| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| Statement of the Problem and Significance of the Present Study | 第14-17页 |
| Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第17-18页 |
| Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER 1 A BRIEF SURVEY OF CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH INTO THE VALUES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MAINLAND CHINA | 第19-28页 |
| ·Defining Values | 第19页 |
| ·Why Values | 第19-21页 |
| ·Why the Values of College Students in Mainland China | 第21-22页 |
| ·Importance of Studying Values Cross-Sectionally | 第21-22页 |
| ·College Students as Highly Accessible “Experts”on Values | 第22页 |
| ·Status Quo of Research into the Values of College Students in Mainland China | 第22-27页 |
| ·International Interest | 第22-24页 |
| ·Domestic Interest | 第24-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE RATIONALE OF PROVERBS AND SAYINGS AS ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR VALUES RESEARCH | 第28-38页 |
| ·Defining Proverbs and Sayings | 第28-29页 |
| ·Usefulness of Proverbs and Sayings | 第29-30页 |
| ·Linking Proverbs and Sayings to Values: An Overview of Western Social Psychology/IC Literature | 第30-31页 |
| ·Linking Proverbs and Sayings to Values: An Overview of Chinese Sociology, IC and Language/Cultural Training Literature | 第31-33页 |
| ·Etic or Emic | 第33-35页 |
| ·Abstract or Concrete | 第35-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| CHAPTER 3 EVALUATING KULICH’S WORK AS A POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR THE PRESENT STUDY | 第38-44页 |
| ·Overview of Kulich’s Two Value-through-Proverb Papers | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Kulich Hong Kong Paper | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Kulich Fullerton California Paper | 第39-40页 |
| ·A Critique | 第40-43页 |
| ·Incomprehensiveness of the CVS | 第40-41页 |
| ·Overemphasis on Being Inclusive in Data Processing | 第41-42页 |
| ·Limitations of the Top 43 Chinese Sayings in Comparison | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH DESIGN AND DATA ANALYSIS OF STAGE ONE OF THE PRESENT STUDY | 第44-65页 |
| ·Forming Research Questions | 第44-48页 |
| ·The First Research Question | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Second Research Question | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Third Research Question | 第46-48页 |
| ·Questionnaire Considerations | 第48-49页 |
| ·Pilot Study Questionnaire | 第48-49页 |
| ·Pilot Study Lessons | 第49页 |
| ·Subjects | 第49-50页 |
| ·Procedures | 第50-51页 |
| ·Results | 第51-54页 |
| ·Discussion | 第54-65页 |
| ·Issues Focusing on the First Research Question | 第54-56页 |
| ·Issues Focusing on the Second Research Question | 第56-62页 |
| ·Analysis without Considering Sayings’Selection Frequency | 第56-59页 |
| ·Analysis Based on Sayings’Selection Frequency | 第59页 |
| ·A Comparison with Kulich’s Top 40 Plus Saying List | 第59-62页 |
| ·Issues Focusing on the Third Research Question | 第62-65页 |
| CHAPTER 5 STAGE TWO OF THE PRESENT STUDY: TOWARD DEVELOPING A MASTER LIST OF PROVERBS AND SAYINGS | 第65-75页 |
| ·Issues Focusing on the Fourth Research Question | 第65-69页 |
| ·Different Translation Approaches | 第66-67页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第67-69页 |
| ·Issues Focusing on the Fifth Research Question | 第69-75页 |
| ·Schwartz’s Three Non-Universal Values | 第70-72页 |
| ·Ten Values Derived from the CVS and the NCVS | 第72-73页 |
| ·Two Quasi-Values: Optimism and Self-Confidence | 第73-75页 |
| CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION | 第75-78页 |
| ·Summary of the Research Findings | 第75-76页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Directions | 第76-78页 |
| REFERENCES | 第78-92页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第92-95页 |
| APPENDIX II | 第95-99页 |
| APPENDIX III | 第99-105页 |
| APPENDIX IV | 第105-109页 |
