Cultural Self-awareness Research Articles

International students’ acculturation: online cultural participation, cultural self-awareness, and cultural identity clarity

International students’ acculturation: online cultural participation, cultural self-awareness, and cultural identity clarity

Recognizing Race: Podcasting to Promote Critical Dialogue and Self-Reflection in Multicultural Psychology

Introduction Courses in multicultural psychology can provide content about power, privilege, healing, and resistance, especially as they pertain to race, while presenting space for students to reflect on their own socialization experiences and the role of race in their lives. Statement of Problem Direct, lecture-based approaches to presenting course content on race and racial identity can impede deep reflection and application of the material to students’ lives and their ability to engage across differences. Literature Review Critical dialogue among classroom peers enables students to use the knowledge gained from classroom content to discuss the complexity of race and racism with nuance and depth. Teaching Implications In this article, we describe Recognizing Race, a podcast assignment that scaffolds students’ self-reflection about their racial identity development while facilitating critical racial dialogues between students. Conclusion The Recognizing Race podcast assignment is one that can be used for undergraduate and graduate-level students in multicultural psychology to apply racial identity concepts to increase cultural self-awareness and promote more compassionate and inclusive interactions with others.

Research on Guangdong She Culture from the Perspective of Symbols and Signs

The purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth study of the symbols that coalesce in Guangdong's She culture, and to reveal the historical, cultural, social and spiritual connotations carried by these symbols through the analysis of dress, architecture, craftsmanship, customs and other aspects. Through the study of these symbols, understanding the origins of the She elements and the common cultural symbols and spiritual trust they unite will help to better protect and pass on the She culture, and promote exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups. The symbols of Guangdong She culture are not only the mark of the unique identity of this ethnic group, but also an important force to unite the national emotions, pass on the national spirit, and promote the development of the ethnic group, and moreover, they embody the She people's perception and understanding of nature, as well as reflecting their aspiration and pursuit of a better life.This study starts with the interpretation and aesthetic analysis of the elements of She people's dress, architecture and craftsmanship by using the case study method to examine and research.It studies the cultural symbols of the She people, searches for the origin and attribution of the culture, effectively transmits the value of the excellent national culture, and keeps the She non-heritage culture abreast of the times, attracts more attention and in-depth understanding of more people, so that it can be more widely disseminated and recognized in the modern society. The cultural self-awareness and self-confidence of the She people themselves are also increasing, and they actively participate in the inheritance and innovation of cultural symbols.

Beyond language: fostering an intercultural mindset in foreign language classrooms in Japan

ABSTRACT In Japan, calls for students to become global human resources (GHR) has placed pressure on universities to internationalise. Traditionally, Japanese universities have relied on student mobility to foster GHR, but a decline in mobility numbers has highlighted the need for educators and administrators to consider how an intercultural mindset can be developed in domestic campuses. While English as a foreign language (EFL) education holds great potential due to its widespread, mandatory status across Japanese universities, it remains underexplored, particularly under the curriculum restraints often faced by EFL faculty. This article will present results from a one-year longitudinal study conducted with 205 EFL Japanese university students in the 2021 academic year, during which intercultural activities were incorporated into the curriculum. The article will discuss the factors influencing students’ openness, curiosity, and respect, as well as cultural self-awareness and global awareness based on pre-, mid-, and post-intervention surveys, in addition to student reflections collected from 41 participants. Findings suggest that EFL classrooms have the potential to develop an intercultural mindset despite curriculum constraints, particularly through guided discussions in the classroom and student-led research projects with an intercultural focus.

Formation of national and cultural identity as a function of spectacularity and spectacularity culturee

“Spectacularity” in the modern information society is one of the crucial factors and tools for the formation of national and cultural identity, since its role in festive, ceremonial, visual, television, screen, Internet culture, and other similar types of postmodern culture, which have the most important ideological and educational resources for the formation of national and cultural self-awareness and self-identifi cation of citizens in society, is paramount. In modern times, namely in the era of postmodernism, the screen, as well as screen, television, Internet, and visual culture are a powerful ideological weapon, an infl uential educational tool, participating in the creative national and cultural policy of the state. The materials of the article can be used in the educational process in the Cultural Studies major.

Musical Culture of the Kyrgyz People

The musical culture of the Kyrgyz people is a valuable heritage that reflects its traditions, history, and spiritual values. This study is relevant because in the modern pedagogical process the emphasis on the integration of national cultural features, including music, is becoming increasingly important. It promotes multicultural education and the development of students’ national identity. The purpose of this study was to develop ways to integrate the musical culture of the Kyrgyz people into modern pedagogical education and recommendations for their optimisation. The following methods were used in the study: analytical, specifically, historical analysis; comparative; method of synthesis; as well as methods of generalisation and systematisation. The most revealing was the historical analysis, through which the historical context of the development of Kyrgyz musical culture and its influence on education in different periods of history was studied. The results of the study suggested that the inclusion of elements of musical culture of the Kyrgyz people in the pedagogical process can serve as an effective tool for the development of students’ cultural self-awareness, as well as the development of their emotional and social competence. However, to achieve the best results, clearly formulated methods are needed that consider the specifics of Kyrgyz musical culture and the features of the modern pedagogical process. Among such techniques, the following were identified: cultural immersion, integrated lessons, project-oriented method, organisation of creative working groups, case method, creation of interactive music laboratories, differentiated approach, and application of the method of critical analysis in lessons. The findings of this study can be useful for teachers, students at pedagogical universities, researchers in the field of pedagogy and ethnomusicology, as well as educational authorities.

PARTICULARS OF PURCHASING MEMORIES CULTURAL HERITAGE

Introduction. An extremely important role in the formation of Ukraine as an independent European state is played by raising the level of cultural self-awareness of its citizens, and a separate link in this process is occupied by the proper legislative regulation of the exercise of ownership of cultural heritage sites. The analysis of legal acts regulating the legal status and circulation of monuments of cultural heritage shows a certain fragmentation, inconsistency and the presence of conflicts. To date, the problem of legal regulation of certain aspects of the termination of the right to ownership of cultural heritage sites is quite relevant also in the doctrinal aspect. The insufficient number of individual special studies of cultural heritage monuments as objects of property rights in civil science indicates a correlative relationship with the corresponding legislative uncertainty and at the same time emphasizes the urgent practical significance of such theoretical studies. The purpose of the research is to find out the peculiarities of the purchase of monuments of cultural heritage. Summary of the main results of the study. Since the legislator uses the term «owner» in the relevant article of the Central Committee, and the Law of Ukraine «On the Protection of Cultural Heritage» also does not contain a direct reference to the right of private ownership, but, on the contrary, indicates that monuments can be in state, communal and private property, it was concluded that forced redemption is possible not only of monuments that are under private ownership. Attention is focused on the fact that a lawsuit can be filed only against the owner of a cultural heritage site, not its owner or user, and the need to prove a cause-and-effect relationship between the actions or inaction of the owner of a cultural heritage site and its damage is indicated or destruction. In turn, the body for the protection of cultural heritage must argue and justify the existence of an urgent need for which a claim for the redemption of a cultural heritage monument is filed without warning its owner. Conclusion. Today, there is some uncertainty in the legal regulation of relations, the object of which are cultural heritage monuments. The analysis of the main aspects of the specified grounds for the termination of the right of ownership allows us to assert the presence of «interpenetration» of the norms of private and public law, since the dispositive method of legal regulation inherent in civil law concerns only certain aspects of the circulation of monuments of cultural heritage, for example, the grounds for acquiring the right to own them. Instead, the imperatives of public law to a greater extent apply to legal relations, the object of which are monuments of cultural heritage, in particular, when it comes to their redemption - the very coercive nature of such redemption, determination of the redemption price by a court decision if the parties do not reach an agreement, etc.

Animation-constructed National Images: Cross-cultural Communication among Youth Groups

Animation is a form of cultural communication in which a nation displays its own culture and the value system behind it to specific audience groups of other cultures, and the widest audience of this form of cultural communication is the youth group. Therefore, analyzing the essence and path of cross-cultural communication of animation, this paper tries to explore the possibility and importance of shaping the image of the nation with animation as the ontology in cross-cultural communication. This paper firstly analyses that animation, as an art form showing culture and spiritual core, is a cultural system constructed by nationalities as the cultural foundation, and animation, in turn, shows national uniqueness as a means of communication; on this basis, through the analysis of the unconscious cultural projection phenomenon of the youth audience group, this paper elaborates that animation is an important way to build up a country's image at the initial stage. This paper then analyses the key to cross-cultural communication through animation is to find the common accepted universal values in different cultural backgrounds, and to find the universality of spiritual values; on the basis of universality, in the process of animation creation and dissemination, it is necessary to strengthen the establishment of cultural self-awareness and cultural identity of the nation in order to enhance the cohesion of the country's image.

Cultivating Cultural Self-Awareness to Teach Intercultural Communication

Cultivating Cultural Self-Awareness to Teach Intercultural Communication

Assessing learning gains of pharmacy students in communications, ways of thinking, and intercultural skills through self-assessment

Background and purposeIntercultural and Global Health Issues was developed to address learning outcomes in communication, ways of thinking, intercultural personal skills, and intercultural knowledge. The aim of this study was to assess learning gains of pharmacy students through self-assessment. Educational activity and settingCourse design, learning outcomes, objectives, and activities were created to meet the expected educational outcomes. A revised rubric was created from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education rubrics on Intercultural knowledge, Information literacy, and Creative thinking. Students completed self-assessments at the beginning and end of the course. Ward hierarchical clustering, paired sample t-tests, and independent t-tests analyzed multidimensional data in two clusters. FindingsCluster 1 (C1) students reported pre-course capstone performances for cultural self-awareness, problem solving, and access and use of information ethically and legally. Post-course scores for C1 students statistically increased for all AACU domains reaching capstone performances for intercultural competence, creative thinking, and information literacy. Cluster 2 (C2) students reported capstone performance levels for all AACU domains from the beginning to the end of the course. All students reported achievement of self-efficacy, creative thinking, and cultural competency at the end of the course. There was no statistically significant difference in course learning outcome scores for C1 and C2 students. SummaryStudents achieved embedded learning outcomes of ways of thinking, communication, interpersonal skills, and intercultural knowledge as demonstrated from self-assessments. Course activities aided students' demonstration of self-efficacy, creative thinking, and intercultural knowledge.

Practical Exploration of Cultural Self-consciousness Enhancement of Civic Education for College Students in the Context of Deep Learning

Abstract Cultural self-awareness reflects a nation’s recognition of its own culture and other related values, which relies on a deep cultural foundation and is of great significance to national unity. This paper firstly analyzes the content and characteristics of cultural self-awareness, discusses the promotion role of college civic education on the cultivation and enhancement of college students’ cultural self-awareness, introduces the four-layer, four-ring model of educating people to innovate the form of civic education teaching and establishes a system of indicators for evaluating the effect of cultural self-awareness in civic education on the cultivation of people. Secondly, the subjective and objective weights of the evaluation indexes were solved by the AHP method and CRITIC method, respectively. The subjective and objective weights were combined by linear weighting method. Then, a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model was established to comprehensively evaluate the effect of culturally conscious parenting in Civic and Political Education. Finally, five colleges and universities in a province were used as examples, and the research data was obtained through questionnaires and expert assignments to analyze the effect of culturally conscious parenting in each college and university. The results of the study show that in the effect of culturally conscious parenting on college students’ civic education, the weight of strengthening the innovation of cultural teaching content reaches 0.0726, while the weight value of promoting network culture innovation is only 0.0463, and the comprehensive evaluation score for the effect of cultural conscious parenting of civic education in college A is 9.884 points. The effect of cultural self-awareness in college students’ Civic and Political Education needs to rely on excellent culture, adopt richer teaching contents and forms, and encourage college students to internalize cultural knowledge and promote their cultural self-awareness.

Research on Product Design Based on User Experience and Sharing Cultural Heritage

Unreasonable user behavior in designing products and passing down cultural heritage may result in a cultural identity crisis, presenting a significant obstacle to establishing a high-quality cultural heritage setting. This paper focuses on studying the irrational behavior of users in product design and inheritance culture, examining its main features and characteristics. In addition, after an in-depth analysis of the emotional presentation and causes of users’ irrational expressions, we propose coping strategies to improve the user experience and correct their behavior. By enhancing cultural self-awareness, improving the design process and user engagement, and fostering intercultural communication, we will support cultural heritage’s balanced and sustainable growth.

Образ двойника в повестях Вас. Андреева «Серый костюм» (1929) и Е. Долгопят «Чужая жизнь» (2012): к вопросу о текстовой омонимии

The paper compares the novels “The Grey Suit” (1929) by Vasily Andreev and “Someone Else’s Life” (2012) by Elena Dolgopyat. Not only does this comparison enable exploring textual homonymy, a term introduced by Tomas Venclova to refer to the similarity of texts with distinct internal semiotic structures, but it also highlights the resemblance between the literary periods of the 1920s and 2020s. The works addressing the theme of duality were created with a time gap of almost a hundred years. The convergence of post-revolutionary literature and post-Soviet literature gives rise to a striking parallelism, as their texts harmoniously rhyme and weave together, forming a distinct fabric of literary context. The theme of duality, the un-solvable contradiction of human nature, and the subsequent transformation of this theme serve to establish a closer connection between the works of Andreev and Dolgopyat. The twin models serve as evident and prevalent frameworks of cultural self-awareness during various stages of its evolution. The paper indicates that Andreev and Dolgopyat are representative of the epochs characterized by literary collapse and transition. Through their works, the writers express their thoughts on both the duality of their contemporary reality and the universal concept of duality. Consequently, the paper presents evidence that Andreev’s narrative, which was “given back” to the reader in 1989 but has received minimal analysis, enriches the body of texts exploring the “Yesenin myth” and the concept of duality.

Artistic Play and Laughter as a Way of Living in Art

The article deals with the duality of a rational, sane worldview and an oppositional-irrational, namely a laughable and theatrical way of reinterpreting reality and life in this "other reality". It is emphasized that the instinct of play, theatricality, and a sense of humor from the earliest times (prehistoric eras) was and still is a manifestation of individual freedom. The instinct of play as a manifestation of cultural self-awareness is represented as a sign of psychological and mental health. Options for rethinking rational life within the framework of the "laughing instinct" are considered in the review of creative approaches to reality by Serhiy Parajanov (his collages), in the stage techniques of Bohdan Stupka. For the first time in Ukrainian art history, the "laughter" of Lucien Dulfan — an artist from Odesa, and since the 1980s — a New Yorker, has been considered. The Odessa "laughter space" was also traced in the works of Serhiy Bozhek and Igor Gusev (their anti-war work of 2022). The painting of Vladyslav Shereshevsky is visualized from the point of view of the "carnival double". Negativist, cynical manifestations of laughter and play in the works of individual representatives of Ukrainian contemporary art were also noted. The article analyzes the positive role of laughter in the works of Ukrainian artists of 2022–2023 in their protest against Putinism. The prognostic value of artistic gestures is illustrated on the example of Serhiy Parajanov's work, which, breaking the law of continuity and normality in art, in creative outbursts (moments of bifurcation), shake the old system of artistic thinking, offering novelty. Laughter in this situation is a guide to prognostication. The article shows how the creative theatricalization of the worldview, the transformation of the tragic into the comic with a joke, in a game and a laugh, is able to save a person not only from lame pragmatism in everyday life, but also from a tragic sense of well-being during periods of severe trials, in particular, when confronting the barbarism of war.

Analysis of the Cultural Identity of Characters on Fanfiction Adaptation "Atuy Galon" by Cyn

Atuy Galon is a unique fanfiction that began as a series of short stories on social media, eventually gaining prominence and being published in a comic strip format. What sets this work apart is its distinctive use of slang language, an ever-evolving linguistic phenomenon that resonates particularly with younger audiences. The central figures in the narrative, Atuy, Anton, and Sahrul, not only use slang but each has developed their own distinct slang lexicon, reflecting varied facets of cultural identity. As language remains paramount in shaping one's cultural self-awareness, this research meticulously examines the linguistic choices of these characters. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach alongside a rigorous discourse analysis methodology, the study aims to decode the linguistic intricacies within Atuy Galon and their broader implications for cultural identity formation. The significance of this exploration extends beyond literary analysis; it offers a window into the dynamic interplay between language, culture, and identity among today's youth. Additionally, it underscores the transformative power of technology in reshaping linguistic norms and practices.

Cultural Self-Awareness: An Initial Step in Home-School Partnerships

The US is becoming progressively diverse and so are our classrooms. Home-school partnerships are essential to supporting diverse learners. It is critical both new and veteran practitioners make intentional efforts to provide culturally proficient practices when building home-school partnerships. Cultural awareness is identified across disciplines as the initial step to being a culturally proficient practitioner (e.g., CCPEP, nd; Randall-David, 1989; SAMHSA, 2014). Self-awareness is an important but often overlooked step in cultural awareness. This article addresses three techniques to increase cultural self-awareness as an initial step to building effective home-school partnerships with diverse families.

An exploration of developing the practice of educational psychologists with minority cultural and linguistic populations in England: A dynamic journey of understanding and change

Aim(s)To explore the experiences of educational psychologists (EPs) and support reflection and professional development in their work with minority cultural and linguistic (C&L) populations.RationaleEPs are called on to work according to principles of equality and diversity and inclusion in their support of all children and young people. There has been little exploration of EP practice with minority C&L populations in England. This research aimed to address this gap.MethodA participatory action research (AR) design, comprising four focus groups. Data was analysed inductively and collaboratively with participants.FindingsThe development of practice with minority C&L populations was conceptualised as a dynamic journey of understanding and change. Findings support concepts in the literature including developing cultural self-awareness, skills and knowledge; reflection; taking each case as an individual.Implications: are discussed for developing practice at individual and service level.LimitationsThis research was generated from participatory AR with one educational psychology service (EPS), readers can assess the degree of transferability to other contexts. The inclusive terminology of the research questions may have hindered participants from addressing specific dimensions of cultural difference such as class and race.ConclusionsDrawing on critical race theory and cultural humility a framework is offered for EPs and EPSs to support the on-going process of reflection and practice development with minority C&L populations, and redressing of power imbalances at individual, societal and institutional levels.

Children's Blogging as a Factor of Cultural Transformations

The purpose of the work is to find out the importance of children's blogging for the socialisation and formation of personal qualities of children, to reveal the influence of this phenomenon on the transformation of cultural forms. The research methodology was based on the use of general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis – to develop the source base of the article; as well as specifically scientific, in particular semiotic, helped to find out the mechanism of the emergence of cyber culture, and diachronic-synchronous: children's blogging is considered both in historical development with a cultural interpretation of the results, and linearly – in one historical period of time. Scientific novelty. We have found that currently children's blogging is one of the determining factors in the development of children as individuals and causes the emergence of new forms of culture, in particular, cyber culture. Conclusions. Culture involves the transmission from one generation to the next of historically acquired rules of behaviour, spiritual, and material values for the preservation and development of society. It used to provide direct communication between generations. Nowadays, young people balance between two realities – social and virtual, so they often acquire social and cultural experience primarily on the Internet. Blogs are clearly shaping the preferences of today's children, shaping their cultural self-awareness and defining intercultural competence, and in the future, such a process will acquire even greater dimensions. This led to the emergence of a new generation – bearers of cyber culture, namely, information culture, which as a new cultural model actualises a qualitatively new worldview with corresponding value attitudes, moral and ethical norms, social roles, and models of human behaviour in society.
 Key words: children's blogging, cyber culture, information culture, intercultural competence, social and virtual realities, Internet.

Multicultural Orientation: Self-Portraiture to Promote Cultural Humility in Art Therapy

The multicultural orientation framework centers on three pillars of cultural humility, cultural opportunities, and cultural comfort. Cultural humility is the foundational pillar that encompasses intrapersonal and interpersonal essence of which cultural self-awareness is a vital component. Cultural self-awareness involves an awareness of a therapist’s cultural and social identities, beliefs, assumptions, and behaviors. Addressing self-awareness through self-portraiture offers a reflective process for self-exploration.

Inclusive excellence through digital learning: an undergraduate research experience to pilot cross-institutional collaboration between a historically black university and a predominantly white institution

ABSTRACT Increasing diversity in higher education and the workforce requires undergraduate students to learn to work together effectively to address scientific and social issues. Our goal is to learn how best to facilitate teamwork among students from Historically Black Universities (HBU) and Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) to promote collaborative learning. We analysed the evolving knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of participating students as they developed close working relationships through a ‘study-within-a-study’ design where student pairs (one from an HBU and one from a PWI) conducted their own research project while we analysed how these students interacted with their partners. The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) rubric of Intercultural Knowledge and Competence was used to develop a set of codes for assessing transcripts of student meetings. AACU defines six attributes of this rubric including cultural self-awareness, cultural worldview frameworks, empathy, verbal and nonverbal communication, curiosity, and openness. Our pilot results suggest that students willing to engage collaboratively with others from different cultural or educational backgrounds can display attributes of intercultural competence, while those not willing to engage in the collaborative process may not exhibit such competence. We also learnedthat students require the same initial preparation necessary for the assigned project.