Abstract
This study aims to identify lecturers' cultural sensitivity to using social media - Facebook and Instagram. This study was done at Universitas Kristen Indonesia. The data collection method used in this study is the quantitative method. A total of 345 lecturers were participated in answering the questionnaire. The data of this study were analyzed using SPSS Statistics and descriptive statistical analysis. This study shows that the diverse findings for the sensitivity of cultural diversity based on ethnicity, gender, level of education, the field of teaching, teaching experience, and teaching experience of students of various nationalities and cultures. The findings of this study have implications for educational knowledge and professional practice, especially for lecturers, and the academic community, higher education that offers to teach courses to play a role and take responsibility for the need to provide prospective teachers’ candidate to have a high level of cultural diversity sensitivity in line with the reality of student diversity in higher educations today on them using social media - Facebook and Instagram.
Highlights
Indonesia's national development's critical agenda is to encourage and maintain integration between ethnic and educational institutions playing an essential role in this effort
Intercultural sensitivity has been conceptualized in two forms, namely: (1) as a significant aspect in intercultural communication competencies, (2) development as a subjective experience of different cultures” [10; 11]
The questionnaire of this research was adapted from Chen and Starosta, namely the intercultural sensitivity scale in the preparation of cultural diversity sensitivity questionnaires, and it has been through the validity of the content by seven experts who are knowledgeable in the field of ethnic and cultural relations, multicultural education and research
Summary
Indonesia's national development's critical agenda is to encourage and maintain integration between ethnic and educational institutions playing an essential role in this effort. An “understanding of other ethnic cultures is fundamental, and this understanding can help maintain stability in society” [1; 2]. In this context, “one of the best ways to achieve understanding and mutual respect is through education” [3]. Racism exists in education, especially among lecturers who show discrimination towards students of different ethnicities who have been reported by local newspapers. Intercultural sensitivity has been conceptualized in two forms, namely: (1) as a significant aspect in intercultural communication competencies, (2) development as a subjective experience of different cultures” [10; 11]
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