TY - JOUR
T1 - The development and validation of intercultural understanding (ICU) instruments for teachers and students in primary and secondary schools
AU - Denson, Nida
AU - Ovenden, Georgia
AU - Wright, Lesley
AU - Paradies, Yin
AU - Priest, Naomi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2017/5/4
Y1 - 2017/5/4
N2 - Intercultural understanding (ICU) is becoming an essential part of living and contributing effectively in our increasingly diverse society. In fact, ICU is a key capability in the Australian schooling curriculum, alongside other general capabilities such as numeracy and literacy. While there are current instruments assessing ICU, there is little evidence-based research surrounding their use in primary and secondary school settings. In the context of a larger project, this study outlines the development and validation of a new ICU instrument specifically for use in primary and secondary schools. Among a sample of teachers and students from 12 Australian primary and secondary schools, the study found a teacher ICU instrument with a four-factor structure and a student ICU instrument with a two-factor structure. Further research and implications are discussed.
AB - Intercultural understanding (ICU) is becoming an essential part of living and contributing effectively in our increasingly diverse society. In fact, ICU is a key capability in the Australian schooling curriculum, alongside other general capabilities such as numeracy and literacy. While there are current instruments assessing ICU, there is little evidence-based research surrounding their use in primary and secondary school settings. In the context of a larger project, this study outlines the development and validation of a new ICU instrument specifically for use in primary and secondary schools. Among a sample of teachers and students from 12 Australian primary and secondary schools, the study found a teacher ICU instrument with a four-factor structure and a student ICU instrument with a two-factor structure. Further research and implications are discussed.
KW - Intercultural understanding
KW - cross-cultural competence
KW - intercultural competence
KW - psychometrics
KW - validation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021791101&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14675986.2017.1333346
DO - 10.1080/14675986.2017.1333346
M3 - Article
SN - 1467-5986
VL - 28
SP - 231
EP - 249
JO - Intercultural Education
JF - Intercultural Education
IS - 3
ER -