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Intercultural development in global service-learning

Author

Stephen W. Jones, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Department

Intercultural Relations

First Advisor

Eric Hartman

First Committee Member

Margaret Pusch

Second Committee Member

Kent Warren

Third Committee Member

Laura Bathurst

Abstract

This research project examined the effects of participation in a six-month global service-learning program in the intercultural development of a group of students. The students under consideration herein participated in the 2009 program year of the Grace University EDGE Program, which took place in Mali, West Africa.

The present research builds on and contributes to three primary areas of research: intercultural development, service-learning, and study abroad. As the literature in these areas revealed the lack of a consistent way to assess global service-learning, I tried a three-part method of assessment. First, the Intercultural Development Inventory formally measured growth in intercultural competence. Second, guided course-writing generated by the students was used to facilitate followup interviews of most participants, especially considering the intersections between IDI results and students' self-perceptions as reported in their papers. Third, the interviews were coded and explored for information related to the process of intercultural development. The participants, overall, demonstrated positive intercultural competence gains while undergoing a complex process involving the impetus for and experience of development, ultimately resulting in changed patterns of thought.

Pages

155

Recommended Citation

Jones, Stephen W.. (2011). Intercultural development in global service-learning. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/789

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