Determining the Student's National-ethnic Identity Dimensions and Comparing Ethnic, National and Global Identity in the Different Ethnic Groups

Considering the importance of diversity in communities with different ethnic background, its impact on national unity and integration is obvious. The aim of this study was to determine the national-ethnic identity dimensions and comparing ethnic, national and global identity in the students from different ethnic groups in Azerbaijan Shahid Madani University. The method of this study was causal-comparative and population includes students of three ethnic groups (Turk, Lor and Kurd) who were enrolled in the academic year 91-92. The sample size was 364 subjects that calculated by krejcie and Morgan sample size table. The study sampling method was snowball sampling. To measure the dimensions of ethnic and national identity, were used the ethnicity and nationality scale and acceptance of globalization scale to student global identity. For data analysis, was used the exploratory factor analysis and multivariate analysis of variance. The results in national-ethnic identity dimensions indicate nine identity dimensions that was explained 70% of the variance of the students’ national-ethnic identity. From the nine identity dimensions, six components were for ethnic and three for nationalism. Also the results showed that in general, composition of students’ scores were different together in three components of ethnic, national, and global identity. Finally, there are differences between ethnic groups in terms of component related with non-ethnic and prejudice national, but these differences wasn’t observed in national and global dimensions of life.