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ERIC Number: EJ1066277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
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A Relational Approach to International Education through Homestay Programs
Kobayashi, Junko; Viswat, Linda
Journal of International Students, v5 n4 p475-487 Sep-Oct 2015
This paper identifies and analyzes intercultural problems through surveys of homestay programs with Japanese students and American host mothers. Given that participants need to go beyond their cognitive knowledge to interact effectively with people from other cultures, a relational approach may be more effective than traditional intercultural training models in international education. In terms of the relational approach, one incident of intercultural problems is composed of various interpretations and plural options for managing differences. By becoming familiar with this relational approach, participants can make more appropriate behavioral choices and make their global experience more meaningful. Also, instructors or faculty members can develop educational programs more effectively by applying the survey results to international education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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