Result: Economic Attitudes and Perceptions of Poverty in Indigenous College Students in Mexico from the Intercultural Approach

Title:
Economic Attitudes and Perceptions of Poverty in Indigenous College Students in Mexico from the Intercultural Approach
Language:
English
Authors:
Ozuna Beltrán, Altayra Geraldine (ORCID 0000-0002-0994-0723), Nuñez Ramírez, Marco Alberto (ORCID 0000-0001-5825-4482), Vázquez Jiménez, Imelda Lorena, Velarde Flores, Cecilia Lorena (ORCID 0000-0002-0761-1918)
Source:
Problems of Education in the 21st Century. 2020 78(2):263-281.
Availability:
Scientia Socialis Ltd. 29 K. Donelaicio Street, LT-78115 Siauliai, Republic of Lithuania. e-mail: scientia@scientiasocialis.lt; e-mail: problemsofeducation@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/pec/
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
19
Publication Date:
2020
Document Type:
Academic journal Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors:
Social Attitudes, Poverty, Indigenous Populations, College Students, Foreign Countries, Consumer Economics, Cultural Background, Intercultural Communication, Group Dynamics, Money Management, Economic Development, Attribution Theory
Geographic Terms:
Mexico
ISSN:
1822-7864
Entry Date:
2020
Accession Number:
EJ1265807
Database:
ERIC

Further Information

Behavioral economics has tried to explain the economic and financial decisions of the individuals. It has been used to understand the economic perceptions and attitudes of vulnerable groups; however, for indigenous peoples, especially in Latin America, there are unresolved issues. Thus, from an intercultural perspective, this research examines the association between the economic attitude and the perception of poverty through the comparison of a sample of intercultural college students from different ethnic groups in Mexico. For this reason, a quantitative, descriptive and correlational research was carried out with a non-experimental design from a sample of 207 intercultural college students. Two research questions were raised, the questions were tested by Pearson correlation and linear regression. Attribution theory was analyzed to assess the association between the economic attitude and the perception of poverty in intercultural students. It was found that the economic attitude is related to the perception of poverty, because the students presented attitudes of financial optimism oriented towards the structural causes of poverty. Consequently, the model of an intercultural university could benefit the development of indigenous communities, through a pedagogy oriented towards the creation of significant economic attitudes.

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