chapter 4

• Colonial Mentality


  The internalized attitude of ethnic or cultural inferiority felt by people as a result of colonization. It corresponds with the belief that the cultural values of the colonizer are inherently superior to one's own.
• Complacence


  Calm or secure satisfaction with oneself or one's lot.
• Crab Mentality


  An analogy to the selfish and envious behaviour of someone upon other people's success. Is also defined as someone's tendency to pull down people around them who they consider are better than them in any aspect.
• Delinquent


  Typically refers to a person, especially a young person, who regularly engages in illegal or antisocial behaviour.
• Educational System


  Includes the full range of formal and non-formal learning opportunities available to children, young people, and adults in a given country or society, whether they are provided and /or financed by state of non-state entities.
• Extreme Personalism


  Takes things personally, cannot separate objective task from emotional involvement.
• Interactionist


  Pertaining to a perspective or approach that emphasizes the importance of social interactions and processes in shaping behavior and identity.
• Kanya-kanya Syndrome


  Refers to prioritizing one's own interests over collective well-being.
• Lack of Discipline


  A casual attitude toward time and space, manifested in lack of precision and compulsiveness, in poor time management and procrastination.
• Lack of Objectivity


  Individuals are unable to approach a situation or topic without bias or personal influence.
• Lack of Patriotism


  Not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country.
• Lack of Self-analysis and Self-reflection


  The tendency to be superficial and somewhat flighty. In the face of serious personal and social problems, there is lack analysis of reflection, and instead satisfaction with superficial explanations and solutions.
• Ningas Cogon


  Refers to the tendency to start something with great enthusiasm but quickly lose interest or fail to follow through.
• Passivity and Lack of initiative


  Waiting to be told what to do, reliance on others (leaders and government), complacence, lack of a sense of urgency.
• Patriotism


  Love for or devotion to one's country.
• Personalism


  A doctrine emphasizing the significance, uniqueness, and inviolability of personality.
• Precision


  Precision refers to the quality or state of being precise, accurate, or exact. It involves careful attention to detail and the ability to achieve consistency and correctness in measurements, calculations, or actions.
• Values Education


  Refers to the aspect of the educational practice which entails that moral or political values as well as norms, dispositions and skills grounded in those values are mediated to or developed among students.