Exploring Emotional and Social Competencies in Undergraduate Students: Perspectives from CALD and Non-CALD Students

Autor/inn/en	Yu, Mong-Lin; Brown, Ted; Hewitt, Alana; Cousland, Robert; Lyons, Carissa; Etherington, Jamie
Titel	Exploring Emotional and Social Competencies in Undergraduate Students: Perspectives from CALD and Non-CALD Students
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Researcher, 50 (2023) 3, S.601-624 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yu, Mong-Lin) ORCID (Brown, Ted) ORCID (Hewitt, Alana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0311-6999
DOI	10.1007/s13384-022-00507-6
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Competence; Emotional Development; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Minority Group Students; Student Diversity; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kompetenz; Gefühlsbildung; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	With the internationalisation of higher education, students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds represent a significant proportion of the university student body in Australia. Research literature indicates that the unique cultural and linguistic challenges experienced by these students may adversely impact their academic performance and social integration in university settings. However, less is known about how the socio-emotional competencies of undergraduate CALD and non-CALD domestic English-speaking students compare. This cross-sectional quantitative study compares the emotional and social competencies in a cohort of CALD and non-CALD occupational therapy undergraduates. Data were collected at one Australian university from a group of 360 students enrolled in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) course. Participants completed the Emotional and Social Competency Inventory-- University edition (ESCI-U). Multivariate regression analyses were used to compare between CALD and non-CALD students, controlling for students' year level of study, age, and gender. Key findings from the regression analysis included the observation of indicate that non-CALD students having significant higher scores than CALD students on all the ESCI-U socio-emotional subscales, especially the Emotional Self-control, Achievement Orientation, Empathy and Teamwork from western perspectives. No difference was found between CALD and non-CALD student on two cognitive competencies- systems thinking and pattern recognition. These findings should be interpreted with caution considering CALD students may interpret the questions differently and demonstrate the competencies in different ways. Specific emotional and social competencies that need to be strengthened in students are discussed and recommendations are made to inform the preparation of evidence-based curricula. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01