Ethno-cultural Competence Research Articles

POLYCULTURAL EDUCATION AS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF INTERETHNIC CONFLICTS IN THE COURSE OF PREPARATION OF EXPERTS FOR OIL AND GAS BRANCH. (ON AN EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS UGNTU)

In article modern ethnocultural and ethnopolitical realities of Russia which are designated not only productive interethnic interaction, an intercultural exchange, but also and actions of nationalism, separatism, radicalism and xenophobia reveal. Which participants it becomes frequent student's youth. The analysis of research of degree of expressiveness is carried out in article and a parity of ethnic identity and ethnic tolerance of students of the Ufa state oil technical university. The research objective consisted in studying of problems of interethnic interaction of youth in the polyethnic environment of HIGH SCHOOL, finding-out of opinion of students concerning the reasons of interethnic conflicts and ways of their permission. And also the relation of a student's audience to representatives of different nationalities is considered; the uncooperative altitude reasons to representatives of different ethnoses are established. Besides, possibility of occurrence of intensity and xenophobia in the student's environment comes to light. The essence of the term ethnic tolerance as the determinative reducing display of violence, discrimination, infringement of human rights, and also is given the characteristic of ethnic identity is considered. Internationalization of education demands search of psihologo-pedagogical factors of decrease in interethnic intensity and leads to understanding of importance of formation of positive ethnic identity at students and development in them to ethnic tolerance. The essence and the maintenance of polycultural education as process of formation of the tolerant person reveals, necessity of formation of polycultural education for the Ufa state oil technical university, as method of development of ethnic tolerance, purposeful development in pupils of ethnocultural competence is defined. Recommendations about preventive maintenance of interethnic conflicts in HIGH SCHOOL and intensity decrease in interethnic relations at individual level are given.

Multiculturalism and Immigration in Post-Soviet Russia

This paper addresses some social and psychological issues concerning multiculturalism and immigration in post-Soviet Russia, which is one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The paper begins by describing the current cultural and immigrant diversity in Russia, and then provides a short description of Russian immigrants and the social and psychological problems that immigrants and the larger society face. We present the conceptual framework and findings from empirical studies that examine the reciprocal acculturation and intercultural relations between migrants and members of the larger society. We analyze these studies with respect to their relevance to three hypotheses that have been advanced for examining intercultural relations: the multiculturalism hypothesis; the integration hypothesis; and contact hypothesis. Findings of the studies showed that measures of security, identity, perceived threat/discrimination have a significant relationship with ethnic tolerance, mutual attitudes, acculturation strategies and expectations, and the well-being and life satisfaction of both immigrants and members of the larger society. The results of these studies support all three hypotheses in both groups. The authors concluded that the efforts to improve relations between members of the larger society and immigrants should be directed at enhancing the basic sense of security and at developing programs that increase multicultural attitudes, ethno-cultural competence, and tolerance between both groups.

Ethno-Cultural Competence as a Component of Competence in Communication

Ethno-Cultural Competence as a Component of Competence in Communication. Established in 2008, the Russian Psychological Society's Journal «Psychology in Russia: State of the Art» publishes original articles.

Use of Culture-Centered Counseling Theory with Ethnically Diverse LGBT Clients

The intersection of ethnocultural and sexual orientation identities presents unique challenges that mandate cultural competence in assessing and intervening with ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Effective counseling with this population requires an understanding of non-Eurocentric, nonheterosexual worldviews as well as an awareness of the sociopolitical realities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life. Culture-centered counseling theory provides an effective framework for addressing the needs of ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. A review of the literature on counseling ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people is provided along with case illustrations to illuminate the use of culture-centered counseling theory with this population. Recommendations focus on counselor training to increase ethnocultural knowledge and clinical competence and to reduce personal bias.

FORMATION OF ETHNOCULTURAL COMPETENCE OF THE FUTURE TEACHERS BY MEANS OF A FOLK ART

This article opens ways of formation of ethnocultural competence of the future teachers during mastering symbol shaped system of products of a folk art.