SMALL CULTURES, BIG CHANGES

When dealing with an intercultural world, there is growing evidence to suggest that many still choose Map One. We argue that, despite the stress and confusion involved with Map Two, it is the better way of navigating our diverse world and can lead to better relationships and collaborations. For engi...

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Published inASEE prism Vol. 28; no. 7; p. 45
Main Authors Handford, Michael, Van Maele, Jan, Matous, Petr, Maemura, Yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION 01.03.2019
Subjects
Culture
Educational Practices
Engineering
Engineering Education
Intercultural communication
Interdisciplinary studies
Multicultural Education
Students
Teaching Methods
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Summary:When dealing with an intercultural world, there is growing evidence to suggest that many still choose Map One. We argue that, despite the stress and confusion involved with Map Two, it is the better way of navigating our diverse world and can lead to better relationships and collaborations. For engineers, the way culture is taught in engineering degree programs--the map we choose to use--can have serious implications for how students communicate and collaborate. Culture as a concept is vague. In studies of intercultural communication, two frequently contrasted concepts are "culture as given" and "culture as construct." Our interdisciplinary study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzes how culture is conceptualized in academic journal articles concerned with intercultural communication in engineering.
ISSN:1056-8077
1930-6148