Start Date
11-8-2010 10:30 AM
End Date
11-8-2010 12:00 PM
Description
Educators engaged in international, intercultural educational programs are responsible for maximizing the benefits of these experiences for participants. This requires a clear focus on the development of multicultural (or intercultural) competencies (MCC) in participants if students are to deal effectively and appropriately across cultures.
This session explores the development and assessment of MCC abilities. It is based on findings from an international research effort that examined a comprehensive construct of MCC, developed a tool for its assessment, and identified intercultural outcomes in participants as well as their hosts engaged in an intercultural exchange.
The session also explores the nature of multicultural competence -- definitions, characteristics, components, developmental levels, and the important role of language proficiency -- and highlights the need for intercultural educators to explicitly address, develop, and monitor MCC abilities in their participants.
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Multicultural Competence: Exploring and Monitoring Its Development
Educators engaged in international, intercultural educational programs are responsible for maximizing the benefits of these experiences for participants. This requires a clear focus on the development of multicultural (or intercultural) competencies (MCC) in participants if students are to deal effectively and appropriately across cultures.
This session explores the development and assessment of MCC abilities. It is based on findings from an international research effort that examined a comprehensive construct of MCC, developed a tool for its assessment, and identified intercultural outcomes in participants as well as their hosts engaged in an intercultural exchange.
The session also explores the nature of multicultural competence -- definitions, characteristics, components, developmental levels, and the important role of language proficiency -- and highlights the need for intercultural educators to explicitly address, develop, and monitor MCC abilities in their participants.