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An interprofessional, intercultural, immersive short-term study abroad program: public health and service systems in rome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to describe a short-term study abroad program that exposes engineering and nursing undergraduate students from the United States and Italy to an intercultural and interprofessional immersion experience.
Lorenzo Fedele   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of intercultural contact on the intercultural communicative competence of Chinese EFL undergraduates: The mediating role of English learning motivation

open access: yesActa Psychologica
This study investigates the relationship between intercultural contact, English learning motivation, and intercultural communicative competence among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) undergraduates in China.
Yanping Zhou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationships of Self-Sustained English Learning, Language Mindset, Intercultural Communicative Skills, and Positive L2 Self: A Structural Equation Modeling Mediation Analysis

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences
Learning English as a second language (ESL) has garnered significant attention from researchers and practitioners over the past few decades, with numerous ESL learning outcomes examined in the literature. However, self-sustained learning (SSL), a crucial
Luxi Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting Intercultural Competence in a Learning Activity Supported by Virtual Reality Technology

open access: yesInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
Virtual reality (VR) technology makes it possible to create an authentic virtual environment that benefits immersive learning. We designed an intercultural learning activity and applied VR technology to support it.
Rustam Shadiev   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conflict Management Strategies Among Cohabiting Undergraduate Students in Ilorin, Nigeria

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conflicts among cohabiting partners are often more complex or intractable because their relationships are not formalized culturally or institutionally. The inability to resolve conflicts among cohabiting partners may threaten their safety and well‐being.
Lanre Abdul‐Rasheed Sulaiman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

INTERCULTURAL ASPECTS IN TEACHING INDONESIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (BIPA)

open access: yesLanguage Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching, 2020
Learners should be intercultural speakers in foreign language teaching that promotes the intercultural dimension. In mastering the intercultural competencies, students are expected to be able to position themselves based on the background of their origin
Winasti Rahma Diani   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Do We Know About How Companies Manage Waste? The Effect of Tenure and Diversity of Directors on Disclosures

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to analyze the effect of board tenure on firms' waste management disclosure and explore whether this effect is amplified by board gender and cultural diversity. The analysis is based on data from 832 large firms worldwide from 2011 to 2020.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Trouble with Cyberpragmatics:Embedding an Online Intercultural Learning Project into the Curriculum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper reports on MexCo (Mexico-Coventry), an ongoing online intercultural learning project underpinned by action research. Its aim is to embed internationalisation into the curriculum of the institutions involved in order to promote citizenship ...
Bescond, Gwenola   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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