SOME POLITICAL VALUES OF RURAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ROOTING TOLERANCE CULTURE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE OTHER AFIELD STUDY IN SHARKIA AND ASSUIT GOVERNORATES

Khalifa, Ibrahim

doi:10.21608/jpd.2011.42450

SOME POLITICAL VALUES OF RURAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ROOTING TOLERANCE CULTURE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE OTHER AFIELD STUDY IN SHARKIA AND ASSUIT GOVERNORATES

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Ibrahim Khalifa

Rural Sociology Depart.,Faculty of Agric.,Azhar Univer., Branch Assuit, Egypt

10.21608/jpd.2011.42450

Abstract

     The study aimed at identifying the rural undergraduate students' holding level of some traditional political values in rural community , identifying the rooting level of tolerance culture and acceptance of the other and finally determining the relationship between the students holding level of studied values and level of tolerance culture and acceptance of the other.
     The study was conducted on a random sample of rural undergraduate students in both Sharkia and Assuit governorates with a total sample size of 200 respondents ( 100 from each ), and data were collected by using personal interview questionnaire during March and April, 2011. The following statistical methods were used: frequencies, percentages and relative contingency coefficient (Chi-square test).
            The following represent the most important results of the study:
_ The most practical value that were held by the respondents were: belonging value, followed by the value of faith in justice and equality, then the value of sensing others, representing about 88%, 71% and 40% respectively.
_ The heighest degree of accepting the other was the acceptance of political point of view representing about 68%.
_ A relative relationship was revealed the value of sensing others and respondents' acceptance of others political, religious and civilization point of view.

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