Acknowledging Australian Indigenous cultural diversity involves respecting local Indigenous knowledge and perspectives. This can be difficult for teachers who do not know about Indigenous people and their knowledge. The Differentiated Indigenous Pedagogies project evaluated digitally available information describing Indigenous in this paper,…

Chinese folk music, rich in cultural and historical significance, represents a vital element of the nation's intangible heritage. This study investigates the educational perspectives on the literacy of Chinese folk music recomposed for saxophone. Recomposing such music involves adapting traditional melodies for modern instruments like the…

This article initiates a discussion on incorporating "religious literacy" into Saudi secondary education. It provides a preliminary understanding of the religious education context and emphasizes that religious literacy is not religious education. It examines the arguments for and against the incorporation of religious literacy in the…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of short-term study abroad programs on a frontier/rural campus, particularly in the light of promotion of internationalization efforts by educational institutions in the U.S. It measured students' intercultural competence and cultural adaptability before and after participating in a short-term study abroad…

This paper highlights how immersive educational experiences can help students understand the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their relation to leadership. The paper provides an example of how a carefully designed faculty-led program using original research can cultivate cross-cultural competencies and build student…

As the demographic makeup of public school children continues to increase cultural and linguistic diversity, school psychologists are required to demonstrate competence in all aspects of school psychological service delivery, including consultation. Practitioners working in diverse school settings often require multicultural skills in order to…

As teachers, we think that we understand the challenges of educating children and adults when addressing multiculturalism, immigration and racism. But are we getting it right if we do not know the experiences and challenges faced by international students or even know the perspectives of typically white British students learning in an increasingly…

Cultural competence is essential to building effective practitioners in the criminal justice field. However, there is limited research on this issue. Using a qualitative methodology, this study examined the perceptions of cultural competency among 24 students majoring in criminal justice at a Midwestern university. They ranged in age from 20 to…

The main purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of psychological counselors on working with clients from different cultures. Accordingly, the extent of the knowledge of psychological counselors on multicultural counseling approach and their perceptions of this approach, the theoretical competencies thereof, and cultural differences…

Despite the work of colleges and universities to prepare students for the workforce, coupled with the continuous and recorded shift in the racial and cultural demographics across America, there continues to be a disconnect between the knowledge, skills, awareness, and attitudes taught in the college classroom and the cultural competency skills…

The characteristics of global competence among South Korean college students at a single large national university using performance-based assessments to evaluate key dimensions: global perspective and intercultural sensitivity. The study identified five distinct student profiles, illustrating a spectrum from limited to advanced levels. The…

Due to globalization, cultural awareness has been recognized as an essential factor in the context of teacher-education programs. The current research focuses on the role of cross-cultural training in increasing teachers' readiness for multicultural classrooms in Pakistan. This study employed a mixed-methods approach, collecting both quantitative…

Purpose: This study aims to explore how multicultural picturebooks portray transnational parent knowledge and, crucially, in what ways they challenge dominant, often simplified, narratives of migration through depictions of parental agency. Design/methodology/approach: Using a critical narrative review of ten purposefully selected picturebooks,…

This study explored student learning outcomes related to virtual international exchange, namely global perspective-taking and self-efficacy, among a sample of 76 community college students in the United States. Viewing virtual exchange as a possible high-impact educational practice, we anticipated that participation would have a positive…

Aesthetic literacy has become a crucial aspect of education in China, particularly within the framework of national education reforms aimed at fostering cultural awareness and artistic appreciation. This study investigates the development of aesthetic literacy competencies among educators in China's higher vocational education system, focusing on…