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Akceptacja inności – spostrzeganie odmienności narodowej studentów z Ukrainy wśród studentów uczelni krakowskich
Accepting the Otherness – Perception of Nationality differences of Ukrainian Students in Cracow’s Academic Society

Author(s): Romuald Wojtulewski
Subject(s): Culture and social structure , Environmental interactions, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: students; Ukrainians; attitude; stereotypes; national differences

Summary/Abstract: Phenomenon of migration is present in modern world among every society. People are relocating due to career goals, educational opportunities or to settle down in better place to live. It is caused by their country’s economic situation, military conflict or individual reasons. In recent times number of Ukrainian students migrating to Poland has become arguable topic among media and academic societies. The purpose of the studies was to define attitude of Polish students to Ukrainization of universities and to ascertain the most common stereotypes od Ukrainian students. In order to measure variables the authors self-designed questionnaire including 5 Likert scale and semantic differential scale was used. The study included 100 students of different Cracow universities. Results of study has shown that polish students attitude to students from Ukraine is mostly positive, but there are deeply ingrained stereotypes about this social group.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 149-174
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish