Abstract
Background: Values are considered as elements of the cultural structure of the societies. Hence, this research is approved to study values priorities among first and last semester students of Paramedical school in Mashhad.
Method: This paper is a Cross-sectional and descriptive - analytic study. Samples included 120 students of first and last semesters of Paramedical school of Mashhad medical science University in 2013. The validity and reliability of questionnaire was confirmed by experts and Cranach’s alpha coefficient of 78%. SPSS was employed for Data analysis.
Results: As indicated by the results, the study regarding students’ prioritization of values indicated that the values of universalism, security and power had the highest weight among the ten-item values. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the value of tradition and marital status, and gender and place of birth. Benevolence values were lower in older students.
Conclusion: This study tried to show a clear description of the status of the value system among students. The assessment of value system status can be implemented as an index for evaluating universities’s educational and cultural programs strengthening positive values and removing negative ones among students.
Keywords: status of value systems, Schwartz, Student
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