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Magno, Carlo – Online Submission, 2010
The present study investigated the contribution of epistemological beliefs about learning and Asian values on pre-service teachers' value for education. The relationship of epistemological beliefs and valuing education is based on Schwartz and Bilsky's (1987; 1990) theory of human values. The participants were 362 pre-service teachers from…
Descriptors: Expectation, Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
Wang, Xiaojun Grace – Online Submission, 2010
The world has a mixed record towards achieving EFA [Education for All] and the MDGs [Millennium Development Goals] in relation to the targets on gender equity in basic education. For researchers and practitioners, this raises the question of which factors influence the processes leading to the improvement of access and quality of girls' education…
Descriptors: Females, Figurative Language, Cultural Awareness, Interaction
Ardichvili, Alexandre; Maurer, Martin; Wentling, Tim – Online Submission, 2005
This study explores cultural variations in knowledge sharing strategies in virtual communities of practice at three overseas offices (located in Brazil, China, and Russia) of Caterpillar, a US-based Fortune 100 corporation. The study results show that such factors as degree of collectivism, competitiveness, the importance of saving face, cultural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Computer Mediated Communication, Case Studies
Lee, Jeong-Kyu – Online Submission, 2001
This article examines Confucian thought affecting leadership and organizational culture of Korean higher education in order to understand leadership behavior and ethical values in Korean higher education from a viewpoint of educational administration. The writer evaluates that most of educational administrators in Korean higher education prefer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Korean Culture, Confucianism, Context Effect
Lee, Jeong-Kyu – Online Submission, 2002
This article examines particular aspects of higher education during the late Korean Choson period with descriptive analysis. The context of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism between the early 18th and the late 19th centuries is presented. Also examined is Christian higher education during these two centuries. The impact of Christianity on Korean…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Korean Culture, Asian History, Christianity
Yildirim, Nuray – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine the managerial and cultural values adopted by managers working in universities and whether these values differ according to gender, age, professional experience, managerial experience, and their faculties. This study was conducted as a survey. The participants of this study were composed of 100 deans,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values, College Administration, Administrator Attitudes