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The notion of intercultural sensitivity and its measurement

The notion of intercultural sensitivity and its measurement. Simon Taylor. Overview. Starting points Culture and Global mindedness Definitions Intercultural sensitivity Measurement instruments Introduction to IDI IDI use in education IDI use at MIS The pros and cons of the IDI.

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The notion of intercultural sensitivity and its measurement

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  1. The notion of intercultural sensitivityand its measurement Simon Taylor

  2. Overview • Starting points • Culture and Global mindedness • Definitions • Intercultural sensitivity • Measurement instruments • Introduction to IDI • IDI use in education • IDI use at MIS • The pros and cons of the IDI

  3. My Starting Points 1Why? “Excellence in education for globally minded students” Faculty and staff need to understand, feel and live “global-mindedness” if we are to help students.

  4. Global mindedness heidisparkle.com

  5. My Starting Points 2 Culture IS A valid concept Global –mindedness IS NOT International- mindedness Global-mindedness and culture ARE Linked

  6. Definitions Intercultural … Awareness Learning Sensitivity Competence Understanding Education “Intercultural awareness, intercultural sensitivity and intercultural competence form the cognitive, affective and behavioural aspects of intercultural communication” Chen 1997

  7. Intercultural SensitivityMeasurement etsy.com

  8. Intercultural SensitivityMeasurement 87Fantini 2007 4types Abbe, Gulick & Herman (2007) Multi dimensional Self Reporting Developmental Trait based Behavior Observational

  9. Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Developmental 1986 DMIS developed (Bennett 2004) 1998 IDI – based on DMIS developd (Hammer, Bennett and Wiseman (2003) Minimization Denial Acceptance Polarization Adaption Defense Reversal 55 100 145 Ethnorelativitism Ethnocentrism

  10. IDI v3 – 50 questions and self reporting Hammer (2011) • “4763 individuals from 11 distinct, cross cultural samples” • Different languages Conclusions • Perceived (PO) and Developmental Orientation (DO) • Readability (Grade 10) • Language transferability • Predictive validity

  11. IDI use in Education Research results with teachers Fretheim, Bayles and Westrick and Yeun cited in Davies 2010

  12. IDI at MIS 1 50 members of staff at MIS (Random) Perceived orientation 125.85 Developmental orientation of 103.94. 8 members of staff at MIS - Intercultural awareness Committee (Self selecting group) Perceived orientation 131.99 Developmental orientation of 114.68

  13. IDI Pros and Cons • Grounded theory • Measures intercultural sensitivity • Identifies development • Raises cultural awareness • Potential The good The not so good • Differential validity- Bias in introduction and questions • 50 questions • Self reporting • “How do I answer?” questions • Face validity -Ambiguity of questions • Minimization bias • Linearity

  14. IDI use at MIS 2Raising Intercultural Sensitivity • Approaches • Recruit the right people • Offer professional development – Personal • Set the right culture – Systems and policies

  15. References • Abbe, A., Gulick, L., & Herman, J., 2007. Cross-cultural competence in Army leaders: A conceptual and empirical foundation. Washington, DC. U.S. Army Research Institute. • Bennett, J. 2004. Becoming Interculturally Competent [pdf]. Available at: http://www.newonline.org/resource/resmgr/mcw_ppt/becominginterculturallycompe.pdf[Accessed 25.2.12]. • Davies, A., 2010. The Applicability of the intercultural development inventory for the measurement of intercultural sensitivity of teachers in an international school context. Thesis (Doctor of Education (EdD)), University of Bath. • DeJaeghere, J. and Zhang, Y., 2008. Development of intercultural competence among US American teachers: Professional development factors that affect competence.Intercultural Education. 19(3), pp. 255-268 • Fantini, A.E., 2005. About intercultural communicative competence: a construct [Electronic version]. Brattleboro, VT: School for International Training. [Accessed 20 December, 2011]http://www.sit.edu/SITOccasionalPapers/feil_appendix_e.pdf.

  16. References 2 • Hammer, M., Bennett, R and Wiseman, R., 2003. Measuring intercultural sensitivity: The intercultural development inventory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27 (2003), pp. 421-443. • Hammer, M., 2011. Additional cross-cultural validity testing of the intercultural development inventory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 35 (2011), pp.474-487.

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