Research Article

Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis

Volume: 3 Number: 1 June 26, 2020
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Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis

Abstract

In today’s global world where people from different cultures live together due to some reasons cultural intelligence has gained more importance as high cultural intelligence means higher ability to adjust, adapt and communicate with different cultures. Education is one of the reasons for living together with people who have different cultural backgrounds, and universities are generally the main environment to do so. Thus, it is crucially important for university students and staff to have high intercultural competence. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the cultural intelligence (CQ) levels of pre-service teachers at a public university in Turkey, and to examine the differences on their cultural intelligence levels in terms of some demographic variables. In this descriptive survey model study, 303 pre-service teachers from various departments participated. The results revealed that although gender did not make any difference on the CQ levels of the participants, significant differences were found in terms of some demographic variables including age, class and department. Possible implications according to the results consist of enabling and supporting international programs and make students familiar with the social science and language studies as early as possible.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 26, 2020

Submission Date

June 6, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 13, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Atan, D. (2020). Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis. Eğitim Ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi, 3(1), 50-65. https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE
AMA
1.Atan D. Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis. Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi. 2020;3(1):50-65. https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE
Chicago
Atan, Didem. 2020. “Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis”. Eğitim Ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi 3 (1): 50-65. https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE.
EndNote
Atan D (June 1, 2020) Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis. Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi 3 1 50–65.
IEEE
[1]D. Atan, “Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis”, Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 50–65, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE
ISNAD
Atan, Didem. “Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis”. Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi 3/1 (June 1, 2020): 50-65. https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE.
JAMA
1.Atan D. Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis. Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi. 2020;3:50–65.
MLA
Atan, Didem. “Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis”. Eğitim Ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 50-65, https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE.
Vancouver
1.Didem Atan. Cultural Intelligence Levels of Pre-Service Teachers: A Descriptive Analysis. Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;3(1):50-65. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA32JY94CE