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National Culture Dimensions in Education Environments

Explore the Hofstede dimensions of national culture and how they influence learning. Learn about comparing nations, teacher activities, and cultural shifts in schools. Discover the impact of power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation.

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National Culture Dimensions in Education Environments

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  1. Presentation Overview • Culture • Approaches to learning: • school vs higher education • Teacher Activities • (what does the teacher do?)

  2. Culture • Dimensions of National CultureThe values that distinguished countries from each other could be grouped statistically into four clusters. These four groups became the Hofstede dimensions of national culture: • Power Distance (PDI) • Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV) • Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS) • Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) • Long-Term Orientation (LTO) • Culture only exists by comparisonThe country scores on the dimensions are relative - societies are compared to other societies. Without make a comparison a country score is meaningless. These relative scores have been proven to be quite stable over decades. The forces that cause cultures to shift tend to be global or continent-wide. This means that they affect many countries at the same time, so that if their cultures shift, they shift together, and their relative positions remain the same.

  3. Teacher Activities • Promote language proficiency (social interaction) • Identify purposeful tasks (assessment activities) [‘fitness for purpose’] • Reinforce teacher expectations

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