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Hall, J. Camille; Theriot, Matthew T. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2016
As the population becomes more diverse, social work educators will bear a larger responsibility for educating culturally competent practitioners. To enhance student learning, research should consider those factors that influence students' multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. This information potentially can help students better prepare…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Literacy, Interpersonal Competence
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Stefanek, Elisabeth; Strohmeier, Dagmar; van de Schoot, Rens – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
This study was an investigation of individual and contextual predictors for same-cultural friendship preferences among non-immigrant (N = 125), Turkish (N = 196) and former Yugoslavian (N = 256) immigrant youths (M age = 14.39 years) in 36 multicultural classes. At the individual level age, gender, cultural group, number of friends, and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Friendship, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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Mellizo, Jennifer M. – Intercultural Education, 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore levels of intercultural sensitivity in a sample of fourth to eighth grade students in the United States (n = 162). "Intercultural sensitivity" was conceptualised through Bennett's Developmental Model of Sensitivity, and assessed through the Adapted Intercultural Sensitivity Index.…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Sensitivity Training, Mixed Methods Research
Mlinarevic, Vesnica, Ed.; Brust Nemet, Maja, Ed.; Husanovic Pehar, Jasmina, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
4th International Scientific and Professional Conference Intercultural Education and especially this proceedings of scientific and professional papers authored by scientists and practitioners contributes to greater sensitivity to diversity and the creation of an inclusive culture of life in educational institutions and in a multicultural…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Diversity, Cultural Differences, Bilingualism
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Tian, Mei; Lowe, John – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
Insufficient attention has been given to the role of cultural differences in feedback communication with the UK's increasingly internationalised student body. This issue is particularly significant for international students taking short -- one-year -- postgraduate taught courses and we illustrate this in a study of Chinese students at a UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Multicultural Education, Role Perception
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Loes, Chad N.; Salisbury, Mark H.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Higher Education, 2013
This article reports on a study that explored whether diversity experiences influence students' attitudes toward literary activities during the first year of college. Interactional diversity and attending a diversity workshop had a positive net influence on the outcome measure. Exposure to curricular diversity, however, had only a chance effect on…
Descriptors: Literacy, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Outcome Measures
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Turnšek, Nada – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
The present study is based on a quasi-experimental research design and presents the results of an evaluation of Antidiscrimination and Diversity Training that took place at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana, rooted in the anti-bias approach to educating diversity and equality issues (Murray & Urban, 2012). The experimental group included…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Quasiexperimental Design, Multicultural Education, Social Justice
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Holland, Lauren – Journal of Political Science Education, 2006
This study examines the pedagogical conditions that contribute to a productive teaching and learning experience in diversity courses, using the University of Utah (UU) as the case study. The purpose of this research is to assess whether diversity courses are effective (successful) in helping students gain more information about nondominant groups…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Credibility, Data Analysis
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Smolen, Lynn A.; Colville-Hall, Susan; Liang, Xin; Mac Donald, Suzanne – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2006
This study used empirical data to investigate College of Education faculty's perceptions, beliefs, and commitment to diversity. A 44-item survey composed of Likert scale-type questions about characteristics, experiences, perspectives, and personal commitments to addressing diversity issues together with demographic questions, was administered to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Cultural Differences, Teacher Education Programs