Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e

Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Intercultural Development: Considering the Growth of Self and Others

Focus Questions


1		Have you ever said to yourself something like, "I certainly wouldn't have thought that way a few years (or months) ago. I've changed and see things much differently than before"? As a teacher, you expect students to learn, to grow and to change as a result of certain experiences or encounters. What benchmarks might you use to determine if your students are becoming more sophisticated in their understanding and analysis of culture and intercultural effectiveness? What benchmarks might you use to determine if you were becoming more sophisticated in your understanding and analysis of culture and interculturaeffectiveness?



2		What differences can you identify in people who are more ethnorelative in their orientation in comparison to those who exhibit more ethnocentric behaviors?



3		How might you design experiences that move students from an ethnocentric orientation to one that is more ethnorelative?

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