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Fox, Brendon; Bourgeois, Jeff – Journal of Leadership Education, 2022
The internationalization of United States higher education has been described as a "two-way street" where students arrive at knowledge transfer. That transfer occurs through a curriculum deemed "unidirectional" with no relevance to local issues or needs and results in limited application and educational colonialism perceptions.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Undergraduate Study, Leadership Training
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Mei Lai – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
This paper focuses on an emerging group in Chinese higher education -- students in transnational higher education (TNHE). Recent research has documented much about students' motivations for attending TNHE institutions. However, the impact of such institutions on student outputs remains under-researched. This study conducted interviews with 78…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Global Approach, Higher Education
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Samier, Eugenie A. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2020
This article examines the intersection of three concepts in education -- cultural security, globalization and the postcolonial critique -- are related in order to advance the application of cultural security studies in educational administration and leadership. The first section discusses constructivist security studies as they apply to…
Descriptors: Criticism, Postcolonialism, Instructional Leadership, Global Approach
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Zheyuan, Tang – Chinese Education & Society, 2016
Confucius Institutes characterized by the outstanding culture of the Chinese nation have been built in a way that sends them abroad, which has been a cultural revival and self-conscious choice of "sending Eastern learning Westward" in the 21st century. This has helped turn back the declining cultural trade deficit and upheld the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Confucianism, Institutes (Training Programs), Global Approach
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Smith, Thomas J.; Rose, Amy D.; Ross-Gordon, Jovita M.; Smith, M. Cecil – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The present study examined an international sample of adults from the Survey of Adult Skills administered by the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009) to assess (1) how specific individual and country-level characteristics predict adult readiness to…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Readiness, Global Approach, Individual Characteristics
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Iyer, Ranjani Balaji – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Education is under pressure to respond to the changing modern world. Education system worldwide aims to develop students into well-rounded citizens and help them become creative problem-solvers. Several theories have been proposed in the research literature which emphasizes the importance of social and cultural context to creativity. Eastern and…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Individual Development, Global Approach, Global Education
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Perkins, Anne W. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2009
Traditional leadership theory and research courses do not adequately prepare students for cross-cultural leadership. This article notes six premises of Western theories and demonstrates the limitations of these premises in non-Western settings. A framework for the study of cross-cultural leadership, The Global Leadership-Learning Pyramid, is…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Intercultural Programs
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Horne, Sharon G.; Mathews, Susan S. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2004
This article describes a multicultural feminist collaborative consultation international approach in postcommunist societies in transition. The authors address how Western and Eastern divergent values can impact the consultation process. Development of collaborative consultation and the contributions of multicultural and feminist theories are…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Feminism, Consultation Programs, Cultural Pluralism
Mohring, Popie Marinou – 1989
Themes from the author's research into cultural interfaces and cross-cultural encounters have implications for organization development (OD) and training for internationalizing business and developing competencies for working effectively with people of diverse cultures. These themes are: (1) unawareness in the United States of cultural unawareness…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Isolation
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Von Laue, Theodore H. – History Teacher, 1987
Discusses the history of westernization from a global perspective. Analyzes the reasons for perceived Western "superiority," how these reasons contributed to the buildup of western power, and its attractiveness to non-Western cultures. Indicates the necessity for a trans-national, culturally non-specific view of history to meet this age…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences
Mead, Margaret – 1976
Since World War II the peoples of the Pacific Islands have changed rapidly from primitive isolated groups to social units that are in touch with the rest of the world. Because these changes have occurred within a short span of time, the island people, particularly the Manus, have provided the following anthropological data: a civilization can…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Change Strategies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
Frantz-Murphy, Gladys – 1993
By utilizing world systems analysis and dependency theory in world history, ways that students can raise questions and integrate ideas at the high school and undergraduate level are identified. A discussion of the origins and design of the 14th century world system demonstrates how it is set apart from the modern world and how conveying that…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Colonialism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Waller, Robert A. – 1983
There is a need to incorporate a global perspective into humanities courses and curricula at the college level, to help students understand the international issues which confront all American citizens. This goal can be achieved by a combination of individual and institutional commitments. The key element is the faculty member's role. Humanities…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness