Cross-cultural Adventures
By Roy Edwards
As implied in the iceberg image of culture, we shall prioritise an exploration of topics hidden below the surface waterline where cross-cultural encounters typically result in unexpected challenges.
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116. Teaching and learning: The experimental style
What is meant by the experimental style of learning and how do educators plan this approach to student learning and development?
115. Teaching and learning: Visual learning
What is meant by visual approaches to student learning and how do educators present information in this style?
114. Teaching and learning: The Self-directed learning
What is the educational value of developing increasing student self-managed and self-directed learning abilities?
113. Teaching and learning: The Socratic method
Why does the Socratic approach to teaching encourage increased active student participation at all levels of the learning experience?
112. Teaching and learning: The Demonstration style
Why is the demonstration approach so helpful for students in terms of the comprehension of new concepts, processes, and skills.
111. Teaching and learning: exam preparation and exam practice
Why is it essential to prepare students for the examinations experience?
110. Teaching and learning: The process of retrieving, revising, and reinforcing learning
Which teaching methods are appropriate to the process of retrieving, revising, and reinforcing information in committing information to the long-term memory?
109. Teaching and learning: Developing creativity and autonomy in learners
Which teaching methods are most advantageous to teaching creativity in learners?
108. Teaching and learning: Promoting the development of critical thinking
What is meant by critical thinking and can it be taught?
107. Teaching and learning: The direct instruction style of teaching
What is the value of the direct instruction style of teaching?
106. Teaching and learning: Approaches to teaching mixed ability classes
What are the most appropriate methods to teaching mixed ability learners?
105. Teaching and learning: Evaluating six common learning objectives
What is the relationship between learning objectives and teaching methods?
104. Teaching and learning: Introduction to the Hersey and Blanchard model
To what extent should the teaching method be adapted to the learner’s level of ability and competence?
Reference: Hersey, P. & Blanchard, K. H. (1969). Life cycle theory of leadership. Training and Development Journal, 23 (5), 26–34.
103. Teaching and learning: The influence of Hofstede’s concept of individualism vs. collectivism on learning preference
How might the contrast between individualistic and collectivist cultures shape teaching and learning?
102. Teaching and learning: The influence of Hofstede’s power distance on learning preference
Does the variation in power distance influence teaching and learning preference?
101. Teaching and learning: Cultural influences on teaching and learning styles
To what extent does culture shape teaching and learning preferences?
100. Teaching and learning: Understanding teacher-led learning
What is meant by teacher-centred learning?
99. Teaching and learning: An introduction to contrasting teaching methods
Why does the teaching philosophy and methods differ across cultures?
98. Teaching and learning: An introduction to the new series
Why is it important to know something about teaching and learning styles?
97: Graduate employment: Reviewing and evaluating the interview experience
How might reviewing interviews help improve future performance?
96. Graduate employment: Signalling positive non-verbal behaviour
Why is positive body language signalling so important during interviews?
95. Graduate employment: Planning positive questions to ask at interview
To what extent is it possible to plan positive questions to ask at interviews?
94. Graduate employment: Understanding the funnel question sequence
What is the significance of understanding the four-step question sequence?
93. Graduate employment: Managing the interview process
How far is it possible to anticipate initial questions asked at job interviews?
92. Graduate employment: Writing in a professional style
What are the key elements of a professional writing style?
91. Graduate employment: The importance of highlighting soft skills
Why do prospective employers focus on the soft skills of job applicants?
90. Graduate employment: Tailoring the response to the vacancy
How can tailoring job applications overcome automated selection technology?
89. Graduate employment: Analysing the job vacancy documentation
Why is a careful analysis of the job vacancy documentation so essential?
88. Graduate employment: Identifying a sustainable travel to work area
Why is it of such importance to research a sustainable travel to work area?
87. Graduate employment: Researching the organisation and job vacancy
What benefits are derived from researching the advertised job vacancy?
86. Graduate employment: Introduction to the series on graduate employment
What are the primary challenges faced by graduates in the employment market?
85. Organisational management: An overview of what is meant by personality
What are the five factors of personality and are they influenced by culture?
84. Organisational management: Cross-cultural variations in leadership preference
How do cultural value orientations influence variations in leadership styles?
83. Organisational management: Influential cultural values
How might cross-cultural values shape management style preferences?
Reference:
Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G.J., & Minkov, M. (2010). Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind: intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.
82. Organisational management: The team style
What is meant by the team style leadership?
References:
Blake, R., & Mouton, J. (1964). The Managerial Grid: The Key to Leadership Excellence. Gulf Publishing Company.
Tuckman, B. W. (1965). Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63(6), 384–399.
81. Organisational management: The middle of a road style
What is meant by the middle of a road style leadership?
80. Organisational management: The impoverished style
What is meant by the impoverished style leadership?
79. Organisational management: The produce or perish style
What is meant by the produce or perish style leadership?
78. Organisational management: The country club style
What is meant by the Country Club style leadership?
77. Organisational management: The managerial grid
The introduction to the managerial grid model by Blake and Mouton.
Reference:
Blake, J. S. & Mouton, R. R. (1972). The managerial grid: Key orientations for achieving production through people. Gulf Publishing Company.
76. Organisational management: The transformational leadership approach
What is meant by a transformational leadership approach?
75. Organisational management: The transactional leadership approach
What is meant by a transactional leadership approach?
74. Organisational management: The lazier faire leadership approach
What is meant a Lazier Faire style of leadership?
73. Organisational management: The situational leadership approach
Why is it essential to vary management styles in relation to employee needs?
Reference: Hersey, P., & Blanchard, K. H. (1982). Leadership style: Attitudes and behaviors, Training & Development Journal, 36(5), 50–52.
72. Organisational management: The leadership continuum
Why does the situation require variations in management style?
Reference: Tannenbaum, R. & Schmidt, W. H. (1958). How to choose a leadership pattern. Harvard Business Review, 36, 95—101.
71. Organisational management: The initial concept of leadership development
How does the concept of leadership differ from management
Reference: Adair, J. (1979). Action-centred leadership. Gower Publishing Ltd.
70. Organisational management: The emergence of the management styles
What is meant by organisational management styles?
Reference: Likert, R. (1967). The human organization: its management and values. McGraw-Hill.
69. Organisational management: The first cross-cultural managerial model
To what extent do management roles vary across cultures?
68. Organisational management: The four control roles or concepts
What is meant by organisational management control roles?
67. Organisational management: Introduction and overview
To what extent do management style preferences differ across cultures?