Differences in Attitudes and Values of Students in Relation to Program of Study at a College of Advanced Education

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses the results of an empirical study of value orientations of a sample of students entering three different programs of study at a college of advanced education. The research instrument used in ascertaining the values of the students was the Rokeach Value Survey.The data analysed in the study support the general hypothesis that there are differences in the values and attitudes held by students entering different programs of study. Some evidence is presented which suggests that students involved in a business studies program are more conservative on social issues and assign relatively greater importance to values concerned with material well-being and social status than students in teacher education or general studies programs. The data also suggest that teacher education and general studies students place more emphasis on social and moral values.

The reform of university English education inspired by cultural differences between China and foreign countries

“…Different from the suitable living environment in China, the climate and environment of the British and American countries cannot allow people to settle in a certain place for a long time, so the frequent relocation has created a strong population mobility in the British and American countries [7], so in the In this environment, a culture with dynamic characteristics is naturally formed. It is also because of the frequent population movements that the concept of family is relatively rare for the people of the British and American countries [8], and the values advocated in the culture of the British and American countries tend to be more individualistic and liberal. It is precisely because of the continuous development of individualism and liberalism, as well as the relatively rapid economic and social development of the British and American countries for a long period of time [9], the rapid development has produced more competition, and the competition formed by the competition is also in the It is not unusual in the culture of British and American countries.…”

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