Examinando por Autor "Alfaro, Gabriel"

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Bilingual and study abroad college students’ attitudes on global and intercultural competence
(Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 2021) Alfaro, Gabriel; Paz-Albo, Jesús
This research investigates bilingual and study abroad college students’ intercultural attitudes on their understanding of global competence at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). To achieve this goal, an ad hoc questionnaire was developed based on the OECD framework for global competence. A total of 203 college students (157 females, 46 males) participated in this study. Results suggest that students seek to understand others and demonstrate interest in how people from various cultures see the world, and they are able to explain global issues such as climate change and pandemics. In addition, female college students show a greater predisposition to discuss issues such as gender equality. These results highlight the importance of international mobility programmes to prepare students for an increasingly multicultural, global and interconnected society.
The Impact of Study Abroad Students’ Attitudes on Interculturality and Global Competence in Spanish Higher Education
(Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 2022) Alfaro, Gabriel
Studying abroad has become a unique experience for higher education students. Countries such as Spain have been a popular destination for Erasmus Mundus students as these mobility programs promote academic exchanges around the globe, helping to create social cohesion between countries. Authors such as Boix and Jackson (2021), Coatsworth (2004) and UNESCO (2015), among others, argue for global and intercultural competences to foster cultural awareness and respectful interrelationships in increasingly diverse societies. With these competences to be promoted, they are not without controversies as there is no consensus among experts about how to actually implement them. Moreover, globalization and today’s knowledge economies are posing challenges for education systems, but they can facilitate deep learning and learning strategies for students. Literature (Deardorff, 2004; Abdallah-Pretceille, 2012) suggests competence is comprised of knowledge, skills, and attitudes since other terms like development, awareness, understanding, maturity or capability would be considered more representative of the processes that competences involve.