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Developing learning relationships in intercultural and multi-disciplinary environments

A Mixed Method Investigation of Management Students' Experiences

Bibliographic Data

ID4098455
AuthorsYingfei Héliot (0000-0003-4889-5432, University of Surrey), Jenna Mittelmeier (0000-0002-6037-822X, Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK), Bart Rienties (0000-0003-3749-9629, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume45
Issue11
Pages2356-2370
Publication date2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2019.1610865
OpenAlexW2942064011
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited32

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

Discipline · Focus group · Globe · Higher education · Intercultural communication · Intercultural learning · Multidisciplinary approach · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Management and Organizational Studies · Medicine · Psychology

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