Intercultural Competence Development Through Cocurricular and Extracurricular At-Home Programs in Japan
Intercultural Competence Development Through Cocurricular and Extracurricular At-Home Programs in Japan
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通过日本的课内和课外家庭项目培养跨文化能力
DOI：
10.1177/10283153211070110
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Ana Sofia Hofmeyr
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作者：
Ana Sofia Hofmeyr
国际教育的快速发展伴随着对高等教育机构培养具有全球竞争力的毕业生的需求不断增长。然而，对大多数学生来说，流动性仍然是一个遥远的机会，日本本科生经常将经济，安全和求职问题列为出国留学的障碍。在日本，通过政府资助的国际化计划，国内国际化已经成为一种可行的替代流动性的选择。本文将讨论课外活动和课外活动对164名日本一年级学生跨文化能力发展的影响。为期一年的纵向混合方法研究结果表明，虽然正式的课程积极影响跨文化能力的发展，非正式的跨文化接触在校园里的跨文化态度产生负面影响。研究结果还表明，学生的跨文化能力的看法在干预前阶段影响参与校园内的跨文化机会，这表明在高等教育之前引入干预措施的重要性。
The rapid development of international education has occurred alongside a growing demand for higher education institutions to educate globally competent graduates. Yet, mobility remains a distant opportunity for most students, and Japanese undergraduate students often cite financial, safety, and job-hunting concerns as obstacles to studying abroad. Internationalisation-at-home has emerged as a viable alternative to mobility in Japan through government-funded internationalisation programs. This article will discuss the impact of cocurricular and extracurricular programs on the development of intercultural competence among 164 first-year Japanese students at two Top Global universities in Japan. Results from a one-year longitudinal, mixed methods study reveal that while formal programs positively affect intercultural competence development, informal intercultural contact on campus negatively affects students’ intercultural attitudes. Findings also indicate that student perceptions of intercultural competence at the pre-intervention stage affect engagement with intercultural opportunities on campus, suggesting the importance of introducing interventions prior to higher education.