Showing papers by "Thomas Kvan published in 2009"

Burnout among Hong Kong Chinese architecture students: the paradoxical effect of Confucian conformity values

Abstract: Burnout is a multidimensional indicator of people's psychological relationship with their job, the opposite end of which is engagement. Culture's impact on students' burnout is investigated by examining the burnout level of Hong Kong Chinese architecture students and its correlation with Confucian conformity values, the dominant societal cultural values in Confucian‐Heritage‐Cultures (CHC)1 society. Two hundred and ninety‐four students enrolled in Bachelor and Master programmes in architecture from two Hong Kong universities participated in the study. The Chinese version of Maslach Burnout Inventory‐Student Survey and a seven‐item conformity scale taken from the Schwartz Value Survey were employed to measure burnout and conformity values. Conformity values were found to be positively correlated with the EX dimension of burnout, negatively correlated with the CY (doubt significance) and the IE dimension of burnout, and not correlated with the CY (lose interest) dimension of burnout. The paradoxical effect ...

Must Burnout End up with Dropout

Abstract: This paper examines burnout’s consequence on architecture students’ commitment profile. The Chinese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey and the revised version of the Occupational Commitment Questionnaire were administered to students enrolled in two architecture schools in Hong Kong; 294 of which participated in the study. Multiple-regression results support the idea that burnout does not necessarily result in dropout. As affective commitment and normative commitments decrease with burnout, continuance commitment increases to retain the burned-out students in the study program. However, burnout de-healthilises the commitment profile of students, shifting students’ focus of learning from the task to the cost, as well as shifting students’ attitudes of study from passionate to calculative. This study suggests a need to prevent burnout and build up healthy commitment profile among architecture students.

Debating Opportunities: Learning Design Through Different Structures

Abstract: What is the role of representation and simulation in the design process and how do these support learning in the design studio? How can augmented reality assist such learning? To examine this, the chapter will first consider how modes of representation have been used in architectural design, with particular focus on the role of models, then consider how these modes affect the design student’s understanding of their work, and finally postulate the manner in which augmented reality contributes to this process.