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Gibson, Anne; Spira-Cohen, Ezra; Sherman, Whitney; Namaste, Nina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study examines what factors contribute to intercultural learning during the study abroad experience, drawing on Mezirow's theory of transformative learning and data from the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Using data from 1,858 US students studying abroad in 27 countries over 6 years (2014-2020), this study constitutes the largest…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Transformative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
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Tiurikova, Irina – Intercultural Communication Education, 2021
Traditional approaches to intercultural competence (IC) in language learning have been criticised for reproducing cultural differentialism, a theoretical perspective which emphasises that people are different due to essential distinctions between their ethnic or national cultural background. While differentialist views have been recognised as…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Learning