Learning How to Work in Multicultural Teams: Students’ Insights on Internationalization-at-Home Activities

Abstract: Internationalization-at-home activities present relevant opportunities for innovation in the teaching-learning process. These activities provide a very broad set of advantages, including the development of soft skills and increased motivation of students. This article aims to contribute to the debate on internationalization of higher education institutions by exploring students’ perceptions and experiences after participating in an international collaboration project involving 153 students in 5 universities in Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Scotland and the United States of America during the Fall/Winter semester 2017. The focus of this study is students’ satisfaction and perceptions. Results demonstrate that although students found the idea of collaborating with peers from other universities very appealing, high levels of satisfaction depended on commitment, both their own and that of their peers. The feelings during the project were predominantly positive, although students recognize.... https://interpersona.psychopen.eu/index.php/interpersona/article/view/3603

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Learning How to Work in Multicultural Teams: Students’ Insights on Internationalization-at-Home Activities ; volume:13 ; number:2 ; day:20 ; month:12 ; year:2019 ; Interpersona ; 13, Heft 2 (20.12.2019)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Belem Barbosa ; Stephanie Swartz ; Susan Luck ; Claudia Prado-Meza ; Izzy Crawford

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v13i2.378
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101418323212630374
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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