Global awareness of Japanese high school students
As globalisation continues to be a main determinant on all aspects of life, education for international understanding has never been more critical. Starting with the view that Japanese students possess lower awareness about other cultures as compared to their Western counterpart, it is essential...
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| Language: | English |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7532/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7532/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7532/1/3.pdf |
| Summary: | As globalisation continues to be a main determinant on all aspects of life,
education for international understanding has never been more critical.
Starting with the view that Japanese students possess lower awareness about
other cultures as compared to their Western counterpart, it is essential to
rejuvenate Japanese students into a more global-minded direction. With this
goal in mind, this study places its focus on analysing current Japanese high
school students' attitudes and perception on intercultural relationship. This
study utilised a survey method. The sample comprised one thousand two
hundred and seven (n = 1,207) second year Japanese high school students
from ten different high schools across Japan, stretching from Hokkaido to
Kyushu. The study found that Japanese youngsters possess biases with regards
to Western and non-Western cultures. Their prejudice may be influenced by
mass media. Therefore, effective strategies need to be implemented so that
Japanese students will ultimately desire to make friends with foreigners
regardless of race, culture, language, colour, and religion. |
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