iii. Cultural
Values Spectrum
Adapted
from Robert Kohl
Take a look at the following binaries and see where
you think you fit. How does this
influence your style of teaching? The
way you interact with people? Your
ideas about the role of student/teacher?
Your thoughts on the importance or education?
Now, try and look at these binaries with more
distance. Where does Canadian culture
fit? Even more specifically, where does
the culture associated with education fit?
1.
CONTROL.............................................................................. FATE
2.
INDIVIDUAL...................................................................... GROUP
3.
CHANGE....................................................................... STABILITY
4.
SELF-MADE............................................................... BIRTHRIGHT
5.
EQUALITY.................................................................. HIERARCHY
6.
TIME..................................................... PERSONAL
INTERACTION
7.
COMPETITION....................................................... COOPERATION
8.
FUTURE
-ORIENTED............................................. PAST-ORIENTED
9.
DOING................................................................................ BEING
10. INFORMALITY........................................................... FORMALITY
11. DIRECTNESS........................................................ INDIRECTNESS
12. PRACTICALITY............................................................. IDEALISM
13. MATERIALISM....................................................... SPIRITUALITY