I am wondering if we can see an application of this model to intercultural training and study abroad when working with students, staff, and faculty?
Chuck
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I explored a website a few days ago and ran across the conscious competence learning model for learning and change. Please read more information here.
I am wondering if we can see an application of this model to intercultural training and study abroad when working with students, staff, and faculty? Chuck
Will Gray
6/8/2014 07:06:36 pm
This comment actually pertains to the previous discussion, about the various "intercultural competence" assignments. I just stumbled upon Vic's observations and would like to reinforce his comments. (The "comment" function on that other thread is closed.)
Chuck
6/10/2014 06:34:58 am
Good comments and appreciated! Obviously there are times, places and cultures where some assignments will not work or need to be modified. As always, the instructor is best suited to make these decisions in their specific context. CIE is providing resources for instructors to use if they wish. These resources are based on sound research and the experience of leading scholars and trainers in the field. We realize most Purdue faculty do not have time or opportunity to investigate intercultural competency even though they are assumed to provide it via the Purdue embedded CORE outcomes. The study abroad research is very clear. If intentional efforts do not happen, intercultural learning does not happen either. We are taking intentional baby steps to introduce students to intercultural knowledge and competency. We applaud the efforts of faculty willing to step out of their comfort zones to do so. Openness is one of the constructs we wish to impart.
Will Gray
6/10/2014 07:19:42 am
What field is that, Chuck? I'm sorry, but I see little evidence of "intercultural competence" in the assignments. It all seems incredibly American-centric, developed (presumably) by education experts who have scarcely left the US of A, and who spend most of their time studying primary or secondary ed (which is _not_ automatically applicable to higher education).
Chuck
6/10/2014 09:11:48 am
Will, I agree totally with you. Having been Purdue faculty for 12 years, I completely understand the disconnect and the process. I clearly comprehend the systemic context. My job is to build bridges.
Chuck
6/10/2014 10:52:03 pm
My wife and I have five children and two of them are university professors. Both teach classes yet neither one teaches intercultural learning. You see their academic areas do not assume or expect them to teach intercultural competency. They are not expected to delve into global learning theory and research. Alternatively, fourteen years ago I was expected to teach about diversity and inclusion in the multicultural courses I taught at Purdue. My students, as graduates, were expected to handle the differences between Irish, Hispanic, and Asian cultures when counseling or working with clients in a professional setting. As a Purdue Diversity Fellow, I strove to keep my teaching based on the literature and current research. I would not teach those classes the same today. The world changed and the literature and theory changed based on research. Thankfully, I continued to learn what I did not know.
Chuck
6/10/2014 10:52:09 pm
My wife and I have five children and two of them are university professors. Both teach classes yet neither one teaches intercultural learning. You see their academic areas do not assume or expect them to teach intercultural competency. They are not expected to delve into global learning theory and research. Alternatively, fourteen years ago I was expected to teach about diversity and inclusion in the multicultural courses I taught at Purdue. My students, as graduates, were expected to handle the differences between Irish, Hispanic, and Asian cultures when counseling or working with clients in a professional setting. As a Purdue Diversity Fellow, I strove to keep my teaching based on the literature and current research. I would not teach those classes the same today. The world changed and the literature and theory changed based on research. Thankfully, I continued to learn what I did not know.
Will Gray
6/11/2014 02:49:33 am
Chuck, the reason we're talking past each other is that we're using terms differently. When you say "inter-cultural" you primarily mean "diversity" in a US-based context. In other words, you appear to be primarily concerned about ensuring that students in the United States learn to deal appropriately with (English-speaking) individuals whom they happen to encounter in an American classroom or workplace.
Will Gray
6/11/2014 02:51:33 am
Chuck, the reason we're talking past each other is that we're using terms differently. When you say "inter-cultural" you primarily mean "diversity" in a US-based context. In other words, you appear to be primarily concerned about ensuring that students in the United States learn to deal appropriately with (English-speaking) individuals whom they happen to encounter in an American classroom or workplace.
Chuck
6/11/2014 04:06:35 am
Yes, I fully agree we are not communicating. For example, in your first paragraph above, you believe I am referring to domestic diversity. I am not. I represented Purdue at The American Council on Education conference to explore opportunities for overlap with what I do and domestic diversity. The heart and core of what I refer to is, for example from the three corresponding Association of American Colleges & Universities work in the VALUE Rubrics. I attend and present at NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Association of International Education Administrators. I have a proposal submitted to The Society for Interncultural Education, Training and Research. I attend the Intercultural Communication Institute. I am Intercultural Development Inventory certified. I spent scores of hours working with and learning from Janet Bennett, Darla Deardorff, Mick Vande Berg, Michael Stevens, Stella Ting-Toomey, Leeva Chung and others. I spend a week next month with Michael Page. I have enjoyed our discussion blog back and forth effort attempt to communicate. Perhaps you will allow me to buy you lunch so we can really, really talk and continue the discussion beyond the original intent and purpose of this blog focused on study abroad. Comments are closed.
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