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Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University

TThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different cultural backgrounds and co-ethnicity on the process of interpersonal communication (IPC) among local and international students of University Malaysia Pahang (UMP). An embedded design of mixed methods was applied to conduct this study....

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Main Authors: Sarwari, Abdul Qahar, Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim, Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
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Language:English
Published: Iosrjournals.org 2014
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HM Sociology
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6150/1/Effects_of_Different_Cultural_Backgrounds_and_Co-ethnicity_on_Interpersonal_Interactions_among_Students_from_Different_Cultures_and_Nationalities_at_a_Malaysian_Public_University.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6150/
http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jrme/papers/Vol-4%20Issue-3/Version-3/E04332228.pdf
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spelling my.ump.umpir.61502018-02-14T00:56:06Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6150/ Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University Sarwari, Abdul Qahar Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz HM Sociology TThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different cultural backgrounds and co-ethnicity on the process of interpersonal communication (IPC) among local and international students of University Malaysia Pahang (UMP). An embedded design of mixed methods was applied to conduct this study. The quantitative survey was conducted as the main method of this study and the qualitative interviews were done to enrich the data. The quantitative survey had 220 participants from both Malaysian and international students of UMP, and 12 of them were interviewed for the qualitative data as well. According to the results, the vast majority of participants reported that their different cultural backgrounds had positive effects on their interactions with students from different nationalities and their interactions with different people enabled them to gain some new cultural information. Findings of this study also confirmed the helpful influence of coethnicity on interactions among students who had students from their own ethnicities and tribes among local or foreign students of UMP. The results are supportive of the positive effects of cultural and tribal diversities of both local and international students of UMP on their daily interactions. Findings of this study may encourage university students to be involved in interactions with students from different cultures and ethnicities to experience the new multicultural environments and improve their social skills through their interactions with people from different societies. Iosrjournals.org 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6150/1/Effects_of_Different_Cultural_Backgrounds_and_Co-ethnicity_on_Interpersonal_Interactions_among_Students_from_Different_Cultures_and_Nationalities_at_a_Malaysian_Public_University.pdf Sarwari, Abdul Qahar and Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim and Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz (2014) Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University. Journal of Research & Method in Education, 4 (3). pp. 22-28. ISSN 2320–737X (Print); 2320–7388 (Online) http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jrme/papers/Vol-4%20Issue-3/Version-3/E04332228.pdf
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Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim
Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University
description TThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different cultural backgrounds and co-ethnicity on the process of interpersonal communication (IPC) among local and international students of University Malaysia Pahang (UMP). An embedded design of mixed methods was applied to conduct this study. The quantitative survey was conducted as the main method of this study and the qualitative interviews were done to enrich the data. The quantitative survey had 220 participants from both Malaysian and international students of UMP, and 12 of them were interviewed for the qualitative data as well. According to the results, the vast majority of participants reported that their different cultural backgrounds had positive effects on their interactions with students from different nationalities and their interactions with different people enabled them to gain some new cultural information. Findings of this study also confirmed the helpful influence of coethnicity on interactions among students who had students from their own ethnicities and tribes among local or foreign students of UMP. The results are supportive of the positive effects of cultural and tribal diversities of both local and international students of UMP on their daily interactions. Findings of this study may encourage university students to be involved in interactions with students from different cultures and ethnicities to experience the new multicultural environments and improve their social skills through their interactions with people from different societies.
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author Sarwari, Abdul Qahar
Ainol Haryati, Ibrahim
Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
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Nor Ashikin, Abdul Aziz
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title Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University
title_short Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University
title_full Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University
title_fullStr Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Different Cultural Backgrounds and Co-ethnicity on Interpersonal Interactions among Students from Different Cultures and Nationalities at a Malaysian Public University
title_sort effects of different cultural backgrounds and co-ethnicity on interpersonal interactions among students from different cultures and nationalities at a malaysian public university
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/6150/
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