At an age in which social development represents one of the countries of the

world’s main concern, negative aspects of our idiosyncrasy can turn into hindrances

when it comes to attaining any improvementon that matter

Venezuela is well known to be a beautiful

country whose people are very welcomingand kind and a lucky place for all of itsbreath-taking natural wonders andresources; however, in regards to a mutualdesire of self-accomplishment….

Our society has a long way to go.

The McClelland center for research and innovation (1974) conducted a behavioral study

focalizing the highest motivation of Venezuelans…

a mid-highinclination towards

affiliation

Achievement makes you set high standards and take challenges;

this kind of motivation is due to ultimately build up a healthy

achievement-oriented attitude in life.

Affiliation is more related to keeping

good inter-personal relationships as an individual’s feeling of stability (which is highly linked to Maslow`s

hierarchy of needs)

It showed a generally

low inclination

towards achievement

And preponderantpower-directed motivation.

Motivation directed by power values obedience and superiority over anything else

This includes: government centralism, public officer’s authoritarianism, little care for

achievement and corruption; none of them

beneficial whatsoever.

All these ideas bring us to a reflective query:

Why are other countries

such as Japan, United States or France getting ahead in

developmental issues while we seem to

continually be lagging behind?

Education and culture, in this sense, may lead towards either the blossoming of progress or

total failure of a society.

Is this kind of motivation in our society the reason of our generalized lateness?

Japan is situated amongst the mostindustrialized, technologically advanced yetculturally conservative and socially harmoniouscountries nowadays.

It is affirmed that Japan’s spiritual richness and determination towards giving their best

for their country is the product of a strong feeling of cooperation built up out of years

of hardship in an agricultural past.

Perseverance and hard work bring success in life…

Japan

As for European societies it is known they have a different outlook regarding social improvement:

unity.

FranceSpain

Germany

Europe

North AmericaNorth America, stands

out for its individualistic

and highly competitive society

Their motto is….

“Time is money”

When it comes to Venezuelan post-secondary

education is commonplace to experience confliction between the use of foreign methods of study, or

strategies designed for a more educationally involved audience and which won’t match Venezuelan lacking

educational standards.

The ironic point is that instead of leading every possible directive towards

reconsidering the value of knowledge and worthy dose of effort it demands, faculty

members will usually end up reducing any difficulty (read quality) in the program so

that everyone is comfortable.

Added to this, there is the negatively practical way of thinking of Venezuelans in terms of

study, work, and self-accomplishment.

We believe necessary an educational approach that highlights the importance of widening the horizons of cultural understanding through educational strategies that lead us towards learning about other societies and what makes them successful.

This approach shall emphasize the value of ethics, study habits, perseverance and assiduity

in learning, respect for fellow humans, cooperation and lastly the thorough discussion

regarding solutions for social issues.

Among these strategies, we propose: debates, presentations, conversational clubs and

the like, in order for positive comparison to take place among us all as students and systematically

strengthen shortcomings of our attitude.