporate more class-friendly attributes in my project. There are a limited amount of classes that are offered that kind of relate to what I want to be studying (parenting styles in Tibetan families), but there are things that I could perhaps incorporate into my life abroad that will be applicable to a class. For example, there is a class called "Teaching English to Children" that I could perhaps fulfill by volunteering in an English teaching center in the community. I will not know much about volunteering opportunities such as this until as late as arriving in the community, so I don't want to take the chance that I won't be able to fulfill the requirements for this class.<br />
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However, there is another class called "Religion in the Home" that I can tie into my project pretty well. I would love to incorporate observations about how Tibetan Buddhism affects parenting styles, because it is very much part of the home and culture of Tibetans. I'm wondering if Tibetans consider good parenting to include a thorough teaching and involvement of children in the religion.<br />
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It will be interesting to see how my project changes as I come across unexpected "bumps in the road," or how it will change as what I DID expect isn't present or available in the community. How am I going to handle dramatic changes such as these? I need to be able to have a project who's puzzle pieces can shift and change as needed.The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-15111804715224856652011-02-14T14:23:00.001-08:002011-02-14T14:23:45.278-08:00IRB Tutorial<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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After beginning my observations, I decided that I could learn more about the children if I observed their interactions with one another because they were doing that much more frequently than interacting with a teacher. My observations are as follows:<br />
*Note: children and teachers are either referred to as "kid" "child" "teacher" etc, or have names that have been changed.<br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sally ties scarf to Billy's leg and walks him like a dog. Billy pretends to be a dog by crawling on hands and knees</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sally asks her teacher: "Is he bigger than you?" referring to her brother</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Girl: My sister's married. And I am too</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Little girl throws rice</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"How come you're drawing a stick first?" - little girl asks boy why he is drawing a person in that order</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">kids are singing "we will, we will rock you"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">billy jumps over an imaginary pool</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jimmy eats out of an empty play bowl "I ate it alllll up!!!!"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kid picks his nose</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">KId puts his clothespin on the playhouse and says "look teacher, someone put that up there"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Same kid as above tells another girl that she can't have real ice-cream or else she'll get sick.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Same kid kicks over toys while teacher is picking them up</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Girl to teacher "are you a kid?"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Boy: "I have two transformers. A number 1 transformer and a number 2 transformer."</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kids: "We promise not to talk to each other"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher: "lips zipped shut" kids: "zip! zip! zip!"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kids count to 19. Luke can say that a one and a nine together makes a 19.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Another kids suggests that they put the 9 first and then the 1</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jane knows who is absent.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher points to number chart and some kids get confused between 8 and 9</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When counting down, after reaching one, many kids shout "blastoff!!!"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everyone jumps during the "letter sound" song but one girl stands still</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One boy takes the opportunity to hit others "on accident" when they're punching in the letter dance/song. (This is a song that the kids pretend to be doing kick-boxing areobics and punch when they say things like "A says 'Ah' B says 'buh' etc"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher: 'This is a great story." Boy asks "is it your favorite story?"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Boy washes his hands in about 2 seconds because he doesn't want to miss the story</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher asks: Why did the princess not marry the prince (paperbag princess)</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One kid- the princess was too dirty to marry him</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">another- princess liked the dragon because the dragon was nice to her</span></span></li>
</ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher: "you get to make your own paper bag vest today!" kid'- "I'm not going to make one."</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher's nametag say "miss becca" but children either call her "teacher" or "sister becca"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Girl is very precise about cutting exactly along a line drawn for her to cut along. It takes her a lot longer to cut than the other kids. Another kid cuts very fast and doesn't pay much attention to lines. Little boy gets very distressed about how hard the task is and he's behind. He stops trying and just watches other kids.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kid puts on his vest and starts yelling "to the rescue!!! to the rescue, super vest boy!!"</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teacher playingly tosses a small crumpled piece of paper bag. Boy throws it back, seeing this as an acceptation to the rules of no throwing</span></span></li>
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</div><div>Type: very informal/unstructured</div><div><br />
</div><div>Notes: The participant I chose to interview is a Tibetan who has moved to Salt Lake after gaining his primary education in exile in India, and then his secondary education in America. Some notes on the individual's personality throughout the interview are:<a name='more'></a></div><div><ul><li>This person needed very little prompting to continue their thoughts</li>
<li>They also seemed comfortable with large amounts of silence in between thoughts</li>
<li>They did not appear angry or distressed in their situation (specifically referring to their country's dilemma) but instead took to joking or being light-hearted about it in order to maintain a good attitude in life</li>
<li>They used humor to relate and connect with me as an interviewer</li>
</ul><div>I have labeled this interview as unstructured because the interviewee led the conversation and was the ultimate decider in which changes and maturations the subjects underwent. I, as the interviewer, had a list of potential questions I would ask, and because the subject of the conversation seemed to change quickly as the interviewee led the interview, I did not commit to many of these questions. The following are the questions that I had in mind, and the ones with an asterisk next to them are the ones that were actually asked. Underneath the asterisked questions are some details on the answer given.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><ul><li>How old were you when you came to India from Tibet?*</li>
<ul><li>"My mother said I was 9 because she said I was born in the year of the ____ and we left 9 years later." The interviewee then expounded upon how kids don't know for sure what year they were born because they don't have birth certificates, they just go off of what their parents tell them.</li>
</ul><li>What were the kinds of things you liked to do as a child?</li>
<li>Were you close to your parents?</li>
<li>Where did you go to school?*</li>
<ul><li>The interviewee then told me about their schooling in detail, including what they were required to learn and recite, the kinds of food they ate, how one is supposed to refer to teachers, how one is supposed to write home to their parents (the format of the letter), etc.</li>
<li>The interviewee also talked about how they had one free day a month to go to the city and do something fun, such as go to a movie or go out to eat.</li>
</ul><li>What was your favorite subject to study in school?</li>
<li>Although you were far away, did you have much communication with your parents?</li>
<li>Did you attend school with any of your siblings?</li>
<li>Was your life dramatically different in India than it was in Tibet?*</li>
<ul><li>The interviewee then talked about how in Tibet, life was still very like the "olden-times" and they didn't have any technology or any vehicles really, they just had bicycles, yak, horses, etc.</li>
</ul></ul><div>These notes are not all-inclusive, but touch on the interview.</div><div><br />
</div><div>What I learned in the exercise is that notes are very important to take during the interview and not after!! It is hard to remember things later on, especially when the interviewee is particularly long winded. Another thing I learned is that different probes work better in different cultures. For example, with this participant, the silent probe was although a little uncomfortable for me, perfectly natural for them. Then again, they didn't need much probing because they were very willing to give a lot of information. All in all, I greatly enjoyed interviewing this individual. I think that when I'm in the field, if I want to find out half of the information I would like to, I might have to be a little more structured in my interviewing style.</div><div><br />
</div></div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-49843091735505074792011-02-09T14:53:00.000-08:002011-02-09T14:53:25.086-08:00Journal Entry/ Annotated SourceFor my field study prep course, I was required to find and read an article that touches on the family structure in Tibetan families, specifically with stratification, or hierarchy. I was very glad to be able to find an article that was specifically about this topic, and I was even able to find it in less than an hour!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/3629185">"Stratification, Polyandry, and Family Structure in Central Tibet"</a> is an article written by Melvyn C. Goldstein about marriage and family structure in Tibet, and how the decision between monogamy, polyandry, polygamy, etc. is based on social status and the politico-economic rights and obligations that are associated with this status.<br />
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There are two main statuses in Central Tibet (namely the Gyantse district in the Tsang Province). These are the Gerba (who are aristocratic lords) and the Mi-sey (which are serfs).<br />
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Broken down further, the Mis-sey are organized into Tre-ba, which means "tax-payer" and the Du-jung, which means "small householder." The Tre-ba are more prestigious and are organized into named corporate family units, and are given large amounts of land but are expected to keep expensive load-bearing animals and pay taxes to the lords. The Du-jung are more like lease-holders and can travel wherever and work wherever.<br />
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Because the Tre-ba are influenced by what the author calls a "monomarital principle" meaning that in each generation of a tre-ba family one and only one marriage can be contracted, there is a large amount of polyandry and polygamy found. This way, if there are two sons, only one wife is married into the family so the family can maintain their corporate family unit, and therefore continue to maintain their land with the same amount of taxes (taxes were based on how many units, not how many individuals, make up the family). There are many other circumstances that dictate whether or not the family will make the decision to carry out plural and cross-generational marriages, but all have to do with the fact that the motivation is land and taxes, not necessarily a cultural norm or preference.<br />
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The Du-jung, on the other hand, had much lower rates of plural marriages, and typically married monogamously and out of love.<br />
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The author states that many ethnographic researchers produce data that is not correct regarding the usual form of the family in Tibet, whether they find it to be polyandrous or monogamous. He says that <i>"neither of the above positions is entirely correct or incorrect, but both are inadequate because they ignore fundamental features of Tibetan social structure. They fail because they treat marriage and the family in isolation and, specifically, because they do not relate marriage and the family to the system of stratification and land tenure found in Tibet."</i><br />
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In relation to my project, it will be interesting to see how this family structure has changed as new generations have come into play in the exiled communities, and perhaps these social structures have been changed. A change in family structures can lead to a dramatic change in parenting, and it will be interesting to see how the changes are manifested cross-generationally in the community.The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-55556160218878396172011-02-07T14:08:00.000-08:002011-02-07T14:08:02.620-08:00Journal EntryThis past week has been very significant in terms of my project development.<br />
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As I will be traveling to a Tibetan community, I originally wanted to research and come to some sort of conclusion on what the prominent parenting type is in Tibetan families. I have recently met with a professor of mine, who teaches a methods class in which I'm currently enrolled, and he pointed out to me that this question, specifically the term "parenting types" is very vague and will be hard to determine, seeing as:<br />
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<ul><li>I would have to find families that have children that fit into certain age groups</li>
<li>I would have to observe many families in their natural settings</li>
<li>It is very unlikely that I would be able to build up enough rapport with families in the community to make half of the observations I would need to make to draw any kind of conclusion.<a name='more'></a></li>
</ul><div>So, he suggested that I focus primarily on the question "What do Tibetans consider to be 'good parenting'..."</div><div>Which is I think just what I have been searching for, and I feel as if this question has been just out of my reach/on the tip of my tongue/in the back of my mind for quite some time now. It is very relieving to finally have something I can focus on without feeling hesitant about whether it's really what I want or not. </div><div><br />
</div><div>With that in mind, I must remember that our departure is still 3 months away, and this question and my project as a whole will still change and mold into something a little more concrete, and then will undergo more modifications upon arrival into the area, as limitations present themselves. But, meanwhile, as I focus on my current situation, I have realized that with this new question, the community has become full of almost endless possibilities on who I approach to interview, survey, and befriend, because almost everyone has parents or are parents, and almost everyone has an opinion on what should and should not be done. I feel as if a weight has been lifted from me, because I was limiting myself so dramatically and didn't realize it. So, when it comes to method, I think that I would like to:</div><div><ul><li>Have informal/unstructured interviews with members in the community</li>
<li>Also have more formal/structured interviews with members of the community</li>
<li>Possibly conduct surveys (depending on how well my questions can be translated)</li>
<li>Observe families (I really hope our host family has children, but if not, then I would like to find a couple of families that I can observe and learn from)</li>
<li>Look into any classes that might be held in the community that touch on parenting</li>
</ul><div>So with these things in mind, I feel as if I'm a little more ready and confident in my project. Also, I just got in the mail a book called <a href="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gElZJfdnN1sC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=the+tibetan+art+of+parenting&ots=lvdTMdnBcb&sig=cNQ2AwWJhBuLHVbLT7Qr-MNZdyo#v=onepage&q&f=false" style="text-decoration: underline;">The Tibetan Art of Parenting</a> by Anne Maiden and Edie Farwell. I will begin to read it this week and hopefully get more of an idea on what is considered the norm in regards to parenting in Tibetan families, and that can help me prepare and formulate my questions a little better.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div>In conclusion, I am excited that my question is finally taking shape of what I have imagined, and I look forward to continuing shaping my project as I continue my prep course, and as I enter the field.</div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-15603140528272863992011-02-02T13:57:00.000-08:002011-02-02T13:57:43.278-08:00Exiled Tibetan Women- Journal EntryFor my field study prep class, we were asked to find an article or source relating to gender, families, or marriage that's related to our area. I looked for a long time and found a few sources on Indian gender roles, but it has been very hard to find much on exiled Tibetan population. This has been a frustration of mine during research; that not a lot is said on the people I will be living with and studying in the upcoming months. I know that I will be studying in India, but because my project deals primarily with the Tibetan population, I wanted to find something that I can really understand in context while I'm abroad.<br />
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There is a book called <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kumhmJC1xeYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false">Feminism, Nationalism, and Tibetan Women in Exile</a> written by Alex Butler. <br />
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This book is a source that I stumbled upon after much time of searching. It looks at the relationship between nationalism and feminism. It talks about the <a href="http://www.tibetanwomen.org/">Tibetan Women's Association</a> and how their role in exile is becoming different and more involved than in Tibet. It is interesting how things change and adjust with time. Even the TWA has changed their Aims and Objectives list between when the book was written (in 1996) and now. <br />
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In 1996, their Aims and Objectives include:<br />
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-To support and uphold principles laid down in our draft constitution, the policies of our government, and to fulfill the wishes of His Holiness the Dalia Lama<br />
-To preserve and promote Tibetan culture, especially among the youngsters<br />
-To promote general awareness of relevant issues within the community through talks and films<br />
-To create adult literacy and other education programs<br />
-To improve the conditions of the poorer and weaker sections of society, such as widows, divorcees, the very poor, and the needy new arrivals from Tibet<br />
-To ensure that women have access to health and child care education<br />
-To join hands with the women in the world in the hope that we may learn from each other and work towards the promotion of peace and justice so that the world may be a better place to live in.<br />
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Now, their Aims and Objectives are: <br />
<ul><li>To raise global awareness of the critical situation inside Tibet, and to exert international pressure for the improvement of Human Rights conditions for Tibetans living in occupied Tibet. </li>
<li>Social, political and economic empowerment of women in exile. </li>
<li>Addressing the drastic human rights abuses committed against Tibetan women in Tibet including rape, physical violence, and the denial of fundamental reproductive, religious and political freedoms. </li>
<li>To ensure Tibetan women have access to adequate educational information about health care, childcare and family planning. </li>
<li>Preservation and promotion of Tibetan culture, language, tradition and the arts through community education, literacy and publications. </li>
<li>Assisting the needy in the community through sponsorship programs that help to support economically disadvantaged families, single parents, children, nuns, the handicapped, the sick and the elderly. </li>
<li>To join hands with the women of the world to promote peace and justice for all. </li>
</ul>It is very interesting to see the changes along the years of this organization, and to see that they definitely have a stronger focus on protection and promotion of women in the society.<br />
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And so we see that the woman's role is changing in Tibetan exile communities. To relate this to my project, it will be interesting to see this change in the home of Tibetan families, and to see that if the role of mother is different because of these feminist movements, as we have seen here in the United States.The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-88028252073853642011-02-02T13:27:00.000-08:002011-02-02T13:29:09.184-08:00Doc Analysis<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Constantia", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are my Source Document Analysis Worksheets. I printed them off but I forgot to post them online as well.</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 297pt;" valign="top" width="396"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Brady, Benjamin</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 13.5pt;" valign="top" width="18"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 130.5pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Fall, 2008</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 297pt;" valign="top" width="396"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Author’s name (last, first)</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 13.5pt;" valign="top" width="18"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 130.5pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Publication date</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td colspan="5" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 441pt;" valign="top" width="588"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Identity and Authenticity: Cultural and Ethnic Implications of Preserving a Tibetan Identity in India</span></div></td></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 189pt;" valign="top" width="252"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Journal of Inquiry</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 13.5pt;" valign="top" width="18"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 238.5pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Volume 4, pp 3-24</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 31pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; height: 31pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 189pt;" valign="top" width="252"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Book series OR Journal</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; height: 31pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 13.5pt;" valign="top" width="18"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; height: 31pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 238.5pt;" valign="top" width="318"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Location and publisher OR volume, issue, pages</span></b></div></td></tr>
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</div><ol style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What is the source’s stated purpose (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the argument or thesis</i>)?</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author divides his main argument into three sections. The first is an argument that Tibetan youth who are born and raised in India are ethnically Tibetan. The second is that situation of these youth in question (being “diasporic”) has contributed to the hybridization of their culture and cultural identity. The third and last part of his argument is that this hybridization leads to a sense of authenticity in this particular group, being those who are Tibetans raised in India, and that these are the “true” Tibetans.</span><br />
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</div><ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What evidence does the author provide to support his or her main argument? How is the author attempting to logically prove his or her thesis and how does this affect the organization of the document?</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author provides support to his main argument by giving a detailed outline of Tibetan history, including their struggle for identity against China. He puts a heavy emphasis on what identity is, and how identity differences, specifically “true and more real” Tibetans vs. non-authentic Tibetans are divided socially in McLeod Ganj. The organization of his paper is affected through his dedication to outline Tibetan history. The evidences used to support his main argument, aside from history, is personal interviews, observations, and other qualitative research approaches.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who is the audience? What does the author assume the audience already knows about the topic?</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The audience consists of BYU students, specifically those who have or will be participating in Cross-Cultural Field Research, as well as the staff involved. The author doesn’t leave much up to the imagination, as he provides a detailed history and lays out his argument well enough to be understood, suggesting that he doesn’t assume the audience knows much on the topic.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author used personal interviews, observations, and other qualitative research approaches. I think that these methods were appropriate because his working with the people is the only way to obtain the answers he was looking for to support his argument, because it is an observational project rather than an experimental, so his research should be applicable to qualitative information rather than quantitative.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><ol start="5" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To what other sources (theorist, researchers, artists) does the author refer? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Explain</i> the specific ideas the author draws upon from these other sources to support his or her own argument (the theoretical framework). </span></li>
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</div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cornell and Hartmann 2006; Nagel 1994, Aydyngun and Aydyngun 2007 - (pg. 4, 9, 15) </span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author uses these sources to site what ethnicity and identity mean, and relates those meanings to findings he came across in the field through interviews throughout the paper</span></li>
</ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Smith 2003:207 – “I would argue that the essence of the Tibet issue is the identity of the Tibetan people. If Tibetans lose their national identity then there is no more issue of Tibet. Tibetans would then be simply minority nationality Chinese and the history of Tibet as a distinct nation would come to an end. Chinese policy is clearly directed towards that goal.” (pg. 7)</span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author states that the Tibet issue is a question of identification, and if they could no longer identify themselves as Tibetans, then they would no longer be Tibetans.</span></li>
</ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Benedict Anderson 1991 – “Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where they do not exist” (pg. 9)</span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author uses this to back up his statement that “In exile, the dislocated Tibetan populous is not simply rebuilding what once existed in Tibet”</span></li>
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</div><ol start="6" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What are the connections between this source and your project? How useful or applicable is this source’s approach to your own project? How is yours new and different?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This source has a very direct and strong connection with my project because the author studied in the same area in which I will be studying, namely McLeod Ganj, India. This source’s approach is very helpful to my own because I also hope to do a qualitative study as my project. It is useful also because it sheds light on my project by helping me understand the importance of culture and ethnicity incorporated in the parenting of the Tibetan children, which is what I’ll be studying. Mine is different because I will be focusing on younger children (ages 5-12) and how they are parented. It is new because I would like to study how the culture described in this source has an affect on the parenting in the community. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<ol start="4" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Describe the author’s methods (i.e. how does the author know what he or she knows)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In your opinion were they appropriate why or why not?</span></li>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Constantia", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Source Document Analysis Worksheet</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: auto auto auto 18.9pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid black; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 297pt;" valign="top" width="396"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Swenson, Robert D.</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 13.5pt;" valign="top" width="18"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 130.5pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Fall 2008</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 297pt;" valign="top" width="396"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Author’s name (last, first)</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 13.5pt;" valign="top" width="18"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td colspan="5" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 441pt;" valign="top" width="588"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hiva Usu: Preserving Sacred Choral Music of Tonga</span></div></td></tr>
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</div><ol style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What is the source’s stated purpose (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the argument or thesis</i>)?</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The main argument of this paper is to illustrate how unique and important Hiva usu (a unique genre of choral music) is to Tongan as well as Protestant Christian missionary cultures, and their historical interaction between one another.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What evidence does the author provide to support his or her main argument? How is the author attempting to logically prove his or her thesis and how does this affect the organization of the document?</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author provides a detailed history of this particular kind of music and how this history gives an important look at the development of other genres of Tongan music. He also provides examples of Hiva Usu to illustrate how unique of a genre it is.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The audience includes BYU students who are interested in Tonga, preparing for a field study, interested in music etc. It also includes staff and others who may wish to study Tongan culture.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author conducted on-site field research in Tonga and obtained audio recordings, written transcription, and firsthand interviews with locals. He also included and analyzed six songs that fit into the Hiva Usu genre. I think that, because of his extensive knowledge in music, this was a good approach. It was also appropriate because he attempted to include a description of Hiva Usu music according to a local Tongan choir director. This helped bring the research to the local level and helped the reader understand the impact of the music in Tonga rather than just to the author.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><ol start="5" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To what other sources (theorist, researchers, artists) does the author refer? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Explain</i> the specific ideas the author draws upon from these other sources to support his or her own argument (the theoretical framework). </span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Swenson uses the examples of “several scholars in the field of Tongan studies” (pg. 44)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dr. Amanaki Havea – describes “usu” to mean “self inspired” or “self expression”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sione Manu “associates [usu] with ‘imagination’”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dr. Richard Moyle, author of Tongan Music and arguably the world’s leading expert on the history of music in Tonga, describes the word ‘usu’ to mean ‘composed by ear,’ ‘happy,’ or ‘stimulating’”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These examples are used to help the author to support his argument that the genre Hiva Usu is an imaginative and inspiring genre of Tongan music and is held culturally important to the Tongan people.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><ol start="6" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What are the connections between this source and your project? How useful or applicable is this source’s approach to your own project? How is yours new and different?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although this project is very different than mine, it is applicable because the rich Tongan culture in the area affects music, similar to the way that the rich Tibetan culture in McLeod Ganj may affect the parenting styles in the area. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</ol>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-20945841070247948402011-01-31T13:48:00.000-08:002011-01-31T13:48:00.762-08:00Journal EntryAs I have been researching topics that relate to my project, specifically cross-cultural parenting studies, I have found that there are many things that can't be applied to all cultures. Specifically, parenting types and their outcomes, although have been said to be cross-culturally proven, have been found to vary significantly, especially between Caucasian and Asian cultures and communities. This directly applies to my project because maybe the outcomes of different parenting types are completley different, even opposite, of what they are here in the States. <br />
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To Be Continued...The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-72872181109745301542011-01-31T13:43:00.001-08:002011-01-31T13:44:54.084-08:00Annotated Sources<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Annotated Sources</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Kelley, M.L., & Tseng, H.M. (1992). Cultural differences in child rearing : a comparison of immigrant chinese and caucasian american mothers. <i>Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology</i>, <i>23</i>(4), Retrieved from http://jcc.sagepub.com/content/23/4/444.full.pdf+html doi: 10.1177/0022022192234002</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study looked at the difference of prominent parent traits (such as nurturing, sensitivity, etc) between middle-class Chinese immigrant mothers and middle-class Caucasian American mothers. </span></div><a name='more'></a><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">It was conducted using an inventory and a questionnaire, and showed that Chinese mothers tend to score high on sensitivity and compassion while the child is young and before they are believed to “reach the age of understanding,” after which, a heavy emphasis of politeness and importance of education is expressed to the child, and is incorporated in parenting accordingly. This has to do with my project because I understand that Tibetans also believe that children reach an age of understanding and that’s when they begin to hold them more accountable for their actions. I hypothesize that there is a change in parenting approaches at this time in the child’s life. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Bornstein, M.H. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, (1991). <i>Parenting in cross-cultural perspective: the united states, france, and japan</i> Bethesda, MD: Retrieved from </span><a href="http://eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED405944.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://eric.ed.gov:80/PDFS/ED405944.pdf</span></span></a><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study is a great example of observational research done in the natural setting in the home in the native land of the families (specifically mother and infant) studied. They code interactions and responses between mother and infant and compare them cross-culturally, specifically in areas such as nurturing, comforting, playfulness, etc. This is relevant to my project because it is possible that I will be doing observational research. Also, it shows that different guardians parent in different ways according to their beliefs and culture.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Maiden, A.H., & Farwell, E. (1997). <i>The Tibetan art of parenting: from before conception to early childhood</i>. Somerville, Massachusetts, USA: Wisdom Publications.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This book touches on the culture and beliefs of Tibetan parents and how they are incorporating into child rearing in Tibetan homes. It is very directly applicable because it is specifically about Tibetan parenting, exactly what I will be studying.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Leong, K., Lau, S., & Lam, W.L. (1998). Parenting styles and academic achievement: a cross-cultural study. <i>Merrill-Palmer Quarterly</i>, <i>44</i>. Retrieved from <a href="http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=2373BDFAAF5054DE5DA0314982256F75.inst1_1b?docId=5001414040">http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=2373BDFAAF5054DE5DA0314982256F75.inst1_1b?docId=5001414040</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study touches on academic achievement based on different parenting styles observed in Hong Kong, the United States, and in Australia. It showed that Australians had lower levels of academic Authoritarianism than both Chinese and American parents. It also showed that academic achievement in the student was positively affected by Chinese Authoritarianism, but negatively affected by American and Australian Authoritarianism. Instead, in the two English speaking cultures, academic Authoritativeness had a positive effect on the student’s academic achievement. This is related to my project because I will be exploring the effects of these parenting styles, and, according to this, I may not find the same outcomes cross-culturally.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Chen, X., Liu, M., & Li, D. (2000). Parental warmth, control, and indulgence and their relations to adjustment in chinese children: a longitudinal study. <i>Journal of Family Psychology</i>, <i>14</i>(3), Retrieved from <a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/0893-3200.14.3.401">http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/0893-3200.14.3.401</a></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study sampled Chinese children 12 years old over two years. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Data on parental warmth, control, and indulgence were collected from children's self-reports. It was found that maternal warmth had significant contributions to the outcome of the child’s emotional adjustment, whereas the paternal warmth had significant contributions to the later social and school achievement. This is applicable to my project because I am interested in finding differences between the parenting styles of the mothers and fathers in Tibetan families, and perhaps how they differently affect the child.<span style="color: #262626; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Sidebotham, P. (2008). Culture, stress and the parent–child relationship: a qualitative study of parents’ perceptions of parenting. <i>Child: Care, Health and Development</i>, <i>27</i>(6), Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00229.x/full doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00229.x</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study was a qualitative research project using interviews with parents “</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">to explore parental understanding of the culture in which today’s children are growing up, the influences of that culture on their parenting and the potential impact on their child.” It found that our culture puts specific stresses on parents in particular and not necessarily families and children. It emphasized that a large amount of pressure was put on time-pressures, expectations of having children active and successful, and also pressures of financial stability. This is applicable to my project because I want to see what kinds of stress have been put on Tibetan families, and how the parents are adapting to these stressors. </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Chao, R. (2008). Beyond parental control and authoritarian parenting style: understanding chinese parenting through the cultural notion of training. <i>Child Development</i>, <i>65</i>(4), Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00806.x/abstract doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00806.x</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study specifically focused on the stereotype that Chinese parents are Authoritarian. It also addresses the question of why Authoritarian parenting causes poor performance in school in most cultures, but academic achievement is found largely in China. “</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">This study suggests that the concepts of authoritative and authoritarian are somewhat ethnocentric and do not capture the important features of Chinese child rearing, especially for explaining their school success.” This is applicable to my project because I may still examine the type of parenting styles in Tibetan families according to Baumrind’s theory (Authoritative, Authoritarian, etc) and perhaps the outcomes Baumrind suggests aren’t applicable to this specific culture, as they found that they weren’t in Chinese culture.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Bornstein, M.H., & Wright, B. (1998). A cross-national study of self-evaluations and attributions in parenting: argentina, belgium, france, israel, italy, japan, and the united states. <i>Developmental Psychology</i>, <i>34</i>(4), Retrieved from <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WYC-46P4JS4-2H&_user=456938&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F1998&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1625991868&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000021830&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=456938&md5=3dbc4f5c4c98011b028101aa353c5d69&searchtype=a">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WYC-46P4JS4-2H&_user=456938&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F1998&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1625991868&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000021830&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=456938&md5=3dbc4f5c4c98011b028101aa353c5d69&searchtype=a</a></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study investigated and compared ideas of parenting in Argentina, Belgium, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, and the US. Few cross-cultural similarities were found, instead there were varying degrees of satisfaction and competence in parenting. This relates to my project because I will be studying Tibetan families and trying to find similarities and differences between cultures.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Barber, B.K., Stolz, H.E., Olsen, J.A., Collins, W.A., & Burchinal, M. (2005). Parental support, psychological control, and behavioral control : ( assessing relevance across time, culture, and method ). <i>Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development</i>, <i>70</i>. Retrieved from <a href="http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17682321">http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17682321</a></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This study measured support, psychological control, and behavioral oral control in parents, and how these items affected this children’s psychological well-being. It was found that support was associated with higher rates of sociability, lower rates of depression, while the opposite was found in relation to psychological control. The study was repeated in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and South America. The same findings were reported, suggesting the validity of the measure. This is applicable to my project because I am interested in whether or not these types of findings are still applicable in Tibetan families. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Vinden, P.G. (2001). Parenting attitudes and children's understanding of mind: a comparison of korean american and anglo-american families . <i>Cognitive Development</i>, <i>16</i>(3), Retrieved from <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W47-44N3M08-3&_user=456938&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1626005753&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000021830&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=456938&md5=94d55f62f9c0c072005338dce3df94c2&searchtype=a">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W47-44N3M08-3&_user=456938&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1626005753&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000021830&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=456938&md5=94d55f62f9c0c072005338dce3df94c2&searchtype=a</a></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">“</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">This study explores the relationship between maternal parenting attitudes and children's understanding of mind through a comparison of Korean American and Anglo-American families.”<span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #262626; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was found, similarly to other articles I have found, that Korean mothers were more Authoritarian and this had a positive effect on their children, whereas when Anglo-American mothers are Authoritarian, there is a negative effect on their children. This relates to my project because I am interested in whether or not the same effects are present in different parenting types cross-culturally between American and Tibetan families. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Fisher, J.F. (1978). <i>Himilayan anthropology</i>. Great Britain: Mouton Publishers.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">This book addresses how Tibetan refugees live in their areas of exile, specifically North and South India and Nepal. It specifically talks about how they strive to preserve their language and culture, and how, though they haven’t been studied as thoroughly as other cultures, there are many ethnographic studies that are beginning to be conducted on this population. It states that these people are adapted to rough and difficult lives, and have developed exchange systems and economy that has helped them because of this. This applies to my project because it studies the lives of Tibetan people and how they have adapted to their unique situation. I want to study how their parenting methods have adapted because of this same unique situation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Collier, A.F. (1999). Culture-specific views of child maltreatment and parenting styles in a pacific-island community. <i>Child Abuse and Neglect</i>, <i>23</i>(3), Retrieved from <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V7N-3VVM7P7-3&_user=456938&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F1999&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1626018244&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000021830&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=456938&md5=308871d1263db6b4de151b7d0497ed7e&searchtype=a">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V7N-3VVM7P7-3&_user=456938&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F1999&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1626018244&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000021830&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=456938&md5=308871d1263db6b4de151b7d0497ed7e&searchtype=a</a></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">“</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Providing culturally sensitive definitions of child abuse is difficult as perceptions of what constitutes abuse can vary around the world.” This study examines what some cultures consider abuse and how it affects children. This is applicable to my project because I, as an American, have a different perspective and therefore a different definition of abuse than Tibetan families probably do. My Tibetan teacher, T.J.la, told us that there was a lot of hitting in his schools, and that parents also hit sometimes too. He told us that this isn’t unusual there and that we as Americans view it as unusual here. I will be studying Tibetan families and will most likely witness what I may consider abuse in my knowledge of it, though it’s just a cultural or social norm in the community there. <span style="color: #262626; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div>The Merrill'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06810251167783852133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732014447174827401.post-3363741431485584042011-01-28T13:41:00.001-08:002011-02-02T13:29:40.865-08:00Journal EntryIn my field study prep class, we recently talked about perspectives and culture, and how they relate to each other. In a writing exercise, we were challenged to write what we think the definition of culture is. This was difficult because it seems as if culture isn't something that can be defined by words, or really defined by any means at all, but is to be observed and reflected upon, and is something to which one later refers in sentences such as "it's part of the culture" or in phrases such as "culturally acceptable." The definition I settled on is: culture is a term used to define what and how individuals believe based on their religion, history, geography, etc. and how their actions and lives/lifestyles express those beliefs. <br />
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Now when it comes to perspective, I think that culture is viewed differently from different perspectives. An individual views their own culture as the norm and other cultures as unique, kind of how I talk normally and people from England have accents, but from an Englishman's perspective, I have an accent. <br />
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Now in relation to my project, it's important to remember that there will be things I do and viewpoints that I have that will be unique to my culture and from the perspective of one in the Tibetan community, will definitely not be considered the norm to them. It goes both ways. There will be things I see that do not seem the norm to me. The way Tibetans parent may be completely different because they have a different culture, and from their perspective, that is the norm. <br />
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So, then, it is my goal to be able to see through the Tibetans eyes rather than being an outsider looking in. In order to understand their culture, I'll need to change my perspective.<br />
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