Abstract
In this study, we aimed to examine the intercultural sensitivity levels and ethnocentrism levels, as well as some variables that affect them, of students studying in the Necmettin Erbakan University Theology Faculty in Turkey. A descriptive survey research method was adopted to realize this aim. The Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and the Generalized Ethnocentrism Scale were used as the data collection tools. The sample of the study consisted of 326 students studying in the Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Theology during the 2018–2019 academic year. According to our findings, the intercultural sensitivity level of the theology students was “high,” whereas their ethnocentrism level was “low.” The intercultural sensitivity levels of the theology students differed based on age and exposure to individuals from another country or culture. Ethnocentrism levels in the students differed based on gender, the nationality of the students (Europe, Turkey, Asia-Africa), the size of the settlement unit, and exposure to individuals from different countries or cultures.
Highlights
Today, levels of communication and interaction among people from different cultures and communities are higher than they have ever been in the past
This study aims to examine the intercultural sensitivity levels and the ethnocentrism levels—which are an obstacle to intercultural communication—as well as the variables that affect them, of the students studying in the Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Theology in Turkey
If we look at the findings of our research, this awareness may have created a certain improvement among students and may have contributed to a similar level of intercultural sensitivity
Summary
Levels of communication and interaction among people from different cultures and communities are higher than they have ever been in the past. 2007; Zhang and Han 2019), and the activities of international organizations (Ogut and Olkun 2018). These changes have led to increased acceptance of differences in social life. The concept of multiculturalism has emerged in the sense that different ethnic, cultural, and religious groups live together. We see that the discourse of multiculturalism has begun to be replaced by the discourse of interculturalism. This concept has been adopted by the Council of Europe (2008) and UNESCO (2009). The concept of interculturality is not new and can be traced back to 1959 in the
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