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| what is the US educational system described as? |
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high individualism-low context communication style
low power
masculine
low uncertainty avoidance
long term orientation |
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| what is the integrated pattern of behavior? |
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| what are explicit and implicit behaviors? |
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explicit: things you can see (clothes, food, etc.)
implicit: things you can't see (how you rear children, religion) |
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| individual v. collectivism |
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individual: all about oneself - american/european
collectivism: group work - chinese/arab/greek |
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| low context communication v. high context communication |
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low: individualism - focus on the individual
high: not acceptable - focus on the group |
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| what's included in the power distance dimension? |
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Definition
| high power distance society or low power society |
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| what is how the society views equality? |
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Definition
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| high power distance society |
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Definition
| children respect elders and independence isn't encouraged |
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| low power distance society |
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Definition
| children are treated as equals and encouraged to take control of their own affairs as soon as possible |
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Definition
| men are assertive and women are modest and tender - EG: students compete more in class/American style |
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Definition
| men and women are equal - EG: assertive behaviors are frowned upon and excellence shouldn't be displayed |
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| high uncertainty avoidance dimension |
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Definition
| favors structured learning/precise objective and teachers are experts |
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| low uncertainty avoidance dimension |
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Definition
| more tolerant of opinions, open ended discussions, parents are active participants, no time tables, it's OK for teaching to say they don't know something |
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Definition
| delayed gratification is encouraged and you work towards future goals |
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Definition
fosters virtues related to the past/present
EG: respect for tradition/preservation |
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