Multicultural Perception Research Articles

대학생의 다문화 인식, 자아존중감이 결혼 인식에 미치는 영향

The purposes of this study was to analyze the impact on marriage awareness of university students’ multicultural perception and self-esteem. The survey target was one hundred fourteen university students in Jeollanam-do. Cronbach Coefficient was calculated to test reliability of the survey questionnaires for the collected data, and Pearson’s Ratio Correlation Analysis was applied to perceive the relationship between university students’ multicultural perception, self-esteem, and marriage awareness. Multiple regression analysis implemented to see the impact on marriage awareness of university students’ multicultural perception and self-esteem. First, the relationship between multicultural perception and marriage awareness of university students did not show any significant correlation betwiin overal multicultural perception and marriage awareness. Second, university students’ multicultural perception was found to have no significant effect on marriage awareness. Third, their self-esteem affects marriage awareness more than the sub-factors of multicultural. This study would be provided as the base line data to develop multicultural policies and multicultural family support program of Korean society.

대중매체를 통한 외국인 접촉이 다문화 인식에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

In Korea, the perception of foreigners is dualistic with acceptance and exclusivity where a multicultural society has emerged. Indirect contact with foreigners through mass media can have a significant impact on everyday multicultural awareness. Accordingly, it is time to support the functions of mass media and policies that can cause negative conflicts in multicultural awareness. Based on this awareness of the problem, the results of a survey and analysis on the effect of contact with foreigners through mass media on multicultural awareness are as follows. There were differences in multicultural awareness depending on gender, age, education, marital status, and occupational status among sociodemographic characteristics, Gender, age, and experience and awareness factors corresponding to the sub-variables of contact with foreigners through mass media were found to have a significant impact on multicultural awareness. Therefore, such as community change, exclusivity, and risk, a policy is needed to minimize negative issues and exposure of foreigners through the mass media because contact with foreigners through the mass media affects negative perceptions of multiculturalism

간호대학생의 다문화 인식과 문화적 역량 예측요인

Objectives we aim to explore the predictors influencing multicultural awareness and cultural competence necessary for nursing students to cultivate qualitatively superior healthcare services in the multicultural era.
 Methods An online survey was conducted on 200 nursing students currently enrolled in N University located in Gwangju and data from 165 participants (83%) were analyzed. Regression analysis, including multiple regression and hierarchical regression, was employed to examine the factors predicting multicultural awareness and cultural competence among nursing students based on background variables.
 Results Firstly, as the nursing students' academic year increased and their experience with multicultural lectures and multicultural exposure levels grew, their perception of multiculturalism became more positive. Secondly, higher academic years and the experience of taking multicultural courses, as well as increased levels of multicultural exposure, were associated with higher levels of cultural competence among nursing students. Thirdly, factors influencing nursing students' multicultural awareness were identified as multicultural experience and academic year. Lastly, hierarchical regression analysis indicated that, when predicting cultural competence among nursing students, multicultural awareness was a significant predictor compared to academic year and multicultural exposure levels.
 Conclusions Multicultural awareness among nursing students is influenced by both multicultural experience and academic year, while cultural competence is influenced by multicultural awareness and academic year. Within the diverse educational experiences that nursing students encounter through both curriculum and extracurricular activities during their university life, there is a need for multicultural education to be integrated.

Multi-cultural perception of impact sound -- An international online listening survey about the perceived annoyance due to impact sounds

To support the introduction of requirements for protection from impact noise in the National Building Code of Canada, the National Research Council of Canada implemented pilot subjective evaluations of impact sounds to evaluate the best metric to be used in the Code. As an alternative to the typical laboratory-based listening experiments, online-based listening tests were used. The ability to collect data with an online survey allows to reach the general public much more than with any laboratory-based experiment, and it was especially relevant in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced researchers to re-evaluate in-person procedures. This online listening survey was published for world-wide access, enabling data collection across a diverse target audience in many parts of the world. The survey and its preliminary results are presented and discussed in this paper. Data collected as part of the online survey, such as the person's country of residence and the type of dwelling they lived in, is used to explore the multicultural effects on the annoyance ratings.

다문화 놀이프로그램 개발을 통한 예비유아교사의 다문화 인식 탐색

This study, 2nd grade students from the Department of Early Childhood Education at S University in G City developed a multicultural play program through PBL classes, and explored changes in students' multicultural awareness during the development process. As a result of study, the multicultural play program developed by students enabled a play-experientaial understading of diversity, moving beyond a tourism-oriented approach. This multicultural program reflected the play-oriented Nuri curriculum, and resulting in a reduction of biases towards multiculturalism. Students' perception of multiculturalism changed as they realized that multicultural preschoolers were no different from their peers. They also recognized that excessive consideration and kindness towards multicultural individuals could lead to discomfort. Despite feeling anxious about how well they could interact with multicultural individuals after the multicultural education class, they acknowledged the importance of multicultural competencies in the future and expressed their willingness to apply what they had learned. For future research, it is suggested to utilize the compilation of play activities and analyze the outcomes to develop a practical and systematic multicultural program.

Multicultural Education in Türkiye: A Systematic Review

Global migratory movements have recently increased dramatically due to conflict, economic challenges, and health crises. Consequently, multiculturalism has gained prominence, necessitating the introduction of multicultural education in educational institutions. This change, in turn, has led to increased research studies on multicultural education. The main objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive systematic review of research on multicultural education in Turkey. Within this framework, the study examined the prevailing research trends, methods, focus areas, measurement instruments used, participant groups, and outcomes described in articles on multicultural education in the Turkish context. To analyze the research data, a thorough examination of the articles published in the index TR between 2013 and 2023 was conducted. The resulting data were carefully analyzed using the descriptive content analysis method. The study results show that the number of research papers on multicultural education has increased significantly in recent years. Qualitative research methods were preferred in these studies, while scales stood out as the primary instruments for data collection. In addition, the study found that the majority of participants in these studies were educators, particularly teachers. In addition, a significant portion of the articles were published in social studies. It was also found that the predominant variables in these studies were attitude and gender, with a positive change in participants' perceptions of multiculturalism. By comprehensively assessing these facets, the study contributes to our understanding of the dynamics and trends in multicultural education research in Turkey.

A Qualitative Study on the Process of Changing Multicultural Perceptions of College Students Participating in Role-playing Oriented Liberal Arts Classes

The purpose of this study is to explore the process of changing multicultural perceptions of college students who participated in liberal arts classes using role-playing, and to present multicultural education measures in higher education institutions. To this end, in-depth interviews were conducted with five college students who participated in liberal arts classes, and these were analyzed using phenomenological research methods. As a result, first, the participants stated that they were “indifferent” or had “uncomfortable feelings” about multiculturalism due to a lack of direct experience with migrants. Second, college students came to understand and respect others through the multicultural role-playing process. Third, research participants came to think about the attitudes they should have in a multicultural society in the future during their liberal arts class. This has led to changes in the perceptions of all people interacting in a multicultural society, regarding both their perceptions and attitudes.Based on these results, this study presented future multicultural education plans as follows. First, multicultural education should begin with content that can lead to “various levels of cultural curiosity” among the learners. This plays a role in relieving the indifferent or uncomfortable emotions that learners have. Second, before the role-playing activities, education that can help students better understand other cultures should be prioritized. This can reduce the difficulties students face when it comes to ‘cultural differences’ and ‘language barriers’ (communication) when learners write their role play scripts. Finally, multicultural education should be developed as a long-term curriculum rather than a one-off, and should be conducted to improve mutual cultural capabilities by engaging in “cultural exchange activities,” including the involvement of the migrants' language, culture, experiences, and values. This can help students internalize their necessary multicultural awareness on a long-term basis. It can also be a way for them to understand their foreign counterparts more deeply by providing opportunities for mutual cultural communication with them. Through this study, we looked at the process of changing college students' multicultural perception. It is hoped that this study will serve as useful basic data for the progress of multicultural education that can promote multicultural awareness for college students as well as for other learners.

A Qualitative Study on the Process of Changing Multicultural Perceptions of College Students Participating in Role-playing Oriented Liberal Arts Classes

A Qualitative Study on the Process of Changing Multicultural Perceptions of College Students Participating in Role-playing Oriented Liberal Arts Classes

Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions and Their Professional Preparation Levels for Multicultural Education: Implications for Teacher Education Curricula

Purpose: This study examines pre-service teachers’ perceptions and their professional preparation levels for multicultural education.
 Design/Methodology/Approach: In accordance with the research problems, this study was conducted using a mixed method research and a partial mixed sequential and equal status design. In the quantitative part, 381 pre-service teachers were surveyed using the Multicultural Perception Scale (MPC) to assess their perspectives on multicultural education. In the qualitative part, 20 pre-service teachers were interviewed individually to determine their levels of professional preparation for multicultural education.
 Findings: The quantitative findings of the study showed that pre-service teachers have a moderate level of perception their professional preparation levels for multicultural education. Pre-service teachers enrolled in the Primary Education program have a higher perception of multicultural education than pre-service teachers enrolled in other teacher education programs. Furthermore, there is no significant difference between grades. On the other hand, it appears that male pre-service teachers have significantly lower perceptions of multicultural education than female pre-service teachers. Pre-service teachers are observed to emphasize the terms "diversity, interaction, and togetherness" when defining multicultural education, according to the qualitative findings of this study. In addition, they emphasized the interactions between pre-service teachers and international students, the program's course content, and extracurricular activities in light of the findings regarding the teacher education program's contribution to and opportunities for enhancing the levels of professional preparation for multicultural education. Examining the recommendations of pre-service teachers for teacher education, it is evident that more opportunities for extracurricular activities, school experience, and observation are recommended. Another recommendation highlighted is the addition of a multicultural education course to the teacher education program.
 Highlights: According to the findings, multicultural education must be more thoroughly integrated into teacher education programs. It is anticipated that the study's findings will contribute to future studies of curriculum development and research on multicultural education conducted by those involved in teacher education at the national and international levels.

Teacher Perceptions of Multicultural Education and Diversity Values in the School Environment

A comprehensive education system is essential to promote peace in a diverse, multicultural society. Teachers have a critical role in organizing the classroom environment, and it is vital to understand their perceptions of Multiculturalism and the extent to which educational programs adopt multicultural principles. This study investigated teachers' perceptions of multicultural education and diversity and evaluated their awareness of these issues. A qualitative research design with case studies was used, and six teachers from an elementary school in Surabaya were deliberately selected for this study. The data were collected through interviews, observation, and document analysis, and the results were analyzed using content analysis techniques. This study found that teachers have adequate knowledge about multicultural education and a positive attitude toward it. However, their understanding and prejudices related to specific concepts still need more. In addition, the inclusiveness of Multiculturalism in annual plans and teaching programs still needs to be improved. Learning transformation is required that encourages active student collaboration, such as the project-based learning (PjBL) model.

Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Levels of Multiculturalism Perception and Ethnocultural Empathy: A Study in the Turkish Context

The aim of this study is to investigate the multiculturalism perceptions and ethnocultural empathy levels of early childhood preservice teachers. This study was conducted in a correlational research design. This study had a sample of 380 undergraduate students studying in the academic year 2021-2022 in the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Turkey. In this study, Multiculturalism Perception Scale, The Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy, and individual demographic form were used. The One-Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) and Independent Samples t-tests were used to analyze if there are significant differences between early childhood preservice teachers’ descriptive characteristics on their perceptions of multiculturalism and ethnocultural empathy levels. Pearson correlation was utilized to determine the relationship between early childhood preservice teachers’ perceptions of multiculturalism and their ethnocultural empathy levels. According to research results, early childhood preservice teachers’ perceptions of multiculturalism and their ethnocultural empathy are positively correlated. Furthermore, results revealed that those who have cross-cultural friends have higher mean scores on both multiculturalism perception and ethnocultural empathy than those who do not have cross-cultural friends. Moreover, early childhood preservice teachers who want to take courses on multiculturalism have higher scores on multiculturalism perception and ethnocultural empathy than those who do not want to. The results were discussed in the context of related research and recommendations were given for future research.

충남 초중고 교직원의 다문화에 관한 인식 분석

The purpose of this study is to analyze the teachers' perception of multiculturalism from an integrated point of view to examine the problems and to consider directions for improvement. To this end, a quantitative study was conducted on elementary, middle and high school and faculty members of educational administrative agencies belonging to the Chungcheongnam-do Office of Education, and a total of 669 people responded, and a qualitative study was conducted on multicultural affairs managers of the Office of Education. As a result of the analysis, first, multicultural awareness improvement education is needed to change the double multicultural attitude. Although they have the mind of equality for multicultural people and respect for other cultures, they showed the duality of answering that they have demeaning, prejudice, stereotypes, and exclusionary tendencies. Second, there is a need for a multicultural education program tailored to the Korean situation, and the reasons are limited support for Korean adaptation education, emphasis on education for harmonious relationships with multicultural families, experience-oriented, self-culture-oriented operation, and lack of multicultural education for students. Third, the role of the government and local governments needs to prepare laws. Third, the role of the government and local governments needs to be improved. In order for our society to achieve a multicultural and integrated society, the government should make laws, secure finances, and establishes a basic plan, while the local government prepares an implementation plan and supports it so that each center can operate it. Fourth, government-level support is needed for public relations related to multiculturalism. For effective and practical multicultural understanding education, it is necessary to create conditions and support from the government not only in the classroom, but also for publicity that helps people understand multiculturalism and support it.

The Effect of Multicultural Role Play on Multicultural Perception and Empathy Ability of Nursing College Students

The Effect of Multicultural Role Play on Multicultural Perception and Empathy Ability of Nursing College Students

Relationship between Multicultural Perception, Acceptance, and Efficacy of Nursing Students

Purpose: This study attempted to analyze the relationship between multicultural perception, acceptance, and efficacy of nursing students. Methods: A descriptive study design was used. From April 1st to April 22nd, 2021, data were collected from B nursing college students through an online survey. The collected data from 111 students were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program. Results: The mean scores of the multicultural perception, acceptance, and efficacy of nursing students were 3.42±0.25, 3.87±0.32, and 4.00±0.48, respectively. The results of an analysis of the correlation between the nursing student's multicultural perception, acceptance, and efficacy showed a positive correlation between multicultural perception and multicultural acceptance (r =.485, p<.01), multicultural perception, and multicultural efficacy (r =.592, p<.01), and multicultural acceptance and multicultural efficacy (r =.469, p<.01). Conclusion: From the results of this study, it can be confirmed that when nursing students' awareness of multiculturalism is high, their multicultural acceptance and efficacy are improved. Therefore, it is suggested that strategies need to be continuously evolved and further education planned to enhance the cultural competency of nursing students by improving their levels of multicultural perception, acceptance, and efficacy.

대학생의 행복감, 자아존중감, 인권의식이 다문화수용성에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purposes of this study were to analyze the impact on multicultural acceptability of university stucent's pappiness, self-esteem, and human rights awareness. Methods The survey target were two hundred eighty-seven university students in Jeollanam-do. Cronbach Coefficient was calculated to test reliability of the survey questionnaires for the collected data, and Pearson's Ratio Correlation Analysis was applied to perceive the relationship between university student’s happiness, self-esteem, and human rights awareness. Multiple regression analysis implemented to see the effect of their happiness, self-esteem, and human rights awareness on multicultural acceptability. Results First, there was significant static correlation in between university student’s multicultural acceptability self-esteem and human rights awareness. Second, it was showed that university student’s human rights awareness, happiness, and self-esteem are the static predictors based on multicultural acceptability. As the result analyzed by each sub-factor, human rights awareness, all predictors, and both happiness and human rights awareness were the significant static predictors of diversity, relationship, and universality, respectively. Conclusions This study would be used as basic data for developing the program related with improving multicultural education system and multicultural perception to integrate society.

School Counsellor's Perception of Multicultural Guidance and Counseling

Having a deep multicultural perception is a must for school counsellors who serve students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Describing their perception of the importance of multicultural guidance and counselling is the main objective of this study. Fifty middle and high school counsellors participated in this study. Data of their perception were collected by administering a 10-item questionnaire in an online version which requires them to respond on a scale of 1-10, ranging from not important to important, encompassing cognitive, affective, and practice dimensions. The main findings of this study revealed that school counsellors have similar perceptions on the importance of multicultural guidance and counselling either in cognitive, affective, or practice dimensions, according to demographic data categories of gender, age, and years of experience. The significant difference is only found as they are categorized into middle and high school counsellors.

Foreign coworker nationality, cultural distance, and perception of cultural diversity in the workplace

PurposeAs Japan has been slowly opening up to foreign workers to supplement its shrinking workforce, local employees have had to deal with increased diversity at work, owing to the presence of foreign coworkers. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between foreign coworkers’ nationality (specifically Chinese, Korean and those from Western countries) and the perception of the benefits and threats of cultural diversity in the workplace by Japanese employees.Design/methodology/approachA sample of Japanese employees working in Japan, half of which working with foreigners, was used, focusing on those Japanese employees who reported working with foreign coworkers of a single nationality.FindingsThe authors found that Japanese workers’ perceived benefits of cultural diversity at work, but not perceived threats, are significantly impacted by the unique nationality of their foreign coworkers. Specifically, the effect of coworker nationality is most apparent for the two benefits of “understanding of diverse groups in society” and “social environment,” whereby cultural distance is significantly and positively related to these perceived benefits. And more benefits from cultural diversity at work are perceived by Japanese employees in the presence of Western or Chinese, rather than South Korean coworkers.Practical implicationsIn the Japanese context, hiring employees from certain distant and heterogeneous cultures and nationalities could increase the positive perception of multiculturalism at work, therefore facilitating diversity management and fostering inclusion in the culture of the firm.Originality/valueVery little research in Japan has examined perception biases among native employees based on the nationality of their foreign coworkers, which is critical as globally minded Japanese firms are trying to increase their level of internal internationalization.

Multiculturalism with Hong Kong Characteristics

AbstractHong Kong (a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China) is promoted as “Asia’s World City” due to its interconnectivity, East-meets-West geopolitical orientation, and composition of migrants from both Asian and non-Asian countries. Hong Kong-based scholars have suggested that Hong Kong’s policy towards the social inclusion of non-Chinese communities is ambiguous. For example, the Race Discrimination Ordinance (RDO) lacks an informative description of racial discrimination, which may lead to shortcomings in ethnic minority protections under the current social policy for integration (e.g., ethnic minorities’ experiences related to religious discrimination). Most of the non-White ethnic minority population of Hong Kong consists of low-income South Asians and Southeast Asians, with some ethnic groups (e.g., Nepalese) reported to reside in socially segregated districts. Furthermore, scholars have highlighted that current social policy in Hong Kong appears to be partially or completely different from Western-based approaches to multiculturalism, necessitating further examination to promote social inclusion. To fill this gap, this study explores the perspectives of Chinese and non-Chinese individuals regarding multiculturalism in Hong Kong. The study adopts a qualitative research design and includes interviews with twenty ethnically Chinese and non-Chinese teachers serving minorities in Hong Kong. Three themes emerge in this study: 1) a general understanding of multiculturalism as diverse cultural/ethnic backgrounds, mutual understanding and acceptance, and inclusive social harmony and social justice; 2) perceptions of Hong Kong-based multiculturalism and the perceived hierarchy of ethnic groups; and 3) the main differences between Western and Hong Kong-based multiculturalism, including more acceptance of diversity in the West and geographic location. In sum, this study provides recommendations to ensure a respectful and ethical inclusion of non-White ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, such as developing a tailor-made policy.

Formation of multicultural competence of preschool children

The peculiarities of the development of the modern globalized world indicate the need to address the field of culture as an important principle of raising children from preschool age. The purpose of the article is to analyze the formation of the foundations of multicultural competence of preschool children in Ukraine. The objectives of the study are: to investigate the features of the theoretical perception of multiculturalism in the modern Ukrainian pedagogical system, to interpret empirical material on the attitude to multiculturalism among the surveyed parents and preschool children. The research is based on the use of theoretical research methods, including analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction, concretization, comparison, abstraction. Also, the study was formed as a result of using a statistical method, which consisted of qualitative analysis of experimental data. The results show that the multicultural development environment is an integrated category, which includes various areas of activity of the preschooler, so it is important to provide special conditions, a stable psychological atmosphere. The work on the basis of empirical material summarizes the favorable attitude of preschool children to foreigners and the desire of parents to deepen this program. According to our author's definition, multicultural education should be understood as the process of assimilation by preschoolers of values and experiences of other ethnic groups in the region where they live, with special emphasis on the study of their cultural achievements and national characteristics.

Paradoxical configuration of advocacy groups for multiculturalism discourse in South Korea

ABSTRACT This article demonstrates that the paradoxical configuration of groups supporting multiculturalism in South Korea stems from uniquely Korean experiences of colonialism, territorial division, and modernization. Unlike other societies, conservative political force advocates for multiculturalism and blames nationalism for its intolerance. On the other hand, its political counterparts have lingered on Korean nationalism, often presented as an antipode of multiculturalism. For exploring the antecedents of South Korean multiculturalism that contributed to shaping such configuration, I use the Foucauldian theoretical concept of governmentality and genealogy. Governmentality focuses on the conditions or circumstances under which policy problems are produced and genealogy allows us to trace back to its origin of the discourse, for de-familiarizing and dismantling the widespread perception of South Korean multiculturalism. This article explores how historical and geopolitical conditions have shaped engagement with multiculturalism discourse and how the emergence of post-nationalism laid the foundation for multiculturalism policy.