The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Student Evaluation of International Interaction and Communication Opportunities at University
Table 2: Scales and hypotheses of the study
| Constructs | Hypothesis |
| International students and local students have regular opportunities to interact with one another during social campus events, clubs, committees, etc. | H1: Regular opportunities for interaction between international and domestic students during social campus events, clubs and committees have a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| There are enough multicultural extracurricular learning opportunities such as day trips, workshops, programs or events. | H2: The sufficiency of multicultural extracurricular learning opportunities such as day trips, workshops, programs, or events has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| Teachers provide opportunities for multicultural interaction and worldview perspective exchanges in class. | H3: Opportunities for multicultural interaction and worldview perspective exchanges in class have a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| I collaborate regularly with students from other cultures in classroom/study-related settings. | H4: Regular collaboration with students from other cultures in classroom/study-related settings has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| The university provides opportunities for interaction with local companies and organisations. | H5: Opportunities for interaction with local companies and organisations have a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| The university provides opportunities to participate in local community events and volunteer services. | H6: Opportunities to participate in local community events and volunteer service have a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| It is easy to make friends with local students. | H7: The ease of making friends with local students has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| It is easy to make friends with other international students. | H8: The ease of making friends with other international students has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |
| My overall evaluation of the quality of the opportunities for international interaction and communication in this university is good. | H9a: Multicultural interaction has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university.H9b: Interaction between international and local students has a significant impact on international student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. H9c: Interaction between international students and other international students has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. H10a: Local community engagement has a significant impact on student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university.H10b: Extracurricular events and community interaction have a significant impact on international student evaluation of the quality of opportunities for international interaction and communication at university. |