Characteristics of the + and - Aspects of Each Dimension of National Values
	The Power Distance Dimension: Family and School	Large (+) or Small (-) Power Distance?
1	Teachers expect initiative from students in the class.
2	Respect for parents and older relatives is a life-long virtue.
3	Inequalities between people are expected and desired
4	Teachers should take all the initiative in the class.
5	Students treat teachers as equals
6	Inequalities among people should be minimized
7	Parents teach children obedience
8	Children treat parents and older relatives as equals.
9	Parents treat children as equals
10	Students give teachers respect, even outside of class.
	The Individualist Dimension: School and Workplace	Individualist (+) or Collectivist (-) ?
1	Occupation mobility is low.
2	Hiring and promotion decisions take an employee's in-group into account.
3	The employer-employee relationship is basically moral, like a family link.
4	Students only speak in class when sanctioned by the group
5	Diplomas increase economic worth and self respect.
6	Students are expected to individually speak up in class.
7	Occupation mobility is high
8	The employer employee relationship is a contract between parties on a labor market.
9	Diplomas provide entry to higher status groups
10	Everyone is expected to have a different opinion
	Features of Masculine and Femminine Societies: Education and Consumer Behavior	Masculine (+) or Feminie (-)?
1	The average student is the norm; praise for weak students
2	Agression by children is accepted
3	Best student is the norm; praise for excellent students.
4	Job choice is based on career opportunities.
5	Couples need two cars
6	Children are socialized to be non-aggressive
7	Job choice is based on intrinsic interest.
8	Couples share 1 car
9	More products for the home are sold
10	More status products are sold.
	Features of Weak and Strong Uncertainty Avoidance Societies: Health and Education	Strong Uncertainty Avoidance (+) or Weak Uncertainty Avoidance (-)?
1	Teachers involve parents in trying to solve childrens' problems.
2	Good results are attributed to a person's luck.
3	Teachers must have all the answers.
4	Teachers inform parents about their children's problems.
5	Good results are attributed to a person's own ability.
6	Students are comfortable in open-ended learning situations and concerned with good discussions
7	Students are comfortable in structured learning situations and concerned with the right answers.
8	Teachers may say "I don't know"
9	People have fewer heart attacks.
10	People have more heart attacks.
	Features of Long-Term and Short-Term Orientation; Family and School	Long-Term Orientation (+) or Short-Term Orientation (-)?
1	Maririage is a moral arrangement (Love, companionship).
2	Children get gifts for fun and love.
3	Less good at mathematics and at solving formal problems
4	Talent for applied, concrete sciences.
5	Children get gifts for education and development.
6	Old-age is an unhappy period but is starts late.
7	Good at mathematics and solving formal problems
8	Old age is a happy period and it starts early.
9	Talent for theoretical, abstract sciences
10	Marriage is a pragmatic arrangement. (Partnership)