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ERIC Number: EJ1118412
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-5629
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Threshold Concepts and Culture-as-Meta-Context
Nahavandi, Afsaneh
Journal of Management Education, v40 n6 p794-816 Dec 2016
This article explores the use of threshold concepts and their application to teaching culture. While there is clear recognition of the importance of preparing students to succeed in a global and multicultural world, the way we teach students about the importance and role of culture is often disjointed, narrowly focused, and does not always address key underlying issues that could help them grasp, retain, and apply the concept. After reviewing the literature on threshold concepts, and providing a quick overview of the ways in which culture is usually taught, I propose teaching "culture-as-meta-context" as an alternative approach that leads students to cross a conceptual threshold that allows them to gain a previously inaccessible perspective and develop the cultural mindset that is key to managing and working across cultures, nationally and globally. I further present some guidelines and ideas for teaching students culture-as-meta-context and a cultural mindset.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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