1. Fostering intercultural learning: moving forward
Directorate of Human Resources
Fostering intercultural learning: moving forward
Dr Valerie Clifford

2. Challenges
What are we doing about it?
What are we achieving?
Where do we go next? A research agenda

3. Challenges Strength of the peer group Staying in our comfort zone
Perceptions of the implications of working with other cultural groups: who does ‘all’ the work, language, conceptualisations
Different value systems
Different world views
Trying to shift western world views grounded in our lived experiences through intellectual activity
Willingness to take risk
Local, national and global levels and intersections.
Women at swimming pool in 60/70s, discussing closure of local hospital -national policies-£10m spent on war in Iraq.
CCCap- Zoe and Asian firm
Theories don’t work in local contexts, all theories make assumptions that not valid in the local context
How does this relate to your courses, your teaching?

4. What are we doing about it?
Taxonomy of intercultural competence
Analysing why local and international students do not mix easily
Preparing students for their Study Abroad experiences
Getting students to prepare international resources for each other
Facilitating cross-cultural conversations among staff and students
Encouraging interaction in class
Facilitating opportunities for students to work together
Using real data sets from their own countries to give studies relevance and generate cross-cultural discussion
Exchanging knowledge between universities and businesses
Direct engagement with non-western world views
Sharing critical incidents, reflective learning strategies.
Local, national and global levels and intersections.
Women at swimming pool in 60/70s, discussing closure of local hospital -national policies-£10m spent on war in Iraq.
CCCap- Zoe and Asian firm
Theories don’t work in local contexts, all theories make assumptions that not valid in the local context
How does this relate to your courses, your teaching?

5. What are we achieving? Clarity about what inter-cultural competence is
Understanding why it is problematic
Facilitating staff and student interaction
Giving students voices
Building resources
Engaging students with diverse perspectives
Using a range of pedagogies and assessment strategies

6. Where do we go next? A research agenda
How do we shift world views especially if we are trying to do it ‘intellectually’ rather than through lived experience?
How do we encourage staff to take risks?
How do we make ‘feeling uncomfortable’ worth it?
How do we encourage staff to engage in professional development in this area? What might that professional development look like?
How can we begin to build collaborations between ourselves? …
Local, national and global levels and intersections.
Women at swimming pool in 60/70s, discussing closure of local hospital -national policies-£10m spent on war in Iraq.
CCCap- Zoe and Asian firm
Theories don’t work in local contexts, all theories make assumptions that not valid in the local context
How does this relate to your courses, your teaching?