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Direct linkShaker, Paul – Education Canada, 2009
In this article, the author discusses the educational and societal differences between Canada and the United States. He claims that an egocentric culture, committed to immediate gratification, stands in the way of a healthy response to change. People are always seeking accommodation to the changes around them. When people choose familiar behaviour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delay of Gratification, Psychological Patterns, Social Change
