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Publication Date: 2020
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Developing Learning Relationships in Intercultural and Multi-Disciplinary Environments: A Mixed Method Investigation of Management Students' Experiences
Studies in Higher Education, v45 n11 p2356-2370 2020
In this article, we suggest that competencies in working in intercultural and multidisciplinary environments are part of expected key skills in contemporary organisations. Higher educational institutions across the globe are pressured to contribute to the development of such key skills. Using social identity theory, through social network analysis of 113 postgraduate management students in one UK business school and follow-up focus group interviews (N = 16), we have identified three types of learners: Co-National Learners, Bridge-Building Learners, and Cross-National Learners. We argue that developing learning relationships in intercultural and multidisciplinary environments needs to go beyond a cultural-only approach, and the understanding of identity has an important place.
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Business Administration Education, Student Experience, Competence, Identification (Psychology), Graduate Students, Social Networks, Foreign Countries, Network Analysis, Intercultural Programs, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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