VALUES IN AFRICA & MIDDLE EUROPE

VALUES IN AFRICA & MIDDLE EUROPE

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Research Group Details

We research value priorities across Africa and Middle Europe. Our research draws mainly on Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Values and uses his Portrait Values Questionnaire as well as other data collection methods such as documentary research and qualitative interviews.

Research Team

  • Johann Bacher (Pl)
  • Jacques de Wet (Pl)
  • Daniela Wetzelhütter (Col)
  • Chigozie Nnebedum (Col)
  • Petra Aigner (Col)
  • Heinz Leitgöb (Research Advisor)

Research Publications

2024 Global citizenship values among students: testing the thesis with World Values Survey data
2022 Testing the Relative Comprehensiveness of Schwartz’s Ten Value Types with Help from Rokeach
2021 Das zweidimensionale Wertemodell von Shalom Schwartz: S2-D: Ein Computerprogramm zur Visualisierung von MDS-Ergebnissen des Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ-21)
2021 Standardising the reproduction of Schwartz’s two-dimensional value space using multi-dimensional scaling and goodness-of-fit test proceduresd
2020 Testing a Modified Version of Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire to Measure Organizational Values in a University Context
2019 Revisiting the Trans-situationality of Values in Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire.
2019 S2-D Software: Reproducing, Evaluation and Visualizing Schwartz’s Two-Dimensional Value Space.
2016 Towards greater validity in Schwartz’s portrait values indicator using experimental research

Research Activities

2023 Werte (Values) – Werte-Priorisierung aus Studierenden-Perspektive
2022 Measuring Human Values in Practice: Forcierung valider Messungen individueller Wertorientierungen
2021 Automating and Standardizing Reproduction of Schwartz’s Two-dimensional Value Space using Multi-dimensional Scaling, Goodness-of-Fit Test Procedures and S2-D Software
2019 Measuring Human Values in Practice: Automating the Reproduction of Schwartz’s Two-dimensional Value Space
2019 Can We Extend Schwartz’s Value Theory in Order to Measure Organizational Values? Findings from a Pilot Study
2018 SECTOR Schwartz Evaluation and Calculation Tool for Research
2018 Measuring organizational values with Schwartz’s PVQ – by the example of an university context

Software

  • S2-D Reproducing, Evaluating and Visualizing Schwartz’s 2-Dimensional Value Space, available here: S2-D Software

VALUES IN AFRICA & MIDDLE EUROPE

VALUES IN AFRICA & MIDDLE EUROPE

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