Intercultural Formation and the Leadership Practicum: Competencies in Doctor of Ministry Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Marsha Snulligan Haney
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Educational Equity ◽  
Human Diversity ◽  
Leadership Formation ◽  
Doctor Of Ministry ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Intercultural Engagement ◽  
Personal Formation

This essay affirms the value of experientially based leadership formation in Doctor of Ministry theological education as a hallmark of developing religious leadership for the African American context. It suggests envisioning leadership practicum goals so students gain intercultural competencies for all ministry contexts. The essay argues it is possible to increase cultural and ethnic literacy, personal formation and development, attitude and values clarification, multiethnic and multicultural social competence, basic ministry skills proficiency, educational equity and excellence, and empowerment for intercultural engagement through focused competency goals. It encourages experiences of cultural disorientation as the context in which students best learn the need to affirm ethnic identity, to be inclusive, to appreciate diversity, and to overcome fear of human diversity. Stated differently, through intentional comprehension of commonalities of human community, DMin students journey more rapidly toward intercultural competence. Keywords: Doctor of Ministry, Intercultural Competencies, Ministry Context, Leadership Formation

scholarly journals Building an Inclusive Campus: Developing Students’ Intercultural Competencies Through an Interreligious and Intercultural Diversity Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
Amy Rose Green ◽  
Adriana Tulissi ◽  
Seth Erais ◽  
Sharon Lynn Cairns ◽  
Debbie Bruckner
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Intercultural Development ◽  
Intercultural Development Inventory ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Intercultural Engagement ◽  
Insight Into

Post-secondary institutions are increasingly recognizing the need to foster intercultural competence (ICC) in students; however, the ways in which these institutions can do so has not been fully explored. The purpose of the current mixed methods study was to investigate changes in post-secondary students’ ICC (N = 35) following participation in an interreligious and intercultural diversity program, based upon changes in students’ scores on the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). A thematic analysis of post-program questionnaires was used to triangulate the data and provide more insight into changes experienced by participants. Quantitative results revealed significant increases in students’ overall ICC, and significant decreases in the discrepancy between students’ perceived ICC and their actual ICC. Qualitative results revealed five overall themes: (1) shifting perspectives, (2) enhancing intercultural engagement skills, (3) connecting, (4) inspiring action, and (5) personal growth. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Building an Inclusive Campus: Developing Students’ Intercultural Competencies Through an Interreligious and Intercultural Diversity Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
Amy Rose Green ◽  
Adriana Tulissi ◽  
Seth Erais ◽  
Sharon Lynn Cairns ◽  
Debbie Bruckner
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Intercultural Development ◽  
Intercultural Development Inventory ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Intercultural Engagement ◽  
Insight Into

Post-secondary institutions are increasingly recognizing the need to foster intercultural competence (ICC) in students; however, the ways in which these institutions can do so has not been fully explored. The purpose of the current mixed methods study was to investigate changes in post-secondary students’ ICC (N = 35) following participation in an interreligious and intercultural diversity program, based upon changes in students’ scores on the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). A thematic analysis of post-program questionnaires was used to triangulate the data and provide more insight into changes experienced by participants. Quantitative results revealed significant increases in students’ overall ICC, and significant decreases in the discrepancy between students’ perceived ICC and their actual ICC. Qualitative results revealed five overall themes: (1) shifting perspectives, (2) enhancing intercultural engagement skills, (3) connecting, (4) inspiring action, and (5) personal growth. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals A missional study of Ghanaian Pentecostal churches’ leadership and leadership formation

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter White
Keyword(s):  
Theological Education ◽  
Church Leadership ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Leadership Formation ◽  
Pentecostal Churches ◽  
Missional Communities ◽  
Ultimate Purpose

Church leadership plays an important and irreplaceable role in the planting and the configuration of the missional congregation. The key to the formation of missional communities is their leadership. In that regard, this article explores Classical Ghanaian Pentecostal Churches’ leadership and leadership formation from a missiological perspective. This was done through an exposition on their leadership system (structure). It was argued that Classical Ghanaian Pentecostal Churches’ leadership is based on the Fivefold Ministry (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher). These leadership functions were therefore discussed in the light of their missiological implication. The conclusion arrived at is that it is not enough to discover one’s spiritual gift or calling; these gifts should be developed and nurtured through mentoring and proper theological education, with the ultimate purpose being to participate in the Missio Dei.

Cross-Cultural Virtual Team Projects

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Anuli Ndubuisi ◽  
Elham Marzi ◽  
James Slotta
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Virtual Collaboration ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Before And After

Future engineers require global and intercultural competencies to prepare them to work in an increasingly multicultural, digitized, and interdependent global economy. To enhance engineering students' international exposure, awareness, and cultural experiences, the authors developed a unique international virtual team program that engaged students in collaborative project-based learning with peers around the world. Each virtual team consisted of multidisciplinary students from various countries and institutions. The students' knowledge and understanding of intercultural competence were evaluated before and after the program to ascertain its impact on their understanding of intercultural sensitivities and collaboration in virtual teams. Recommendations for learning enhancements were proposed. The authors found the integration of intercultural content with the global virtual team projects to be a successful strategy for helping engineering students build intercultural competencies and virtual collaboration skills, in addition to technical engineering knowledge and experience.

Short-Term Study Abroad in Psychology: Effects of a Cultural Scavenger Hunt on the Development of Intercultural Competence

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Zayac ◽  
Sydney Miller ◽  
Wolfgang Lenhard ◽  
Amber Paulk ◽  
Kirby Chrysler
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Short Form ◽  
The United States ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Emotional Resilience ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Short Term Study

Steadily increasing ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States has led employers to see intercultural competence as a valuable and necessary trait for those entering the workforce, including students studying psychology. One high-impact practice that may increase students’ multicultural awareness is study abroad. The current research examined the effectiveness of a cultural scavenger hunt offered during two short-term study abroad programs to increase participants’ intercultural competencies. Cultural competence was assessed in Study 1 ( N = 10) using the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale–Short Form. Results indicated a statistically significant increase across all subscales. In Study 2 ( N = 16), the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory was utilized. Results from Study 2 demonstrated statistically significant improvements in the Emotional Resilience subscale. These findings suggest that a cultural scavenger hunt may assist participants in actively engaging in the local culture and facilitate the initial development of intercultural competencies.

scholarly journals Thinking Styles and Intercultural Competencies

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 89-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heesoon Jun
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Korean Students ◽  
Holistic Thinking ◽  
South Korean ◽  
State College ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
The Us

Abstract The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate specific strategies to deconstruct dichotomous, hierarchical, and linear thinking styles and to develop holistic thinking. Developing holistic thinking is the foundation of increasing intercultural competencies for students, faculty, managers, and CEOs. Holistic thinking style allows us to view the world from both Western (linear) and Eastern (non-linear) perspectives. Participants were 35 students (23 American and 12 South Korean students) in an intercultural competence course at a State College in the US. The study found that it is possible for Westerns to increase non-linearity (holistic thinking) by completing specific repetitious reflective writing on a regular basis without censoring. Limitations of the study were the small sample size (N=35) and the short duration (3 months).

scholarly journals On the Factors Influencing EFL Students’ Intercultural Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-156
Author(s):  
Paweł Sobkowiak
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Efl Students

AbstractCultural intelligence (CQ) as a micro-level construct describing intercultural competence has garnered growing attention in academic literature recently, resulting in an increase in research. This paper reports on the empirical research which, using as a survey instrument the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) developed by Earley and Ang (2003), examined intercultural competencies of Polish EFL students at the tertiary education, measured by the level of CQ. In addition, the investigation aimed to analyze whether individual difference variables such as gender, educational level, linguistic proficiency, multilingualism, motivation to study English, and study abroad experience are significant predictors of students’ level of CQ. The results show that the respondents’ intercultural competence has been developed only to a small degree. Further, CQ is positively related to gender, educational level, foreign language proficiency, the number of foreign languages known, motivation to study English, and study abroad experience. Some practical applications of the study findings for the Polish tertiary education have been presented.

scholarly journals The Intercultural Competence in Education Era 4.0: A Learning Strategy for Students of Elementary School in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmelia Tulak ◽  
Hengki Wijaya ◽  
Susanna Vonny N. Rante ◽  
Nurmadiah ◽  
Helaluddin Helaluddin
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Integrating Technology ◽  
Intercultural Competencies

Diversity in social life is a sure thing. But in reality, various problems and conflicts have arisen that are caused by intercultural competencies that are not shared by every individual. The concept of intercultural competence is the essential thing today due to several factors, namely globalization, the complexity of social life, and the pace of technological development. Intercultural competence is the ability of each to understand the culture of others and how he can communicate well with people from that culture. This article was developed using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method in presenting an intercultural competence learning strategy to students in elementary schools. This article focuses on the intercultural competence learning strategy by integrating technology into class activities as one of the characteristics of learning in the education era 4.0.

scholarly journals A Cosmopolitan Outlook on Canadian Citizenship: A Case Study in Montreal

in education ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-77
Author(s):  
Ghada Sfeir
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Canadian Citizenship ◽  
Cosmopolitan Education

This qualitative study attempts to explore whether seven adults residing in Montreal who have lived for an extended period in more than three countries have experienced a shift toward a cosmopolitan perception in the formulation of their perspectives about their identity, sense of belonging, and citizenship. The qualitative case study was conducted through one-on-one interviews with seven participants. The data were analyzed, coded, and categorized into nine emerging themes. Conceptions of cosmopolitanism are outlined and insights on cosmopolitan education are highlighted. The results of this study call for future research to develop a proposal for a cosmopolitan curriculum that responds to the daily experiences of people in a globally interconnected world by fostering open-mindedness and intercultural competencies. The study is significant to educators, policy makers, and curriculum designers and international program developers. Keywords: cosmopolitanism; citizenship; intercultural competence; curriculum studies

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