A Cross-Comparative International Study on the Concept of Wisdom

Autor/inn/en	Sánchez-Escobedo, Pedro; Park, Kyubin; Hollingworth, Liz; Misiuniene, Jurga; Ivanova, Liena
Titel	A Cross-Comparative International Study on the Concept of Wisdom
Quelle	In: Gifted Education International, 30 (2014) 3, S.228-236 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-4294
DOI	10.1177/0261429413486575
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Studies; Justice; Values; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Adolescent Attitudes; Gender Differences; Personality Traits; Goal Orientation; Statistical Analysis; High School Students; College Freshmen; Comparative Analysis; Latvia; Lithuania; Mexico; South Korea; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Gerechtigkeit; Wertbegriff; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Statistische Analyse; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienanfänger; Lettland; Litauen; Mexiko; Korea; Republik; USA
Abstract	The article aims to depict the most common ideas regarding wisdom from young people across different countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Republic of Korea and the United States. A questionnaire was administered to nearly 800 adolescents from these countries and comparisons by country and gender were made regarding participants' perceptions of a wise man and a wise woman. Although differences were found between countries, more consistent differences by gender were reported. From a global perspective, factor analysis established three major traits to describe wise people: charismatic, goal oriented and unconventional. Also, participants consistently excluded a person from the concept of wise if they were poor, pessimistic, naïve or inconsistent. Results indicate a lack of values attached to the description of wisdom and it is argued that schools should foster the development of conceptions of wisdom as a desirable stage in human development that includes values such as justice, equity and respect for others. Difficulties in international comparative research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10