STATEMENTS

FACTORS

Teachers attitude towards multiculturalism (a = 0.84)

Teachers ought to be aware of the cultural background of their students.

0.85

In order to be an effective teacher someone must be aware of the cultural differences of his students.

0.78

The training about multiculturalism can help me in order to work more effectively with a culturally differentiated audience.

0.76

The teaching methods must be adapted to the needs of the culturally uneven rates.

0.75

I believe that the role of the teacher must be redefined in order to be adapted to the needs of the students with different cultural background.

0.55

The training of the teachers about multiculturalism topics is not necessary.

0.53

I can learn many things from students with different cultural backgrounds.

0.53

Independently of the rational and the national composition of my classroom it is important for all of my students to be aware of the cultural unevenness.

0.53

Emphasis of the educational system on multiculturalism (a = 0.74)

Current analytic studies programs emphasize excessively on multiculturalism and on differentiation.

0.77

Sometimes I think that inordinate emphasis is given on sensitization and training of the teachers in relation to multiculturalism.

0.72

Teaching topics which refer to cultural unevenness will only succeed in causing classroom conflicts.

0.60

I am aware of the different cultural backgrounds of my classroom students.

0.55

Students must only communicate in the Greek language in the school environment.

0.55

Being aware of the multiculturalism is not coherent to the subject I teach.

0.50

Satisfaction from teaching in multicultural classrooms (a = 0.73)

As the classrooms become more culturally differentiated the teaching profession comes more satisfying.

0.75

I feel satisfaction when I teach in culturally uneven classrooms.

0.70

As the classrooms become more culturally differentiated the teaching profession comes more satisfying.

0.67

Eigenvalues

5.573

1.490

1.34

% of Variance

30.96

8.28

7.44