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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"global competency"”.
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Global Competency in Hospitality Management Programs: A Perfect Recipe for Community Colleges
Globalization is redefining and transforming interactions between people all over the world. Although nations differ in their level of globalization, it is critical in this day and age that nations foster global competency in their citizens and students. Education is one key area in developing and …
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Promating global competencies at institutions of higher education: The use of Facebook in collaborative learning for postgraduate students, A case study of the University of Namibia and William Paterson University, New Jersey
… broaden their curricula to equip students with global competency skills. The 2014/2015 academic year marked a collaboration project between postgraduate students from the University of Namibia and the William Paterson University in New Jersey in the Educational Technology module using the …
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Assessing Global Competence and Teamology for Collaborative Engineering
… a need to make measureable improvements to the global competency of engineering students that will enable them to work more effectively with overseas colleagues. However, there are few assessment tools that offer clear guidance on which types of global exposure (coursework, virtual …
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Does intervening in the learning of study abroad students facilitate the development of intercultural competencies?
… Italy were given pre- and post-tests using The Global Competencies Inventory. Qualitative data were gathered using a reflection paper that the students wrote at the end of the semester. The results showed that the qualitative data were better at reflecting what the students learned, while the …
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Organizationally Mandated Diversity Training: Participants’ Perceptions at a Southeastern State University
<p>An amplified emphasis on global competency and a projected demographic shift toward an increasingly diverse population necessitates that businesses and organizations prepare adequately to remain competitive and effective. Training to enhance employees' multicultural competence is often used by …
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Predicting Study Abroad Propensity among College Students
The present and increasingly globalized environment of commerce and information has created the need for a workforce adept at global citizenship (Reimers, 2009). As a demand for global citizens has increased, higher education has responded by developing 21st century workforce competencies among its …
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Integrating Global Competencies into Business and Information Technology and Marketing Education Curricula
… smaller, resulting in the development of a global economy, it is no longer adequate for countries to provide education in silos by country or region. Instead, educators throughout the world need to integrate global competencies into their curricula. However, many teachers generally lack the …
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Global Citizenship Education and Teacher Learning and Change: Lessons Learned from within a Nascent Movement
… mixed methods study seeks to emphasize Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and teacher learning and change. While there is increased interest in making education more inclusive and equitable, GCED remains obscure and efforts to move policy and practice forward are prescient and still …
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Globalization, Global Citizenship, and Catholic Education
… phenomena impacting 21st century education is globalization (Darling-Hammond, 2010; Friedman, 2005; Zhoa, 2009). In this qualitative study, phenomenological methodology was used to examine experiences and perspectives of Catholic school administrators regarding the phenomenon of globalization. …
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Teacher Voices in secondary international travel programs originating in the United States: Perceived systemic barriers to faculty participation
… new cultures, learn world languages, and promote global citizenship. Despite emerging research on the educational value these trips offer, teachers face significant challenges in developing and sustaining these travel programs. This study identifies systemic barriers that secondary teachers …