Factors of Virtual Networks for Multicultural Classrooms to Enhance Knowledge Construction and Cultural Awareness for Graduate Students

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to analyze factors of virtual networks for multicultural classrooms to enhance knowledge construction and cultural awareness for graduate students The aims was to develop such Factor of virtual network model for multicultural classrooms to enhance knowledge construction and cultural awareness for graduate students. The sample consisted of 153 administrators and instructors who teach in higher education and the study was divided into two phases. The first phase was to analyze and synthesize literature and documents relating to the development of a virtual network for multicultural classrooms to enhance knowledge construction and cultural awareness for Graduate and the second phase was to analyse factors for a virtual network for multicultural classrooms to enhance knowledge construction and cultural awareness for graduate students. The research results indicated that a virtual network for multicultural classrooms to enhance knowledge construction and cultural awareness for graduate students factors consisted of eleven factors: 1) Factor of the design of learning activities on the multicultural social network, 2) Factor of process of knowledge construction, 3) Factor of scaffolding, 4) Factor of the support and management of a virtual social network, 5) Factor of the cultural awareness, 6) Factor of the administration and management system of a virtual social network for multicultural classrooms, 7) Factor of the students’ behavior reinforcement, 8) Factor of the students’ interaction on virtual social network for multicultural classrooms, 9) Factor of the students’ acceptance of cultural awareness on virtual social network for multicultural classrooms, 10) Factor of reflective tools, and 11) Factor of communications tools.