Global Mindset of Postgraduate Students
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The present study aims to examine the level of global mindset among postgraduate students at the University of Tikrit. It further seeks to identify statistically significant differences in the level of global mindset based on the variable of academic discipline (scientific vs. humanities), as well as differences according to the level of study (master’s vs. doctoral).
The research employed a descriptive correlational design, wherein the researcher developed a scale to measure the global mindset. The study population included all postgraduate students enrolled at the University of Tikrit during the 2024/2025 academic year. A stratified random sample of 150 students was selected, comprising 100 M.A. students and 50 doctoral students. The sample was proportionally distributed between humanities (86 students) and scientific disciplines (64 students).
Several statistical tools were utilized, including the one-sample and independent-samples t-tests, Chi-square test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient, as well as measures of central tendency and dispersion (mean and standard deviation). Following the administration of the scale and statistical analysis of the data, the researcher arrived at several key findings. Notably, postgraduate students at the University of Tikrit demonstrated a moderate level of global mindset. Moreover, no statistically significant differences were found in students’ global mindset based on their academic discipline (scientific vs. humanities), nor were there significant differences associated with their level of study (master’s vs. doctoral).
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