Book chapter
Towards Intercultural Literacy—A Literature Review on Immersive Cross-Cultural Experiences and Intercultural Competency
Innovating Christian Education Research: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, pp.395-422
Springer Singapore
2021
Abstract
Owing to the expansion of globalisation, cultural interactions have brought studies into Intercultural Competence (IC) to centre stage (UNDP 2004; Bissessar 2018; Nelson et al. 2019). According to leading scholars and organisations, educational institutions have a vital role to play in helping their students develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes. This chapter provides a review of literature relating to the topic of IC, specifically focusing on the effects of short-term cross-cultural experiences on the development of IC in school and university students. To this end, it examines the meaning and importance of IC, the literary search methodology, and relevant findings that were synthesised from this review of the literature. Notably, few studies in the literature related directly to Australian high school students, and there is a compelling case to conduct more empirical research in this area. To this end, this literature review explores how existing knowledge gaps may be leveraged as opportunities for future quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods research. Finally, the research offers a brief outlook on the prospects of nurturing IC in a post-COVID-19 global context.
Details
- Title
- Towards Intercultural Literacy—A Literature Review on Immersive Cross-Cultural Experiences and Intercultural Competency
- Authors
- Wendy Nelson (Corresponding Author) - Christian Heritage CollegeJohannes M Luetz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Contributors
- Johannes M Luetz (Editor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - LegacyBeth Green (Editor) - Tyndale University College & Seminary
- Publication details
- Innovating Christian Education Research: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, pp.395-422
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-8856-3_22; 10.1007/978-981-15-8856-3
- ISBN
- 9789811588563
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Centre; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99500608402621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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