Research Article

INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Volume: 8 Number: 2 November 27, 2023
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INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the intercultural sensitivity level of associate degree students studying Cooking and Tourism and Hotel Management in a state university in Turkey. The study also investigated the students’ intercultural sensitivity level according to some variables such as gender, age, major and grade. For this purpose, the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (Chen & Starosta, 2000) which was adapted into Turkish by Öğüt and Olkun (2018) was conducted as a quantitative data collecting instrument in order to measure the students’ intercultural sensitivity level. The scale had also a separate part including students’ demographic information. The data were collected through a face- to-face survey in spring term in 2022. They were firstly coded and then analyzed through SPSS 20. Additionally, t-test and one-way ANOVA tests were conducted. The results of the study indicated that students’ respect for cultural differences and interaction enjoyment level was found to be very high while interaction attentiveness, interaction engagement and interaction confidence levels were high. Moreover, it appeared that such variables as gender, age, major and grade did not influence students’ intercultural sensitivity perceptions.

Keywords

Higher education, intercultural sensitivity, tourism, Yüksek Öğretim, kültürlerarası duyarlık, turizm

References

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APA
Kuluşaklı, E. (2023). INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür Ve Sanat Dergisi, 8(2), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.22252/ijca.1204437
AMA
1.Kuluşaklı E. INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IJCA. 2023;8(2):97-105. doi:10.22252/ijca.1204437
Chicago
Kuluşaklı, Emine. 2023. “INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION”. İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür Ve Sanat Dergisi 8 (2): 97-105. https://doi.org/10.22252/ijca.1204437.
EndNote
Kuluşaklı E (November 1, 2023) INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi 8 2 97–105.
IEEE
[1]E. Kuluşaklı, “INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION”, IJCA, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 97–105, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.22252/ijca.1204437.
ISNAD
Kuluşaklı, Emine. “INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION”. İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi 8/2 (November 1, 2023): 97-105. https://doi.org/10.22252/ijca.1204437.
JAMA
1.Kuluşaklı E. INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IJCA. 2023;8:97–105.
MLA
Kuluşaklı, Emine. “INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION”. İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür Ve Sanat Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, Nov. 2023, pp. 97-105, doi:10.22252/ijca.1204437.
Vancouver
1.Emine Kuluşaklı. INVESTIGATING TOURISM STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY LEVELS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IJCA. 2023 Nov. 1;8(2):97-105. doi:10.22252/ijca.1204437