The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Student Evaluation of International Interaction and Communication Opportunities at University
Table 4: Means and standard deviations for each variable by international students and domestic students and t-tests
| Variables | All students n=200 | International students n=130 | Domestic students n=70 | Group comparison (domestic vs. int’l) df =198 | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p | |
| International students and local students have regular opportunities to interact with one another during social campus events, clubs, committees, etc. | 3.37 | 1.11 | 3.57 | 1.05 | 2.99 | 1.12 | -3.66 | *** |
| There are enough multicultural extracurricular learning opportunities such as day trips, workshops, programs or events. | 3.12 | 1.08 | 3.43 | 0.95 | 2.54 | 1.09 | -6.00 | *** |
| Teachers provide opportunities for multicultural interaction and worldview perspective exchanges in class. | 3.23 | 1.15 | 3.49 | 1.04 | 2.74 | 1.20 | -4.61 | *** |
| I collaborate regularly with students from other cultures in classroom/study-related settings. | 3.64 | 1.27 | 4.07 | 0.93 | 2.84 | 1.42 | -7.34 | *** |
| The university provides opportunities for interaction with local companies and organisations. | 3,30 | 1,09 | 3,32 | 1,13 | 3,24 | 1,03 | -0,49 | 0,622 |
| The university provides opportunities to participate in local community events and volunteer services. | 3.03 | 0.97 | 3.05 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 0.94 | -0.42 | 0.677 |
| It is easy to make friends with local students. | 3.03 | 1.29 | 2.70 | 1.23 | 3.63 | 1.17 | 5.18 | *** |
| It is easy to make friends with other international students. | 3.93 | 1.02 | 4.24 | 0.80 | 3.36 | 1.14 | -6.38 | *** |
| My overall evaluation of the quality of the opportunities for international interaction and communication in this university is good. | 3.65 | 0.97 | 3.82 | 0.86 | 3.33 | 1.09 | -3.47 | *** |