This study aims to determine the level of global citizenship according to the characteristics of college students majoring in physical education, whether global citizenship affects actual self-identity development, and furthermore, what direction univ...
This study aims to determine the level of global citizenship according to the characteristics of college students majoring in physical education, whether global citizenship affects actual self-identity development, and furthermore, what direction university education should be in order to cultivate global citizenship. For this purpose, we conducted an online survey targeting students at H University, a college majoring in physical education, about their level of global citizenship, demographic characteristics, school life characteristics, and level of self-identity, and analyzed the responses of 235 people. The analysis results are as follows. First, as a result of comparing the level of global citizenship according to gender, grade, and department among the personal characteristics of the research subjects, the level of global citizenship was higher in female students than male students, in upper grades than in lower grades, and in the College of Health and Human than in the College of Sports Science. It was confirmed that Second, as a result of verifying the difference in global citizenship according to school life experience, it was confirmed that students with more experience in club activities and volunteer activities had a higher level of global citizenship. Third, as a result of analyzing the effect of the level of global citizenship on the level of self-identity of college students majoring in physical education, global citizenship was found to be a significant factor in increasing self-identity even after controlling for the influence of demographic variables. Based on these research results, we discussed ways to build basic knowledge about global citizenship and provide practical experiences in cultivating global citizenship in order to foster global citizenship among college students majoring in physical education.