Education and competitive economy: How do cultural dimensions fit in?

Globalization has changed the way people behave in different aspects of life. One of the significant differences is that people are now competing with everyone around the world, not just people within or near their own regions. A good way of remaining competitive is to provide quality education that...

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Published in:Higher education 2010-05, Vol.59 (5), p.525-541
Main Authors: Cheung, Hoi Yan, Chan, Alex Wing Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Comparative Analysis
Comparative Education
Competition
Competition (Economics)
Competitiveness
Correlation
Cross Cultural Studies
Cross-national analysis
Cultural education
Cultural Influences
Culture
Economic competition
Economic globalization
Economics
Economics education
Education
Education reform
Education Work Relationship
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Educational Policy
Educational Quality
Environment
Global Approach
Global economy
Global education
Globalisierung
Globalization
Governance
Higher Education
Indexes
Individualism
Information literacy
International Education
International organizations
Masculinity
Mathematics
Multilingualism
Nation states
Power Structure
Quantitative analysis
Regional Characteristics
Role of Education
Science
State Agencies
Studentenschaft
Students
Studienverhalten
Technology education
Transnationalism
Universities
World Problems
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Summary:Globalization has changed the way people behave in different aspects of life. One of the significant differences is that people are now competing with everyone around the world, not just people within or near their own regions. A good way of remaining competitive is to provide quality education that can help students meet the needs of the competitive economy. However, not all nations are responding in the same way. Using a quantitative approach, this explorative study seeks to discover if, and how, cultural dimensions fit into the process of meeting the demands of the competitive economy by means of education across regions. Forty-three regions with different ratings on the Power Distance Index (PDI), Individualism (IDV), Masculinity (MAS), and the Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI) are included in this study. The results show that UAI, PDI and IDV are significant factors relating to this issue.
ISSN:0018-1560
1573-174X
DOI:10.1007/s10734-009-9263-4