The Impact of Multicultural Education on University Students’ Mental Health Wellbeing

Khdir, Rozhan A. (2023) The Impact of Multicultural Education on University Students’ Mental Health Wellbeing. In: 3rd International Conference on Language and Education, 1st-2nd/March/2023, Cihan University-Erbil.

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Abstract

Recently, Kurdistan region has opened up to international students from around the world and special programs are being run by the Kurdish government to encourage international students to study in Kurdistan region universities. The well-being of international students studying in multicultural education settings has been a source of concern to stakeholders in education, as well as researchers. This study aims to analyze the impact of multicultural education on the mental well-being of international students in Kurdistan region universities. To achieve the aim of this study, the multicultural stress scale and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) were adopted into one questionnaire and applied to 120 international students that are studying in Kurdistan region universities. The collected data was analyzed using statistical methods. The researcher analyzed the WEMWBS scale with the approved WEMWBS score and compared it with the results of analysis using a statistical software package and the findings were similar. This study sets precedence as one of the first studies to analyze the mental well-being and stress factors in Kurdish universities, and one of the few studies to combine the multicultural stress scale and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) in this ongoing debate. The results of the study are beneficial to all stakeholders of education in Kurdistan region universities.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Distress; Mental wellbeing; Multicultural Education; Multicultural Stress; WEMWBS .
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Department of General Education > Research papers
Depositing User: ePrints Depositor
Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2024 17:15
Last Modified: 30 Oct 2024 17:15
URI: https://eprints.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/id/eprint/1929

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