The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Competence

by Darla K. Deardorff

• ISBN13: 9781412960458
• ISBN10: 1412960452
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-31
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence brings together in one volume the leading experts and scholars from a variety of fields (e.g., education, communication, psychology, social work, health care, conflict studies, etc.) and from around the world who do work in intercultural competence (defined as appropriate and effective communication, as well as behavior, in intercultural situations). Given the current and future focus on global workforce development, and on globalization in general, this Handbook examines the skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed in our ever diverse world. This Handbook is a vital compendium that any scholar, instructor, administrator, or student can pick up and use for a number of different topics related to intercultural competence: Part 1--Concepts and Theory of Intercultural Competence (history; definitions; theories; models; methodologies) Part 2--Intercultural Competence Development in Specific Fields (such as social work, engineering, education, business, health care, and training) Part 3--Assessment and Research of Intercultural Competence (providing frameworks, self-report tools, methods, and case studies)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Conceptualizing Intercultural Competence	p. 1
Conceptualizing Intercultural Competence	p. 2
The Identity Factor in Intercultural Competence	p. 53
The Interculturally Competent Global Leader	p. 66
The Moral Circle in Intercultural Competence: Trust Across Cultures	p. 85
Intercultural Conflict Competence as a Facet of Intercultural Competence Development: Multiple Conceptual Approaches	p. 100
Cultivating Intercultural Competence: A Process Perspective	p. 121
Developing Globally Competent Citizens: The Contrasting Cases of the United States and Vietnam	p. 141
Understanding Africans' Conceptualizations of Intercultural Competence	p. 158
An Associative Approach to Intercultural Communication Competence in the Arab World	p. 179
A Chinese Model of Intercultural Leadership Competence	p. 196
Intercultural Competence in German Discourse	p. 209
India: A Cross-Cultural Overview of Intercultural Competence	p. 233
Interculturality Versus Intercultural Competencies in Latin America	p. 249
Synthesizing Conceptualizations of Intercultural Competence: A Summary and Emerging Themes	p. 264
Applying Intercultural Competence	p. 271
Intercultural Competence in Human Resources-Passing It On: Intercultural Competence in the Training Arena	p. 272
Intercultural Competence in Business-Leading Global Projects: Bridging the Cultural and Functional Divide	p. 287
Intercultural Competence in Teacher Education-Developing the Intercultural Competence of Educators and Their Students: Creating the Blueprints	p. 304
Intercultural Competence in Foreign Languages-The Intercultural Speaker and the Pedagogy of Foreign Language Education	p. 321
Intercultural Competence in International Education Administration-Cultural Mentoring: International Education Professionals and the Development of Intercultural Competence	p. 333
Intercultural Competence in Social Work-Culturally Competent Practice in Social Work	p. 350
Intercultural Competence in Engineering-Global Competence for Engineers	p. 362
Intercultural Competence in Religious Organizations-Neither Jew nor Gentile: Lessons About Intercultural Competence in Religious Organizations	p. 374
Intercultural Competence in Health Care-Developing Skills for Interculturally Competent Care	p. 387
Research and Assessment in Intercultural Competence	p. 403
Methodological Issues in Researching Intercultural Competence	p. 404
Applying Theory and Research: The Evolution of Intercultural Competence in U.S. Study Abroad	p. 419
Research Application: Toward a General Framework of Competence for Today's Global Village	p. 438
Assessing Intercultural Competence: Issues and Tools	p. 456
Implementing Intercultural Competence Assessment	p. 477
The Real Cost of Intercultural Incompetence: An Epilogue	p. 492
Author Index	p. 504
Subject Index	p. 517
About the Editor	p. 530
About the Contributors	p. 531
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