TITLE An Analysis of the Relationship between Educational Aspiration, Cross-Cultural Sensitivity, and Field of Study of Chinese Student-Teachers at the University of Macau.

This study examined the relationship among educational aspiration, cross-cultural sensitivity, and field of study of 196 Chinese student teachers enrolled in the Faculty of Education for Fall 1994 and Spring 1995 at the University of Macau (China). The study investigated other patterns of cross-cultural experience and activities, including average weekly time spent viewing English television programs and reading English newspapers, making friends with foreigners, studying foreign languages, visiting English speaking countries, and planning to study abroad. The Student Information form collected demographic profiles and academic information including biographical data, educational aspiration, English newspaper reading and television viewing habits, attitudes toward British and American people, choice of movies, overseas study, and English learning experience in high school. The Intercultural Insight Questionnaire included 24 pairs of contrasting American and British trait descriptions i