Volume : 2, Issue : 5, MAY 2016

CONTEMPORARY VALUE ORIENTATIONS AMONG PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS - A CROSS CULTURAL STUDY

Dr. (Mrs) Umme kulsum

Abstract

The ongoing external changes occurring on the international scene on the political, economic, cultural and social levels give rise to interacting relations with traditional and contemporary values in the various societies. Indian society is at cross roads so far as its value choice is concerned today, Anti social forces are constantly whipping the minds of people to deviate from cherished path of nationalism. The younger generations, who are there in our schools and colleges, have to be imparted with right type of values that would sustain them as good and responsible citizens of tomorrow. But the contemporary value system imposes a kind of conflicting relation with the
values of the past and present. It tries to impose its effect on the values by considering them as central universal values representing the common factor from the historical patrimony of the humanity. An attempt has been made in the present study to examine the contemporary value orientations of professional college students from two different cultures of India and USA. The data for the study were obtained using multidimensional scale constructed and standardised by the researcher for the purposes
of the present study to measure contemporary value orientations with respect to: Self oriented-personal values, Conservative-traditional values, Socialcommunity values, National-ethnic values, Scientific-innovative values and Moral-Spiritual values respectively. The findings of the present study revealed very interesting results. It was found that Indian/American students pursuing professional courses differ significantly in their possession of contemporary values orientation with respect to: Self oriented-personal values, Conservative-traditional values, Social-community values, National-ethnic values, Scientific-innovative values and Moral-Spiritual values respectively. Based on the findings of the present investigation the researcher has drawn practical and feasible implication for policy making in
the area of quality professional education.

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