A 21st Century Imperative: integrating intercultural competence in Tuning

  • Darla K. Deardorff Duke University, United States
Keywords: intercultural competence, global competence, workplace, delphi, diversity

Abstract

Given the increasing demand for interculturally competent graduates and employees, it is incumbent upon the Tuning community to incorporate intercultural competence into Tuning Frameworks. With the growing diversity in the world today, beyond national diversity, intercultural competence cuts across disciplines, subjects, and contexts. This essay highlights the first research-based definition and framework of intercultural competence which can be translated into any subject and context and makes the case for why intercultural competence must be embedded into Tuning Frameworks around the world.

Published online: 23 December 2015

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Author Biography

Darla K. Deardorff, Duke University, United States

PhD, is a research scholar at Duke University (U.S.A). She is also executive director of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) and holds faculty posts at other institutions including Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (S. Africa), Meiji University (Japan), and Shanghai International Studies University (China). She received her doctorate from North Carolina State University and her principle fields of research include intercultural competence development and assessment, internationalization, teacher education, and global leadership. She serves as a consultant and advisor on these topics to numerous organizations and universities around the world and is regularly invited to speak on related topics. She is author/editor of numerous publications including five books, some of which are The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Competence (Sage, 2009), Building Cultural Competence (Stylus, 2012), and Demystifying Outcomes Assessment for International Educators (Stylus, 2015). Mail: d.deardorff@duke.edu

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Published
2015-12-23
How to Cite
Deardorff, Darla K. 2015. “A 21st Century Imperative: Integrating Intercultural Competence in Tuning”. Tuning Journal for Higher Education 3 (1), 137-47. https://doi.org/10.18543/tjhe-3(1)-2015pp137-147.