Socially-responsible values and attitudes in Chilean university students.

Authors

  • Gracia Navarro Universidad de Concepción
  • Paula Boero Universidad de la Frontera
  • Gladys Jiménez Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
  • Liliana Tapia Universidad de Valparaíso
  • Reinier Hollander Universidad del Bío-Bío
  • Arturo Escobar Universidad Austral de Chile
  • Margarita Baeza Universidad de la Frontera
  • Alvaro Espina Universidad de Concepción

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31619/caledu.n36.119

Keywords:

values, attitude, social responsibility, college students

Abstract

As a contribution to comprehension of the socially responsible behaviour in college students, this study tries to identify their values and attitudes towards social responsibility; to determine differences according to gender, promotion and career areas and to identify the relationship among values, attitudes towards social responsibility and a socially responsible behaviour. It surveyed 2.876 students from six Chilean universities by CAVSR and CACSR (Project MECESUP UCO0303, 2004-2008). Results show a very positive and significant relation among values, attitudes and socially responsible behaviour, commitment with values and attitudes that are closer to college student experiences and less commitment with those linked to social wellbeing, citizenship, democracy and participation. There are significant differences according to gender, promotion and career areas. As a conclusion, there is a need to stimulate educational practices that activate less preponderant values and promote positive attitudes towards them in order to achieve a social responsibility full exercise.

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Published

2012-03-29

Issue

No. 36 (2012): Revista Calidad en la Educación

Section

RESEARCH PAPERS

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