Developing Intercultural Competence and Transformation: Theory, Research, and Application in International Education

by Victor Savicki (Editor)

Overview

At a time when enrollments in international education programs are projected to grow exponentially, what do we know about the outcomes of such programs, and how can educators become more intentional about designing, and assessing, the impact such courses? How can we help students achieve the intercultural growth and transformation that they may envision as they set forth on their international sojourn?

International education provides opportunities for students to grow personally, and to learn in a rich and intense educational environment. The outcomes of such opportunities emphasize not only traditional academic competence, but also changes in motivations, attitudes, self-identity, and values. It is these latter, co-academic, concepts that are the focus of this book. Its goal is to give solid substance to the growth and transformation approach to study abroad. It defines the central concept of intercultural competence, sets it within the framework of transformative learning theory, and offers ideas and strategies for facilitating its development. In doing so, it goes far beyond traditional emphases on the achievement of such formal skills as foreign language acquisition or specific knowledge of course content in national literatures, arts, or history.

This book suggests learning goals international educators might adopt; proposes ways to achieve them; and links those goals to research findings. Finally, it gives rich, detailed examples of how to organize effective international education based on the theory and research. With this information, study abroad educators can encourage student growth by design, not chance.

This book is also relevant for anyone engaged in courses inadult education, college student services, comparative and international education, international business, intercultural relations, and service learning that involves study abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642672947
Publisher:	Stylus Publishing
Publication date:	07/22/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	396
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Victor Savicki is Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at Western Oregon University. His recent research has focused on stress, coping and adjustment in cross-cultural settings. He has participated in a variety of study abroad programs both as an instructor and a researcher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     xi
Preface     xiii
Designing Transformation in International Education   Robert Selby     1
Theories for Intercultural Growth and Transformation
On Becoming a Global Soul: A Path to Engagement During Study Abroad   Janet M. Bennett     13
Intercultural Competence: A Definition, Model, and Implications for Education Abroad   Darla K. Deardorff     32
Growth and Transformation Outcomes in International Education   Joseph G. Hoff     53
Experiential and Affective Education for International Educators   Victor Savicki     74
Transformative Learning in International Education   Amy Hunter     92
Research on the Processes of Intercultural Competence and Transformation
Contrasts and Changes in Potential and Actual Psychological Intercultural Adjustment   Victor Savicki   Frauke Binder   Lynne Heller     111
Tuscan Dreams: Study Abroad Student Expectation and Experience in Siena   Anne Chambers   Keith Chambers     128
Intercultural Development: Topics and Sequences   Victor Savicki   Ingrid Adams   Frauke Binder     154
Acculturative Stress, Appraisal, Coping, and Intercultural Adjustment   Victor Savicki   Eric Cooley   Rosemary Donnelly     173
Applications to Enhance Intercultural Growth and Transformation
Action Methods for Integration of Experience and Understanding   Frauke Binder     195
Italy: Every Day Another Soulful Experience to Bring Back Home   Silvia Minucci     215
The Eye of the Beholder: Study Abroad in Spain Viewed Through Multi-Cultural Lenses   Carmen Arrue     236
Case Studies for Integration of Experience and Understanding While Studying in Vienna   Frauke Binder     259
Dynamics of Cultural Contexts: Meta-Level Intervention in the Study Abroad Experience   Kris H. Lou   Gabriele W. Bosley     276
Reflection, Reciprocity, Responsibility, and Committed Relativism: Intercultural Development Through International Service-Learning   Margaret D. Pusch   Martha Merrill     297
Narratives of Intercultural Transformation: Student Perspective Transition   Ingrid Adams     322
Synthesis and Conclusions   Victor Savicki   Robert Selby     342
About the Contributors     353
Index     361