Track: Modeling and Simulation

Abstract

This study refers to students' perspectives on perspectives and attitudes in relation to ethnicity in Malaysia. There are several reasons why this research was conducted, including to answer the readiness of students in multicultural life. This study aims to determine the awareness, views, and attitudes in multicultural life on campus from various ethnic backgrounds of students. This research is descriptive qualitative research with the strategy of collecting the main data through research on the object of research. The number of samples is 25 respondents which aims as a sampling procedure for the sample data used. The process of collecting data in this analysis is by collecting questionnaires. Data collection was carried out by distributing dissemination via Google Form to participants to determine public perceptions of views and attitudes in multicultural life on campus. In analyzing the data, the researcher used a descriptive qualitative approach. It is used to determine student perceptions in analyzing data comprehensively.

The results showed that 60% of students were very happy to associate with other ethnicities, 32% did not agree with the equality of social and cultural rights. 48% agree that inter-ethnic encounters reduce inter-ethnic relations. 48% is neutral on the granting of political and economic rights to other ethnic groups.