Collectivist & Individualists in School & In the Workplace

The table below contrasts differences between collectivist and individualistic societies in school, in the workplace, and in the use of information and communication technologies.
Do you see these differences among your students?

Collectivist	Individualist
Group approval to speak in class	Individuals encouraged to speak up
Purpose of education: how to do	Purpose of education: learning how to learn
Entry into higher status group with a diploma	Increase in economic worth and self respect with diploma
Low occupational mobility	High occupational mobility
Employees pursue in-group interests	Employees pursue employer's interests, if they coincide with their own
Hiring and promotion based upon group interests	Hiring and promotion based upon skills and rules
Family like employee-employer link	Employee-employer contractual market relationship
Relationships prevail over tasks	Tasks prevail over relationships
Internet/ email infrequently utilized	Internet/ email frequently used

Differences between Collectivist and Individualistic Societies: School, Workplace, and Information and Communication Technologies (patterned after Table 4.4 Hofstede, et al., 2010) 

Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G. J., & Minkov, M. (2010). Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind. (3rd Ed.). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-978-0-07-166418-9