Individualism vs. Collectivism: Implications for Schools
Erica Whittle
ALOP 252: Leadership in Organizations
Drake University
Individualists vs. collectivists: implications for schools Every student that enters the doors of a school has unique characteristics that help define who they are and how they approach the school and classroom setting. Many of these characteristics can be attributed to cultural norms and values that have been taught to these students since the day they were born. Understanding who students are and their cultural values will allow the school system and teachers to better meet the needs of each student and help aid in the communication home to parents and guardians.
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Individualistic cultures tend to use praise in order to reinforce self-esteem, while they tend to use criticism very carefully (Trumball & Rothstein-Fisch, 2011). Collectivist cultures tend to focus more on criticism than they do praise. Students from collectivist cultures tend to feel uncomfortable when given public praise because this makes them stand out compared to the rest of their peers. These students would prefer constructive criticism because their main goal is the meet the expectations that have been set for them to …show more content…
W., Segall, M. H., & Kagitcibasi, C. (Eds.). (1997). Handbook of cross-cultural psychology: Social behavior and Applications. (2nd ed.) (Vol. 3). Needham Haeights, MA: Allen and Bacon.
Black, R. S., Mrasek, K. D., & Ballinger, R. (2003). Individualist and collectiveist values in transition planning for culturally diverse students with special needs. The Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 25(3), 20-29. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
Konsky, C., Mariko, E., Blue, J., & Suraj, K. (1999). Individualist-collectivist values: American, Indian, and Japanese cross-cultural study. Intercultural Communication Studies, IX-1, 69-83. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
Tan, J. K. L., & Goh, J. W. P.(2006). Why do they not talk? Towards an understanding of students’ cross-cultural encounters from an individualism/collectivism perspective. International Education Journal, 7(5), 651-667. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
Trumball, E., & Rothstein-Fisch, C. (2011). The intersection of culture and achievement motivation. The School Community Journal, 21(2), 25-53. Retrieved from
Erica Whittle
ALOP 252: Leadership in Organizations
Drake University
Individualists vs. collectivists: implications for schools Every student that enters the doors of a school has unique characteristics that help define who they are and how they approach the school and classroom setting. Many of these characteristics can be attributed to cultural norms and values that have been taught to these students since the day they were born. Understanding who students are and their cultural values will allow the school system and teachers to better meet the needs of each student and help aid in the communication home to parents and guardians.
Collectivists and Individualists …show more content…
Individualistic cultures tend to use praise in order to reinforce self-esteem, while they tend to use criticism very carefully (Trumball & Rothstein-Fisch, 2011). Collectivist cultures tend to focus more on criticism than they do praise. Students from collectivist cultures tend to feel uncomfortable when given public praise because this makes them stand out compared to the rest of their peers. These students would prefer constructive criticism because their main goal is the meet the expectations that have been set for them to …show more content…
W., Segall, M. H., & Kagitcibasi, C. (Eds.). (1997). Handbook of cross-cultural psychology: Social behavior and Applications. (2nd ed.) (Vol. 3). Needham Haeights, MA: Allen and Bacon.
Black, R. S., Mrasek, K. D., & Ballinger, R. (2003). Individualist and collectiveist values in transition planning for culturally diverse students with special needs. The Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 25(3), 20-29. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
Konsky, C., Mariko, E., Blue, J., & Suraj, K. (1999). Individualist-collectivist values: American, Indian, and Japanese cross-cultural study. Intercultural Communication Studies, IX-1, 69-83. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
Tan, J. K. L., & Goh, J. W. P.(2006). Why do they not talk? Towards an understanding of students’ cross-cultural encounters from an individualism/collectivism perspective. International Education Journal, 7(5), 651-667. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
Trumball, E., & Rothstein-Fisch, C. (2011). The intersection of culture and achievement motivation. The School Community Journal, 21(2), 25-53. Retrieved from