The Value System Of University Students In Light Of The Current Cultural And Social Transformations - A Field Study On A Sample Of Students At The University Of Blida 2-

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to shed light on the value system of university students and to uncover the gap existing within this value system, particularly in the context of the cultural and social transformations witnessed in Algeria in recent years. To achieve this goal, a descriptive approach was adopted, and a sample of 200 male and female students from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Blida 2 was selected. In order to reveal the ranking of the value system according to its importance on one hand, and its degree of alignment with actual behavior of students on the other hand, Abdelatif Mohamed Khalifa's (2006) values discrepancy scale was applied. After statistical analysis of the data, the study concluded that there is a clear difference in the ranking of dimensions of the values discrepancy scale according to their importance and their degree of alignment with actual behavior. Moreover, it was found that there are differences among the study sample individuals in the value system according to its importance and its degree of conformity with behavior, favoring significance.