International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 1; January 2012 The Malaysian Experience in Developing National Identity‚ Multicultural Tolerance and Understanding through Teaching Curricula: Lessons Learned and Possible Applications in the Jordanian Context Dr. Fakhri R. Khader Chairman Dept of Educational Sciences Petra University Amman - Jordan Introduction Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarch located in the heart of Southeast Asia. It covers an area of 329
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Definitions of Cultural Competence There is no one definition of cultural competence. Definitions of cultural competence have evolved from diverse perspectives‚ interests and needs and are incorporated in state legislation‚ Federal statutes and programs‚ private sector organizations and academic settings. The seminal work of Cross et al in 1989 offered a definition of cultural competence that established a solid foundation for the field. The definition has been widely adapted and modified during
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Multicultural Communication ECN405 – Management in a Global Economy Colorado State University Global Campus Instructor: Barbara – Leigh Tonelli Submitted: August 17‚ 2014 Introduction In this clip‚ the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross discuss how the Red Cross performs humanitarian aid within the political climate and upheaval of the modern world. Members of the board include someone from Great Britain‚ Switzerland‚ France‚ and Belgium. The discussion between persons from
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1 Advantages And Disadvantages Within A Multi Cultural Environment Commerce Essay UK Essays Logo submit to reddit As a coin has two sides‚ working within a multicultural environment also has advantages and disadvantages. There are five advantages‚ language‚ cultural awareness‚ service coverage‚ productivity and economic potential. On the other hand‚ there are four negative aspects‚ a poor unqualified certificate‚ racial discrimination‚ low productivity and economic crisis. In fact‚ there
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Multicultural Interview and Analysis This paper intends to put the theoretical concepts learned in class into practice through an analysis of a ‘case study’ of an East Asian person‚ in order to demonstrate the extent of my understanding of how life experiences have shaped an individual’s thoughts and worldviews from an East Asian cultural context. The paper is organized into three sections‚ the first section introduces the interviewee’s demographic information and some additional comments on
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increased in complexity‚ requiring a culturally and functionally diverse mix of individuals which must be integrated into an effective unit- a project team. effective teamwork is the key to project success during all phases of the project life cycle. Multicultural team is a team with members coming from more than one culture.. And this is what is happening now in different working places. On other hand there is increasing attention being paid to the importance of multi-cultural teams‚ i.e. working teams
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Multicultural Education: Respecting Differences and Avoiding Bias Jennifer Brearley Western Governors University Culture can be characterized by how a group of people interpret the world through spirituality‚ social customs‚ dress and communication (Gargiulo 2012). According to Richard M. Garguilo‚ author of Special Education in Contemporary Society (2012) culture is also defined by the attitudes‚ values‚ behaviors‚ belief systems‚ and traditions shared by a particular race‚ social group
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CROSS- CULTURAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES OF MULTICULTURAL TEAMS The increasing number of multinational companies‚ the expand global market place and the diversity of the customers across cultures require new points of view. More and more companies use multicultural teams to develop new products or business solutions. Multicultural teams are task oriented groups of people from different cultures. Well managed multicultural teams thanks to the different point of views of their team members can superior
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Multicultural Issues Tiffany Altvater‚ Keimyereia Jones‚ Kaycee Pearson‚ Angela Pratt ENG/157-Multicultural Literature January 28‚ 2013 Dr. Greg Beatty Multicultural Issues * Methods to improve global understanding based on multicultural appreciation In today’s society our access to the global community has been revolutionized compared to decades past. In order to find out information about another’s culture a person would have to scour books and put together bits of information to
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Multicultural Counseling After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients‚ it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure‚ it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture‚ but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to
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