Social Cognitions and Cultural Dimensions in the Romanian Educational Field

he aim of this study, conducted on a sample of 522 subjects, was to explore the main profiles of subjects, in terms of cultural dimensions and personal autonomy patterns, belonging to the Romanian educational environment, evidencing the role of cultural factors in generating a problematic profile (d...

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Published inJournal of Research in Higher Education Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 5 - 22
Main Authors Gavreliuc, Alin, Gavreliuc, Dana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Babeș-Bolyai University 28.12.2018
Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
University Babes-Bolyai
Subjects
Education
Hofstede’s model
intergenerational comparison
personal autonomy
social axioms
Social Sciences
Sociology
intergenerational comparison
education
Hofstede’s model
personal autonomy
social axioms
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Summary:he aim of this study, conducted on a sample of 522 subjects, was to explore the main profiles of subjects, in terms of cultural dimensions and personal autonomy patterns, belonging to the Romanian educational environment, evidencing the role of cultural factors in generating a problematic profile (deficient personal autonomy, expressed by low self-determination, low self-esteem and externalist attributional patterns), regardless of the generational or organizational (pre-university vs. university) characteristics of the subjects. The intergenerational analysis carried out shows the highest level of autocratic opening (i.e. power distance) and duplicitous pattern (i.e. social cynicism) for the young generation, in comparison with the older ones. The paper also discusses the implications of these profiles for assessing the modernization process in the Romanian educational environment.
ISSN:2559-6624
2559-6624
DOI:10.24193/JRHE.2018.2.1