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Pineda, Pedro; Mishra, Shweta – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
Inspired by neo-institutional theory, we explore whether the semantics of diversity appears to be global and universal through computer-assisted content analysis of 2378 publications. Diversity discourses are dominant, but only in the USA and Canada, UK and Ireland and Europe, not being present in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.…
Descriptors: Semantics, Diversity, Higher Education, Discourse Analysis
Gafni, Ruti; Goldstein, Anat – Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 2020
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to discover usage differences in task performance by students of different cultures, by examining procrastination patterns from a national cultural perspective and exploring the effect of multicultural virtual teamwork on students' individual procrastination. Background: This study aims to examine…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Time Management, Intercultural Communication, Online Courses
Izumi, Hideyuki; Hosokawa, Yuri – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Context: Each country has a unique history in the development of its athletic training professionals and education and credentialing systems. In Japan, the majority of athletic trainers hold a domestic credential (JSPO-AT) obtained from the Japan Sport Association (JSPO) or a US-based credential from the Board of Certification (BOC-AT). Objective:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Trainers, Training
Joubert, J. P. R.; Martins, N. – Africa Education Review, 2013
South African organisations and particularly institutions of higher learning have been confronted with workforces that increasingly reflect the diversity of the South African population. This changing workforce composition implies that the multitude of individual and cultural differences and similarities become increasingly apparent among…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, College Faculty

Hiscox, Anna – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1995
Being culturally sensitive to African American clients dictates that therapists understand the bond among blacks of various social-ecological backgrounds. Discusses some of the fundamental distinctions between African Americans and black West Indian clients, including differences in familial relationships, nuances of language usage, and the…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Ethnicity

Harris, Janel K. – Counseling Psychologist, 1991
Asserts that counseling psychology programs should consider providing education and training in health psychology. Presents guidelines for education and training including scientist-practitioner model, university-based context, grounding in counseling psychology and research methodology, core courses in health psychology, elective courses,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Counselor Training, Cultural Differences

McFadden, John – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1996
Reacts to C. H. Patterson's article (this issue) concerning multicultural counseling. Suggestion that all counseling is generic in nature contributes to the retardation of the developmental process of culturally diverse persons. Supports the notion that cultural competence is imperative in resolving the challenge of counseling with members of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups

Pederson, Paul – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1996
Reacts to C. H. Patterson's article (this issue) concerning multicultural counseling. Asserts that there are problems with historical concepts of counseling, the definition of culture, and the practice of counseling in multicultural settings. A cultural-centered approach to counseling recognizes that the client has internalized patterns of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Kollar, Nathan R. – Online Submission, 2007
Purpose: The "Other Voices" project provides the principles and tested pedagogies to answer the question "How do we teach to and about those who differ radically from each other religiously in the classroom?" Methodology: Eight institutions of higher education in upper New York State pooled their resources for eighteen months…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Focus Groups, Curriculum Development, Course Descriptions
Swanson, Linda J. – 1995
In light of recent research suggesting links between learning style and culture, this review of the literature looked at the various definitions of learning style, reviewed a framework for categorizing the types of instruments used to assess learning style, and explored the literature on learning style research among diverse groups. The study…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Instruction, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences

Edwards, Marcia H. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1983
Explores the ways in which foreign students differ from their American counterparts, and how these differences may affect the foreign students in a tutorial or one-to-one conference. (AEA)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences

Olguin, R. A. – Liberal Education, 1991
Most university pedagogy involves emptying useless or subversive knowledge from a student's head and filling it with relevant and productive information, and all students are taught the same. Pedagogy should involve teaching students to hear what a text says to them, raising the level of reflection, and encouraging students to take charge of their…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Cultural Differences, General Education

Houston, Linda S. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1994
Describes a student with learning disabilities and how teaching methods emphasizing accommodating the student helped him find success. Illustrates how accommodating for learning differences can result in student success. (HB)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Cultural Differences, English Instruction, Higher Education

Patterson, C. H. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1996
Although multicultural counseling has been a source of controversy, it has recently been recognized that counseling is really generic in nature, and therefore all counseling is multicultural. Thus, multiculturalism has joined the movement toward a universal system of counseling. (JPS)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism

Kim, Bryan S. K.; Yang, Peggy H.; Atkinson, Donald R.; Wolfe, Maren M.; Hong, Sehee – Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2001
Failure to recognize the uniqueness of specific Asian American ethnic groups may lead to ineffective counseling. Investigates similarities and differences between college students (N=570) from four Asian American ethnic groups on their adherence to six value dimensions identified in previous research. Findings confirm the need to understand…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Cross Cultural Studies