Like a Veil: Cross-cultural Experiential Learning Online

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Merryfield, M. (2003). Like a Veil: Cross-cultural Experiential Learning Online. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 3(2), 146-171. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
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Journal Information

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
ISSN 1528-5804
Volume 3, Issue 2, 2003
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Norfolk, VA

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Author

Merry Merryfield, The Ohio State University,, United States

Abstract

There is extensive literature on the power of face-to-face cross-cultural experience in developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of worldmindedness (Brislin, 1993; Brislin &Yoshida, 1994; Germaine, 1998; Gochenour, 1993; Gudykunst & Matsumoto,1996; Wilson, 1982, 1983, 1986; 1993a, 1998). Multicultural and global educators agree that teachers need face to face experiential learning with people different from themselves if they are to develop cross-cultural skills, knowledge, and competence (Chavez Chavez & O'Donnell, 1998; Cushner & Brislin, 1996; Dasen, 1992; Deering & Stanutz, 1995; Finney & Orr, 1995; Grant, 1992; Johnson & Johnson, 1992, Merryfield, 2000b; Powell, Zehm, & Garcia, 1996). During the 1970s and 1980s many universities and other organizations developed opportunities for students and teachers to study abroad or work in culturally diverse settings with American minorities, immigrants, refugees, or international students. And then came the Internet, email, and the possibility for online interaction with people around the globe.

Keywords

• Social Studies
• Educational Technology
• Multicultural Education
• Preservice Teacher Education
• Information Communication Technologies

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