TY - JOUR AU - Lampadan, Naltan AU - Thomas, Darrin AU - Hibbert, Garth K AU - Ginajil, Hazel Wanda AU - Gara, Farrel Millard PY - 2019/12/18 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Culturally Diverse Teaching Competence Of Teachers As Perceived By Students At An International University In Thailand JF - Abstract Proceedings International Scholars Conference JA - isc VL - 7 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.35974/isc.v7i1.2159 UR - https://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/isc/article/view/2159 SP - 1701-1718 AB - <p>As higher education institutions deal with the increase of international students, teachers are<br>increasingly concerned with the potential challenges in dealing with teaching and learning in<br>a culturally diverse classroom. The purpose of this study is to examine the level of culturally<br>diverse teaching competence of teachers in international higher education institutions. The<br>cultural diverse teaching competence is measured based on the five dimensions typology of<br>multicultural education. They are awareness, relationship, instruction, respect, and prejudice.<br>A cross-sectional survey design was employed with a sample of 241 participants was taken<br>from a university located in Thailand. The results of the students thought that teachers were<br>most competent at building respect for diversity and that teachers were least competent at<br>general cultural awareness and combating prejudice. In addition, the majority of students<br>come from single cultural and become more multicultural as they progress through school.<br>Lastly, there were differences in cultural competence when comparisons were made by<br>faculty.</p> ER -