An Exploratory Study of Uzbekistan International Students’ Global Citizenship

The purpose of this study is to examine the level of global citizenship among Uzbekistan students in Korea and to explore the factors that affect their global citizenship. For this purpose, 202 Uzbekistan students attending universities in Korea were surveyed with measurement tool developed by Korea Institute for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (KIRBS). The results show that Uzbekistan international students have a high level of global citizenship and the level of each sub-factor of global citizenship was higher in cognitive domain than in the affective domain and practical domain. The result of hierarchical regression analysis on the factors affecting global citizenship shows that experience of volunteer , overseas and institutional trust were significant factors effect on the level of global citizenship. These findings helped to understand Uzbekistan students in Korea and suggest areas to be discussed in promoting global citizenship education for international students.