Attitude Towards Other Countries — Aggravation on the Background of Pandemic

The attitude of the population to other countries is considered, taking into account two tendencies of the last one and a half centuries: globalization, which is based on economic processes with their interdependence of individual players from each other in the international market, and glocalization, as a phenomenon of “rebellious periphery” opposing the dominant culture that refuses such an acculturation strategy. The role of mass information sources in shaping the attitude of the population to different countries is discussed on the example of Russian data from public opinion polls, in particular, to the events in Belarus. The factor of trust in information sources is considered

Belçikalı Türk Göçmenlerde Kültürleşme Stratejileri ve Ebeveynlik Tutumu

The aim of this study is to investigate the acculturation strategies and parenting attitudes of Turkish immigrants living in Belgium. Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants such as gender, age, and socio-economic status were also examined in this study. For the purpose of the study, a questionnaire consisting of demographic information form, Parent Attitude Scale and Acculturation Scale was administered to a total of 81 Turkish parents consisting of 56 women and 25 men living in Belgium. The data obtained from the questionnaire were used in validity and reliability analyses and correlational analyses. According to the findings, both scales were found to be valid and reliable measurement tools for Belgian Turkish immigrants. It was found that the integration acculturation strategy had a positive relationship with democratic parenting attitude and a negative relationship with authoritarian attitude, and assimilation acculturation strategy had a negative relationship with authoritarian and protective parenting attitudes. Additionally, it was seen that parenting attitudes showed differences across generations. The findings obtained in the study show that the acculturation strategies of Turks living in Europe show differences and these strategies are related to their parenting attitudes. The observation of intergenerational differences in parenting attitudes also confirms that immigrants' educational, economic and social-cultural characteristics are related to their child-rearing behavior.

International student migrants from Asian countries: features of their ethnic identity and acculturation strategies

Ethnic identity as the main type of social identity and a key component of ethnic self-consciousness is the main regulator of ethnic interaction between international students and the host society. The harmonious ethnic identity’s formation is associated with the choice of acculturation strategy and directly affects the health and self-realization of the student’s personality in the learning process. The purpose of this research is to study the features of the content of the Asian students’ ethnic identity in the process of their contact with the new culture, as well as to determine the interconnectedness between the international student migrants’ ethnic identity and their acculturation strategy. The study involved 173 international students from East and Central Asia studying at universities in Siberia (Russia). The research methods included a questionnaire (survey), the method of ethnic identity studying developed by J. Phinney, and the framework for measuring acculturation strategies by J. Berry. Features and differences of international student migrants’ acculturation from the Central Asia countries and China are revealed. Students from the Central Asia countries have a positive ethnic identity (Mn=40,89), and the most frequent acculturation strategy is separation (Mn=8,91). International students from China are characterized mostly by having marginalization (Mn=8,89) as their acculturation strategy. The results of the present study can indicate the value and semantic orientations’ transformation in the new conditions of life and settlement.

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERS THROUGH THE ENGLISH ACCULTURATION STRATEGY

Purpose of the study: To explore the effectiveness of the English-speaking acculturation strategy in improving the English ability of school members so that they can internationalize the character of Islamic educational institutions. Methodology: Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, with observation, interview, and documentation as data collection techniques, and reduction, display, and conclusion become the stages of data analysis. The research sample of 255 teachers, employees, and students was determined purposively at Taman Islam Middle School, Sidoarjo, Indonesia. Main Findings: This study found that an English-speaking acculturation strategy was effective in improving the English-speaking ability of school residents (up 4.63 from target 3) so that the internationalization of the character of Islamic education institutions, innovative, was formed. Applications of this study: This study is useful to improve the quality and become a prototype of the actualization of the character of international education institutions, through the strategy of acculturation in English, especially in Islamic schools. Novelty: This study creates the basis and prototype for the actualization of international standard Islamic education institutions, through an English-speaking acculturation strategy. The principal’s policy requires the English to inspire its representatives, together formulate and realize an English acculturation program; inspire teachers, staff, and students to carry out various English-speaking acculturation activities both inside and outside the school. Cultivation of English becomes more effective. The English skills of teachers, employees, and students from the aspects of listening, grammar, reading, writing, and speaking have increased, so that the internationalization of Islamic institutional character, in the form of integrity, professionalism, innovation, responsibility, and example, can be formed more quickly.

БАЗОВІ МОДЕЛІ ФОРМУВАННЯ СТРАТЕГІЙ КУЛЬТУРНОГО РОЗВИТКУ ОДЕСЬКОГО РЕГІОНУ (НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ТА КУЛЬТУРНИЙ АСПЕКТИ)

Проаналізовано інтеграцію як найкращу стратегію акультурації в процесі міжкультурної взаємодії представників різних національних культур в контексті розвитку багатонаціонального Одеського регіону. Автор досліджує транскультурацію як соціальний і гуманітарний феномен сучасного суспільства, яка полягає у виявленні значних регіональних відмінностей з їх внутрішньої специфікою і зводиться до перегляду «деформації культур», переходу акультурації на якісно новий рівень. Визначено стратегію реформ, спрямованих на глибокі і конструктивні зміни, на збереження культурної та духовної спадщини українського народу, створення умов для творчої активності громадян. Ключові слова: акультурація, міжкультурна комунікація, внутрішньо-етнічна специфічність, стратегії акультурації, транскультурація. This article analyzes integration as the best acculturation strategy in the process of intercultural interaction of representatives of different national cultures in the context of the development of the multinational Odessa region. The author explores transculture as a social and humanitarian phenomenon of modern society, which consists in identifying significant regional differences with their internal specificity and comes down to a revision of «cultural deformation», the transition of acculturation to a qualitatively new level. The article defines a reform strategy aimed at profound and constructive changes, at preserving the cultural and spiritual heritage of the Ukrainian people, at creating conditions for the creative activity of citizens. Key words: acculturation, intercultural interaction, internally ethnic specificity, acculturation strategies, transculture

THE PERCEPTION OF CREATIVITY THROUGH MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE — RESULTS FROM AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

This research is an approach to connect creativity and multicultural experiences (MCEs): we give insights into how and what type of MCE influences people’s perceptive abilities such as creativity. We offer one of the first empirical examinations that links the perception of creativity concept to strategy of acculturation. This study addresses an often-mentioned research gap by examining laypersons’ ability to perceive different levels of creativity. For this, a sample of 195 participants from 26 countries with and without MCE was researched. Findings indicate that attitudes as well as personal and professional goals apparently influence people’s creativity perception. The acculturation strategy integration seems to be a determining factor in this respect. As MCE has become a firm part of many people’s CV, the present paper adds to an omnipresent phenomenon in today’s society, which is worth studying.