Date of Award
4-1982
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Alan C. Isaak
Second Advisor
Dr. Helenan S. Robin
Third Advisor
Dr. Lawrence Ziring
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
James David Barber's typology for categorizing political leaders forms the foundation for this study.
Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and Tengku Abdul Rahman, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, are categorized vis-a-vis the active-positive, active-negative, passive-positive, and passive-negative continuua as defined by Barber. The classification is made by utilizing biographical data.
The classifications are then validated by survey data Utilizing the semantic differential, questionnaires were sent to 377 prospective respondents to determine their perceptions of Lee Kuan Yew and Tengku Abdul Rahman. Half of the survey items (21) measured the active-passive spectrum and half (21) measured the positive-negative.
The results obtained via the biographical data collection and the survey data collection methods were compared.
Recommended Citation
Lim, Joan Alice, "A Study of Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and Tengku Abdul Rahman, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Utilizing a Personality Theory Approach" (1982). Masters Theses. 1678.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1678