Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.62.1.6
Leisure Time and Intercultural Sensitivity of Teacher Education Students
Denis Jurković
orcid.org/0000-0003-4408-5117
; University of Zadar, Department of Teacher Education Studies in Gospić, Croatia
Abstract
The survey was conducted in the academic year 2022/2023. and included 235 students from
all teacher education programs in the Republic of Croatia. The research tried to determine
their level of intercultural sensitivity and the correlation between intercultural sensitivity and
their activities in leisure time. In addition, an attempt was made to determine the contribution
of leisure activities to their level of intercultural sensitivity. The results of the research
showed that the research participants show highly developed intercultural sensitivity and that
they mostly show a constructive attitude towards their own leisure time. Furthermore, it was
determined that there is statistically significant correlation between the level of intercultural
sensitivity and some activities in leisure time. In the end, it can be determined that the set of
examined activities in leisure time contributes to the explanation of 16.9% (F=4.952; p<.05)
of the variance of the criteria, i.e. the level of intercultural sensitivity. In this explanation, the
activities of hanging out with friends, researching topics of personal interest, writing and/or
drawing, going to cinemas, museums, theatres, exhibitions, concerts and the like, and lazing
around are highlighted as a statistically significant.
Keywords
future teachers; intercultural sensitivity; Intercultural Sensitivity Scale; leisure time; teacher studies students
Hrčak ID:
318650
URI
Publication date:
1.7.2024.
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