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MANAGING CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN LATVIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
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Numerous studies reveal the apparent benefits of cultural diversity in the classroom within all the education cycles. A variety of linguistic and cultural scenarios for the internationalisation of higher education across Europe and beyond make the basis for the exploration and statement of the place of Latvian higher education sector within these scenarios with the aim to develop a comprehensive integration framework for international students of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds in Latvian HEIs. Therefore, the research question underlying the project “Multilingual and Multicultural University: Preparation Platform for Prospective International Students" (No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/1/16/019) is formulated as follows - what support should be introduced to foster integration of international students of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds in Latvian higher education space in view of the internationalisation of higher education. The article reports the selected results of the study on the challenges rooted in the new direction of Latvian HE towards the international learning space as they unfold in Latvia, which aims to identify the needs in terms of support provision for international students within the dimension of internationalisation focusing specifically on the strategies appropriate for the Latvian type of setting (internationalisation scenario) to provide quality support in the relatively new and complex multilingual and multicultural space of Latvia. The theoretical and empirical project framework was developed in the pragmatic paradigm applying mixed-method research (MMR) strategy utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research. The research is conducted in the framework of the project "Multilingual and Multicultural University: Preparation Platform for Prospective International Students" (No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/1/16/019) co-funded by ERDF
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