Acknowledgements4-5
摘要5-6
Abstract6-10
List of Figures and Tables10-11
Introduction11-15
Background of the study11-12
Necessity of Conducting Research on Chinese International Interns in the United States12-13
Purposes of the Study13-14
Preview of the Thesis14-15
Chapter Ⅰ Introduction to Disney Programs and Disney Values15-23
1.1 Introduction to Disney International Programs15-18
1.1.1 International College Program (ICP / ICP Academic)15-16
1.1.2 Cultural Representative Program (CRP)16
1.1.3 Philosophy of Living, Learning and Earning16-18
1.1.4 Apppcation Process18
1.2 Disney Values18-21
1.3 Disney Cast Members21-23
Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review23-43
2.1 Concepts23-29
2.1.1 Acculturation23-25
2.1.2 Adaptation, Adjustment and Related Terms25-26
2.1.3 Sojourner and Sojourner Studies26-29
2.2 Acculturation Models29-36
2.2.1 Adjustment-as-problem View29
2.2.2 Adjustment-as-growth View29-31
2.2.3 The Unidimensional Acculturation Model31
2.2.4 The Bidimensional Models and John Berry’s Acculturation Strategies31-34
2.2.5 Colleen Ward’s Two Types ofAcculturation34-36
2.3 Organizational Identification36-38
2.4 Social Support38-40
2.5 Attachment Style40-43
Chapter Ⅲ Methodology43-52
3.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses43-44
3.2 Subjects44-45
3.3 Instruments45-48
3.4 Procedure48-49
3.5 Interviews49-52
Chapter Ⅳ Results and Discussions52-69
4.1 Results from Survey52-57
4.1.1 Repabipty52
4.1.2 Correlation Analysis52-55
4.1.3 Relations between Demographic Factors and Adjustment Level55-57
4.2 Results from Interview57-63
4.2.1 Work Adjustment57-59
4.2.2 Psychological Adjustment59-60
4.2.3 Daily Life Adjustment60-62
4.2.4 Assesent of Internship62-63
4.3 Discussions63-69
4.3.1 Correlations between Disney Organizational Identification and Adjustment Level63-64
4.3.2 Correlations between Social Support and Adjustment Level64-65
4.3.3 Correlations between Attachment Styles and Adjustment Level65-66
4.3.4 Influence of Demographic Variables on Interns’Adjustment Level66-69
Chapter Ⅴ Conclusions69-74
5.1 Research Purposes and Findings Review69-71
5.2 Advice for Prospective Interns71
5.3 Limitations71-72
5.4 Imppcations72-74
References74-84
Appendix84-89
Questionnaire84-88
Interview Questions88-89