scholarly journals Pedagogical Design of the Technology of Students’ Multicultural Competence at Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-293
Author(s):  
Ruslan Kravets ◽  
Vira Vykhrushch ◽  
Oksana Romanyshyna ◽  
Mykhailo Koziar ◽  
Hanna Ridkodubska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Multicultural Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Pedagogical Design ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
Positive Effect

Aim. The aim of the research is to justify the theoretical and methodological bases of multicultural education and verify experimentally the efficiency of the pedagogical technology of forming students’ multicultural competence at higher education institutions. Methods. The study reviews the changes in the levels of students’ multicultural competence. The methodological bases of the study are theories of language multicultural education, the unity of language and culture, multi-perspective learning, “cultural differences,” social learning, neo-Freudian theory, self-determination theory, developmental learning theory. Results. The realisation of the ideas of multiculturalism has a positive effect on the harmonious development, cultivates a tolerant attitude to other ethnic groups and peoples, promotes good neighbourly relations, effective conflict resolution, intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding. Acquiring these characteristics, students entirely understand national and universal values, and are able to interact constructively in the modern multicultural world at a sustainable level. Conclusions. The implementation of the developed pedagogical conditions and the author’s pedagogical technology of forming students’ multicultural competence at higher education institutions contributed to a significant increase in the levels of their multicultural competence. This was confirmed by statistical changes in the level of students’ multicultural competence of the experimental group compared to the control group: the number of students with stable (by 34,3%) and situational (by 12,7%) levels significantly increased, the number of students with fragmentary level decreased (by 47%). Thus, the obtained results prove that the developed pedagogical technology is effective for forming students’ multicultural competence.

Cultivating Multicultural Competence Through Active Participation:

NASPA Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
David X. Cheng ◽  
Chun-Mei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Multicultural Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Timely Topic

This study examined the relevance of higher education institutions’ existing student activity programming and its effectiveness in promoting students’ multicultural learning. Employing path analysis, this study explored the level of undergraduates’ participation in selected college organizations and activities and its linkage to multicultural competence development. Findings show significant positive effect of extracurricular activities on multicultural learning. This study taps into a timely topic and has important implications for institutions’ day-to-day policy and practice in sustaining a continued commitment to multiculturalism.

Latviešu valodas kā svešvalodas apguve Āzijā

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Inga Laizāne
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
State University ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
The Republic

The Latvian language as a foreign language (LATS) is learned both in Latvia and abroad. It can be done in higher education institutions, as well as in different courses and self-directed learning. Outside Latvia, there are many countries and higher education institutions where it is possible to acquire LATS. In some higher education institutions, the Latvian language has been taught since the beginning of the 20th century. The oldest LATS teaching traditions are in North America, Germany, Sweden, Lithuania and Australia. In some universities, such as Stockholm University, Masaryk University, Saint Petersburg State University, etc., academically strong study programs in Baltic Studies were established. Over time, study programs have been closed for various reasons, at most leaving the Latvian language as an optional course. At some universities, the Latvian language course has been discontinued. Although in some higher education institutions outside Latvia LATS could be acquired starting from the beginning of the 20th century, the most significant interest in the Latvian language was after the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia. Then many higher education institutions in Europe established Latvian language and culture study programs. This interest was related to the geopolitical situation. People tried to get to know the post-Soviet countries through the language. When Latvia joined the European Union, interest in the Latvian language decreased in Europe. Nowadays, interest in the Latvian language has increased in Asia, especially in China. In Asia, it is possible to acquire the Latvian language in China and Japan. There are established different Latvian language bachelor programs in universities of China while in Japan the Latvian language is taught for somebody interested in Latvian culture and traditions more than in the Latvian language.

Demonstrating the motivational scale for commitments toward teachers’ turnover intentions using self-determination theory: a case of higher education institutions in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayeda Zeenat Maryam ◽  
Fouzia Ali ◽  
Mehvish Rizvi ◽  
Sadia Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis paper aims to demonstrate the turnover intentions (TIs) among the academic faculty of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Pakistan through their motivation and commitment toward the concerned institution. It inspects the relationship of dimensions of motivation including an absence of motivation (AM), extrinsic motivation (ExM) and intrinsic motivation (InM) with the dimensions of commitment including affective commitment (AC), continuous commitment (CC) and normative commitment (NC) and finally the academic's TIs.Design/methodology/approachThe paper used the self-determination theory (SDT), the theory of organizational commitment (OC) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) for its proposed model. A sample of 500 academics, working under higher education commission recognized public and private universities in Punjab Pakistan. A structural equation modeling (SEM) conducted for analysis using an algorithm, bootstrapping and blindfolding techniques.FindingsThe outcomes of the research are attention-grabbing, as no direct relationship has been observed between the dimensions of motivation and TIs except InM. The dimensions of commitments are mediating the relationship between motivation and TIs with high significance value. The results reveal a significant adverse effect on TIs through two dimensions of commitment.Research limitations/implicationsAs it is the case of a developing country like Pakistan therefore the finding cannot generalize to developed countries.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research may lead the policymakers and practitioners of HEIs and controlling body to retain their competent teachers.Social implicationsThis research can help the private sector to develop strategies about the retention of their competent teachers within the institutions that not just value the institution but also will be much beneficial for the students and society.Originality/valueThis paper is identifying how motivation is related to TIs and the role of commitment in it at HEIs. Still, no research has been conducted considering this avenue of SDT, OC and TPB

scholarly journals Effect of Instructionally Embedded Formative Assessment on Students' Motivation to Learn at Higher Education Level

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 488-499
Author(s):  
Shumaila Hameed ◽  
Mumtaz Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

Formative assessment is known for its positive effects it has on students' achievement. This study was designed to find out the effect of formative assessment on students' motivation at the higher education level. This study was experimental in nature; intact pre-test post-test control group design was used for data collection purpose. Sample of the study was selected conveniently, which comprised of undergraduate students. Students belonging to the experimental group were taught with instructional embedded formative assessment, whereas students belonging to the control group were taught with formal teaching methods. Students of both groups were required to fill a motivation questionnaire at the start and end of the study to check the level of intervention. Data collected through pre-test and post-test were analyzed using SPSS. The findings of the current study had suggested that instructional embedded formative assessment had a significant positive effect on students' motivation towards learning at the higher education level.

scholarly journals Training Bachelor of Tourism to the Profession in Terms of Multicultural Educational Space

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-161
Author(s):  
Galina Bohatyryova ◽  
Valentina Barabanova ◽  
Hannah Udovichenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Functional Model ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Cultural Interaction ◽  
Tourism Potential

The needs of the tourist domestic market and the integration of education into the international educational space require understanding of the phenomenon of multiculturalism and finding new ways of its realization in the process of professional training of bachelors in tourism. Creating a multicultural educational space requires the introduction of an innovative field of cultural interaction through the introduction of innovative technologies based on the dialogue of cultures, which will be aimed at activating the emotional, intellectual and creative sphere of personality development. Such technologies can be considered as a reserve of qualitative training bachelors in tourism to the professional activity in terms of multicultural education space. The main purpose of the article is to analyze the state of tourism potential of Ukraine and the conformity of the system of professional training of specialists in this field; to determine the possibilities of creation and realization of multicultural educational space through modeling of cultural interaction and to determine the ways of its implementation in higher education institutions. To achieve it, a set of theoretical and empirical methods was used to identify a number of problems that slow down the process of training bachelors in tourism to meet the challenges of the modern tourist services market. To eliminate them, a structural and functional model of forming a multicultural educational space in the process of professional training of bachelors in tourism has been developed, and mechanisms of its realization through technologies of cultural interaction are characterized.

scholarly journals Intercultural Tolerance Formation at Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1Sup1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Yerastova-Mykhalus ◽  
Alla Savytska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Scientific Problem ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of the article is to present the main peculiarities of the process of intercultural tolerance formation at higher education institution and the results of implementation of the pedagogical technology of future masters intercultural tolerance formation developed by the authors. A new approach to solving the scientific problem of increasing the level of intercultural tolerance of future masters is based on organizing the process of intercultural tolerance formation as an integral pedagogical process, based on strengthening interdisciplinary links, introduction of adequate sequential pedagogical technology as well as during extracurricular activities that will contribute to the personal development of future masters. The results of the survey conducted before the implementation of a new pedagogical technology showed that the majority of future masters had mostly low and average level of intercultural tolerance that did not allow them to work efficiently with the representatives of foreign cultures. The pedagogical experiment, the goal of which was to check the efficiency of the implementation of the developed pedagogical technology of the formation of future masters intercultural tolerance, proved the effectiveness of the proposed technology and confirmed the formulated hypothesis of the study. The majority of future masters in the experimental group reached the average and the high levels of intercultural tolerance, while the results of intercultural tolerance formation in the control group, where students were taught in the traditional way, showed a slight dynamics at the average level.

scholarly journals Development of foreign language competence of higher education students in the context of blended learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (33) ◽  
pp. e16671
Author(s):  
Maryna Velushchak ◽  
Tetiana Kravchenko ◽  
Kateryna Havrylenko ◽  
Tetiana Mykhailenko ◽  
Larysa Sokolovska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Language Competence

The circumstances of active implementation of a blended learning format at all educational levels require increased motivation and advancement of the competences learned by students of higher education institutions.Such statement equally applies to foreign language competence, which is one of most relevant skills to the future professional activity of international relations specialists. In considering this, the Ukrainian higher education institutions conducted a study on the development of foreign language competence of higher education students in the context of blended learning. The purpose of the article is to develop and empirically establish the effectiveness of the author's model of foreign language competence development of higher education students in the context of blended learning. The study involved the development, implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of the author's model of foreign language competence development of higher education students in the context of blended learning. The participants of the study were students of higher education institutions: HEI 1, HEI 2, HEI 3, who majored in the following specialties: international activities, international relations and some technical specialities. The participants were 1st, 3rd and 5th year students.A total of 138 students were interviewed (68 from the experimental and 70 from the control group). The study confirmed that the implementation of the method of organizing the formation of foreign language competence of  higher education students, which requires an optimal combination of blended learning with modern digital tools and the professional orientation of foreign language training in the system of higher education institutions, helps advance foreign language competence of higher education students.

scholarly journals Experimental program aimed at the development of methodological culture of future teachers-choreographers in higher education institutions of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3 (136)) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Yu Haiyu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Philosophical Perspective ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
Creative Products

The article is devoted to the practical aspect related to the development of methodological culture of the future teachers specialised in Choreographic Art. The purpose of the article is determined by the possibility of resolving the contradiction between the need to overcome the "gap" between awareness of the importance of methodological culture of teachers to reach the top of pedagogical activity and the lack of theoretical and methodological resources for methodologization of continuous pedagogical education. The purpose of the study was to develop an experimental program enabling the development of methodological culture of future teachers-choreographers in higher education institutions and to confirm the effectiveness of its implementation in the educational process of a teacher training university. The use of theoretical (analysis of scientific, methodological, psychological and pedagogical sources) and practical (modelling, observation, analysis of students’ creative products) methods allowed us to outline the terminological and conceptual coordinates of the phenomenon under study and to present the results of the experimental work in terms of its practical application. The methodological culture of future teachers-choreographers is defined as a construct which includes knowledge in the field of pedagogical methodology; mastery of methods, tools and functionality of scientific knowledge; reflective mental activity within the coordinates of pedagogical reflection; skills to critically analyse pedagogical phenomena; a set of interiorised profession-related pedagogical, worldview-oriented and universal values which determine the development of profession-related consciousness; philosophical perspective of teaching. An experimental program (stages of work with students, teaching aids, forms of organisation) aimed at the development of methodological culture of future teachers-choreographers has been developed. The results of the implementation of the experimental program aimed at the development of methodological culture of the bachelor-course (first education level) students specialised in 014 Secondary Education (Choreography) have been highlighted.

scholarly journals Envisioning Higher Education for the Future

2021 ◽  
pp. 393-399
Author(s):  
Henning Jensen-Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Artistic Creativity ◽  
Material Production ◽  
Societal Development ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
Almost All

AbstractIn a constantly changing global society, higher education faces threats, challenges and opportunities that are not static, but are constantly evolving and transforming. Higher education institutions are prone to appreciate universal values, traditions and stability, which is specific and extremely relevant assets that help explain the profound roots they have put down across many cultures and highlight their enduring contribution to societal development in almost all dimensions, from material production and scientific innovation to artistic creativity and critical thinking about the surrounding world.

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