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Multiculturalism at Czech universities as a predictor of diversity work place. The case of students from former Soviet Union

RAŠTICOVÁ, M. SENICHEV, V.

Originální název

Multiculturalism at Czech universities as a predictor of diversity work place. The case of students from former Soviet Union

Typ

článek v časopise - ostatní, Jost

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

The study is focused on the problematic of spreading multiculturalism at universities in the Czech Republic. The number of immigrants mostly from regions of Eastern Europe coming to work and live in the country keeps growing. From previous research, it is apparent that success in dealing with immigrants at Universities and in the work places is conditioned by the perception of minorities and vice versa. Whereas most of the research is focused on the perception of minority groups, there is a lack of research data regarding the perception of majority groups. The current study is concerned with the perception of a majority group by foreign students from former Soviet Union studying at Czech universities. The methods were chosen to achieve the research objectives. We used free associations, which are best to explore the perception dimensions. A group of foreign students from the former Soviet Union (N = 55) studying at Czech universities were interviewed via the Internet. The research results proved the validity of Susan Fiske Model of Stereotype Content of inter-group perception based on agency – communion dimensions. Moreover, the fi ndings showed how diff erent cultures and social backgrounds change the patterns of judgment. These data are considered to be highly important for work in diversifi ed groups. Practical applications of the research outcomes and future directions are discussed.

Klíčová slova

multiculturalism, universities, diversity, perception, free associations

Autoři

RAŠTICOVÁ, M.; SENICHEV, V.

Rok RIV

2011

Vydáno

19. 9. 2011

Nakladatel

Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Místo

Brno, Česká republika

ISSN

1211-8516

Periodikum

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

Ročník

LIX

Číslo

7

Stát

Česká republika

Strany od

325

Strany do

337

Strany počet

12

BibTex

@article{BUT88679,
  author="Martina {Rašticová} and Valery {Senichev}",
  title="Multiculturalism at Czech universities as a predictor of diversity work place. The case of students from former Soviet Union",
  journal="Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis",
  year="2011",
  volume="LIX",
  number="7",
  pages="325--337",
  issn="1211-8516"
}