Essays about: "Intercultural competencies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Intercultural competencies.

1. 1. Divorce in intercultural families with children in Finland : A qualitative study from a social worker’s perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Socialt arbete

   Author : Johanna Strobant; [2023]
   Keywords : intercultural divorce; intercultural families; social work; intersectionality;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the perceptions and experiences of social workers working with divorcing intercultural families with children in Finland. From the social workers’ point of view, the study investigated what were the special characteristics and what kind of expertise social workers used when working with divorcing intercultural families with children. READ MORE

3. 2. Crossing Borders Digitally : A Minor Field Study on Online Challenge Driven Education

   University essay from KTH/Lärande

   Author : Edith Jacobson; Veronica Vilbern; [2023]
   Keywords : Challenge Driven Education CDE ; Collaborative Online International Learning COIL ; intercultural; interdisciplinary; core competencies; Utmaningsdriven utbildning CDE ; Internationella virtuella samarbeten inom lärande COIL ; interkulturell; interdisciplinär; mjuk kompetens;

   Abstract : With advancements in educational digitalisation, new opportunities for international collaboration on education have been created. Through the KTH Global Development Hub collaboration, students from universities in Botswana, Kenya, Sweden and Tanzania participate in modules with Challenge Driven Education (CDE). READ MORE

4. 3. The Colonial Legacies of Internship Programs in International Development - A Qualitative Case Study of Local Staff’s Experiences in Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Martina Frappa; [2023]
   Keywords : internship; international development; white saviour; decolonisation; privilege-awareness; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Although extensively advertised as a positive practice that enhances students’ intercultural competencies, internship programs have been increasingly criticised for reinforcing simplistic understandings of global development. Often involving students from the Global North engaging in placements with development organisations and institutions in the Global South, these programs perpetuate dynamics of systematic inequality rooted in colonial legacies. READ MORE

5. 4. Danish Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists’ experience of their intercultural competencies in the treatment of immigrants : A qualitative interview study

   University essay from Jönköping University/HHJ. Ortopedteknisk plattform

   Author : Christina Louise Jørgensen; Nynne Harrishøj Schultz; [2021]
   Keywords : Intercultural competencies; Immigrants; Experience; Prosthetist and orthotist; Denmark;

   Abstract : Background: To be able to meet social harmony in a continuously globalizing world, intercultural competencies are important to possess as an individual. Thus, it is also important for Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists (CPOs) and other health care providers since they meet many diversities in connection to their work. READ MORE

6. 5. Intercultural Communication Barriers among Future Leaders & Followers : A study on Intercultural communication barriers in Swedish multicultural work settings

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Nida Asghar; Anika Tabassum; [2020]
   Keywords : Intercultural Communication ICC ; ICC Barriers; Swedish multicultural work settings; Management of ICC barriers; High-context culture; Low-context culture; International participants;

   Abstract : This is an era of globalization due to which the world has become a Global Village and organizations are transforming into multicultural firms while increasingly building diverse teams. However, due to the organizations’ tendency towards becoming international, individuals worldwide travel and migrate from one society to another. READ MORE