Learning Intercultural Competence by Multicultural Excursions (LINC ME)
Basic data for this project
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/08/2013 - 01/05/2014
Description
As a response to the intercultural challenges of Geography Education, this study seeks to determine factors fostering intercultural competence of student teachers. Based on a one-week multicultural field excursion of 8 German and 8 Turkish students in Kayseri (Turkey) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), we used qualitative interviews to verified changes in the 16 student teachers' intercultural competence. Findings strongly indicate that multicultural fieldwork fosters intercultural learning on a personal level. Crucial factors revealed by this study were (1) inquiry-based learning in constructivist learning settings, (2) self-regulated work in small multicultural groups, and (3) regular evaluation and reflection.
Keywords: intercultural challenges of Geography Education; intercultural competence
Project management at the University of Münster
| Schrüfer, Gabriele | Professur für Didaktik der Geographie (Prof. Schrüfer) |
Research associates from the University of Münster
| Brendel, Nina | Professur für Didaktik der Geographie (Prof. Schrüfer) |