Analysis of Student Attitudes towards Cooperative Learning in a Collectivist Culture: A Case of South Korea

Autor/inn/en	Tinmaz, Hasan; Ozturk, Yunus Emre
Titel	Analysis of Student Attitudes towards Cooperative Learning in a Collectivist Culture: A Case of South Korea
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 12 (2022) 6, S.1154-1168 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tinmaz, Hasan) ORCID (Ozturk, Yunus Emre)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-12-2021-0237
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Cooperative Learning; Collectivism; Asian Culture; College Students; Gender Differences; Departments; Grade Point Average; Learning Strategies; Cultural Influences; Instructional Design; Cultural Differences; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Kooperatives Lernen; Collegestudent; Geschlechterkonflikt; Department; Abteilung; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Kultureller Unterschied; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Purpose: This study concentrates on South Korean university students' attitude towards cooperative learning by utilizing the "Student Attitudes toward Group Environments" survey (n = 427-181 female and 246 male) originally developed by Kouros and Abrami (2006). Design/methodology/approach: The purpose of this study is to unfold what factors affect the cooperative learning environment in the Higher Education context of South Korea, which is known as a collectivist society, and conduct comparative analysis on gender, department type, GPA level and school year as variables in the perception of cooperative learning. The factor analysis findings demonstrated that there are four factors influencing students' attitude about cooperative learning environments in South Korean higher education; "frustrations with group members", "peer support", "fairness" and "quality of product and process". Moreover, the gender, type of department, school year and GPA variables were yielded statistically differentiating results. Findings: The overall results showed that effective cooperative learning strategies depend on the type of culture and other demographic variables including learner's gender, department type and school year. In South Korea, known to have a collectivist culture, fairness has appeared as a new criteria needing to be considered when designing a cooperative learning environment, which is a different case than in individualistic cultures. Thus, when employing cooperative learning strategies in South Korea, educators should take learners' culture into consideration. For this, educators might utilize the final instrument of this study as a guideline or criteria to establish an effective cooperative learning environment. Originality/value: This article provides an example from South Korea which is known as both a collectivist and high-tech country. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01