Value Orientations and Attitudes of the students in Republic of Macedonia

• Main Authors: Antoanela Petkovska, Mihajlo Popovski, Konstantin Minoski, Marija Dimitrovska
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje 2017-06-01
• Series: Bezbednosni Dijalozi
• Subjects: value orientations; attitudes; practices
• Online Access: http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2008.1%20(2017)/SD%2008.1.04%20Petkovska,%20A.%20&%20Popovski,%20M.%20&%20Minoski,%20K.%20&%20Dimitrovska,%20M.%20-%20Value%20Orientations%20and%20Attitudes%20of%20the%20students%20in%20the%20Republic%20of%20Macedonia.pdf

The aim of this paper is to determine the dominant value orientations of the students and their attitudes towards certain social circumstances, practices, and life experiences in terms of the conditions, possibilities, and challenges of the socio-cultural ambiance of the contemporary Macedonian society. The survey included 200 participants which are students at “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje and University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in Bitola. The data derived from a Questionnaire developed within the project “Research on European Values of the Citizens of the Republic of Macedonia”. The analyses rely on students’ responses to questions relating to the role and significance of certain social institutions; trust in other people, social groups, and institutions; the satisfaction of one’s own life; desired goals in life; preferences in the use of leisure time; attitudes towards work, family, religiosity and social engagement; assessment of the living conditions in the country and the possibilities for a change; acceptance of different models of behavior and lifestyles; and their preference of certain ideological orientations. The results show that students, in general, tend to incline towards more traditional value systems. However, we identified some contradictions which indicate the existence of a clash in their value systems.