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Multicultural Education In Preventing Extremism Among English Students In A Multicultural University

Table 1:

Options The Russian Students (139) The Foreign Students (47)
Before the Experiment After the Experiment Before the Experiment After the Experiment
1 Do you know what is meant by extremism?
1 Yes 120 / 86% 139 / 100% 35 / 74.5% 47/ 100%
2 No - - -
3 I don’t fully understand 19 / 14% - 12 / 26.5% -
2 What are the main reasons of extremism from your point of view?
1 Multicultural population of the country 5 / 3.5% 3 / 2% 9 /19% 9 / 19%
2 People demonstrate low level of tolerance towards representatives of other cultures 45 / 32% 84 / 60% 23 / 49% 30 / 64%
3 Members of extreme-oriented groups unleash national conflicts deliberately 85 / 61% 50 / 36% 23 / 48.5% 24 / 51%
4 The number of leisure centers for children, teenagers and adults is not sufficient 10 / 7% 5 / 3.5% - -
5 Crisis in the educational system 44 / 31% 80/ 57% 10 / 21% 26 / 55%
6 The change in the value system 39 / 28% 14 / 10% 10 / 21% 10 / 21%
3 Have you ever experienced acts of extremism? / Have you experienced acts of extremism during the period September – December 2016?
1 Very often - - - -
2 On several occasions 6 / 4% - 9 / 19% -
3 Once 14 / 10% - 19 / 40% -
4 Never 103 / 74% - 13 / 28% -
5 I don’t fully understand 15 / 11% - 6 / 13% -
4 Have you ever experienced an act of nationalist discrimination? / Have you experienced an act of nationalist discrimination during the period September – December 2016?
1 Very often 46 / 33% 12 / 9% 26 / 55% 15 / 32%
2 On several occasions 44 / 32% 6 / 4% 7 / 15% 5 / 10.5%
3 Once 26 / 19% 3 / 2% 2 / 4% 5 / 10.5%
4 Never 23 / 16% 118 / 85% 12 / 26% 22 / 47%
5 I don’t fully understand - - - -
5 Have you ever taken part in a national conflict? / Have you taken part in a national conflict during the period September – December 2016?
1 Yes 25 / 18% 3 / 2% 26 / 55% 2 / 4%
2 No 114 / 82% 136 / 98% 21 / 45% 45 / 96%
6 There are people who dislike representatives of other nationalities. Do you have negative feelings towards people of other nationalities?
1 Yes 83 / 60% 24 / 17% 34 / 72% 12 / 25.5%
2 No 56 / 40% 115 / 83% 13 / 28% 35 / 74.5%
3 I don’t fully understand - - - -
7 What do you think about the policy of extreme-oriented organizations and groups?
1 I condemn it 126 / 91% 139 / 100% 41 / 87% 46 / 98%
2 I appreciate it 3 / 2 % - 6 / 13% 1 / 2%
3 I don’t fully understand 10 / 7% - - -
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