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Book Synopsis Assessing the Development of Cross-cultural Competence in Soldiers by :
Download or read book Assessing the Development of Cross-cultural Competence in Soldiers written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The contemporary operational environment is often characterized by ambiguous, multi-cultural contexts, where Army Soldiers must rapidly adapt without extensive prior knowledge of a region or its people. Ongoing training development efforts are addressing the need for general cross-cultural competence, but this broad competence must be clearly defined and assessed in order to determine if Soldiers are being adequately prepared. To support this goal, this research effort examined how cross-cultural competence develops in Soldiers, and how that competence supports mission success. Using multiple methodologies, including cognitive task analysis, critical incident elicitation, and review of existing models, we developed a model of cross-cultural competence that includes 28 knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities (KSAAs) over four levels of development. This model will inform the development of metrics to assess Soldiers' cross-cultural competence and provide relevant feedback."--DTIC.
Book Synopsis Measuring Learning and Development in Cross-cultural Competence by : Michael J. McCloskey
Download or read book Measuring Learning and Development in Cross-cultural Competence written by Michael J. McCloskey and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For deployed U.S. military personnel, cross-cultural skills are more important than ever before. Cross-cultural competence is critical to mission success, and specifically, because Soldiers can no longer predict where their next deployments may be, general cross-cultural competence (the ability to immediately adapt and assess in culturally unfamiliar environments to support mission success) is emerging as a critical competency. In the performance of this Phase II SBIR research and development effort, the research team conducted Cognitive Task Analysis methodologies with more than 400 Soldiers to create a developmental model of Army cross-cultural competence. This model describes the development of the knowledge, skills, aptitudes, and abilities that comprise cross-cultural competence in Army small unit leaders. Five unique, but interacting, factors of cross-cultural competence were identified through the research. The resultant model serves as a basis for an assessment methodology that includes self-report measures, situational judgment tests, and cultural vignettes. The model and metrics provided the foundation for the Cross-Cultural Assessment Tool (C-CAT), an online program that assesses an individual Soldier’s cross-cultural competence and provides mission-relevant competence ratings, descriptions of individual strengths/weaknesses and how these can impact mission performance, and suggestions for improvement."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Training, Developing and Assessing Cross-cultural Competence in Military Personnel by : Paula Caligiuri
Download or read book Training, Developing and Assessing Cross-cultural Competence in Military Personnel written by Paula Caligiuri and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report provides information and recommendations regarding how the Army might train, develop and assess cross-cultural competence of Soldiers. Findings are presented in four main sections. The first section discusses the importance of cross-cultural competence to mission accomplishment and describes two facets of cross-cultural competence: cultural learning and cultural agility. Next, methods for developing and sustaining these facets are provided. These methods include an overall learning system that blurs the lines between operational and institutional learning experiences, as well as more specific techniques and practices for cultural learning and cultural agility. The third section discusses the importance of assessing cross-cultural competence and addresses the questions of who and what should be assessed and how assessments might be conducted. The final section of the report summarizes recommendations regarding training, development, and assessment and highlights key resource needs, anticipated challenges, and next steps."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Training, Developing and Assessing Cross-cultural Competence in Military Personnel by :
Download or read book Training, Developing and Assessing Cross-cultural Competence in Military Personnel written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides information and recommendations regarding how the Army might train, develop and assess cross-cultural competence of Soldiers. Findings are presented in four main sections. The first section discusses the importance of cross-cultural competence to mission accomplishment and describes two facets of cross-cultural competence: cultural learning and cultural agility. Next, methods for developing and sustaining these facets are provided. These methods include an overall learning system that blurs the lines between operational and institutional learning experiences, as well as more specific techniques and practices for cultural learning and cultural agility. The third section discusses the importance of assessing cross-cultural competence and addresses the questions of who and what should be assessed and how assessments might be conducted. The final section of the report summarizes recommendations regarding training, development, and assessment and highlights key resource needs, anticipated challenges, and next steps.
Book Synopsis Measuring Cross-cultural Competence in Soldiers and Cadets by : Allison Abbe
Download or read book Measuring Cross-cultural Competence in Soldiers and Cadets written by Allison Abbe and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Assessment tools are needed to support efforts to train and develop cultural capabilities in Soldiers and other military personnel. The Army and other Services have implemented training and education programs to develop cultural capabilities in military personnel; however, methods and tools to assess cultural learning are lacking. The goal of the present research was to identify metrics developed to assess cross-cultural competence and related constructs in non-military populations and to compare them in an Army sample. Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy and active-duty Soldiers completed the Cultural Intelligence Scale, the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire and the Intercultural Development Inventory. Results showed substantial convergence among the three measures, as well as correlations with biographical variables previously linked with cross-cultural competence. Results also indicated that officers have higher levels of intercultural development and traits than NCOs. Current findings and past research suggest that the MPQ shows promise for predicting intercultural performance; however, due to our sample, we were unable to examine the measure's structure. Future research should examine the extent to which these traits can be influenced through training and other developmental interventions. Future research into the assessment of cross-cultural competence should also explore alternatives to self-report measures."--DTIC
Book Synopsis Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military by : Robert Greene Sands
Download or read book Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military written by Robert Greene Sands and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare in the 21st century is far different than warfare throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Conventional warfare was about kinetic force and bending an adversary by might and strength. Skills valued were those related to mastery of weapons and placing ordnance on target. Courage and valor were defined by conflict, militaries were distinct from the population, and occupation was an enduring stage of war. Contemporary warfare, besides continuing to be an exercise in military strength, is composed of missions that depend on skills to forge interpersonal relationships and build sustainable partnerships with a host of actors that once had no voice or role in conflict’s duration or conclusion. Today, final victory does not conclude directly from conflict, in fact victory may be subsumed into the larger and more consuming equation of international stability. Twenty-first century warfare is about counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism through an array of strategies that foster collusion and collaboration not acquiescence.Cross-cultural competence (3C) is a suite of competencies and enablers that have been identified as critical to instill in expeditionary military and civilian personnel in the Department of Defense (DoD). Defined as a set of knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes (KSAAs), 3C promotes effective interaction across cultural divides through exchanging ideas and meaning across cultures, facilitating effective cross-cultural interactions to develop and sustain relationships and providing a means to discern meaning from foreign and culturally different behavior. 3C permeates DoD policy, doctrine, strategy and operations and is now being institutionalized in DoD military and civilian education and training. Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military: Culture, the Flipside of COIN is a volume edited by two acknowledged experts on 3C in military learning, policy and research and explores the value and necessity of 3C to developing 21st Century warfighters. This volume features chapters by the editors and a host of multidisciplinary experts that probes all aspects of 3C, from concept to application. The message carried throughout Cross-Cultural Competence for a 21st Century Military is that contemporary and future security endeavors will be successful because winning wars ultimately rest on developing and sustaining cross-cultural relationships as much as it does on weapons and force.
Book Synopsis Measuring Cross-Cultural Competence (3C) by : Carol A. Thornson
Download or read book Measuring Cross-Cultural Competence (3C) written by Carol A. Thornson and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Cross-cultural Competence in Army Leaders by : Allison Abbe
Download or read book Cross-cultural Competence in Army Leaders written by Allison Abbe and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military operations increasingly require Army leaders to anticipate the actions of, interact with, and influence individuals and groups whose cultural context differs widely from their own. The Army and other Services have responded by increasing the availability of language and regional training. These efforts develop the knowledge and skills needed to understand and interact with a particular population in a particular location. However, full-spectrum operations demand a broader cultural capability, whereby Army leaders are able to adapt successfully to any cultural setting. Meeting this capability will require the development of culture-general knowledge and skills as a necessary complement to language skills and regional knowledge. This report presents a framework for cross-cultural competence in Army leaders, reviews empirical research on predictors of intercultural effectiveness, and describes existing measures of cross-cultural competence and related constructs.
Book Synopsis Cross-cultural Strategies for Improving the Teaching, Training, and Mentoring Skills of Military Transition Team Advisors by : Andi O'Conor
Download or read book Cross-cultural Strategies for Improving the Teaching, Training, and Mentoring Skills of Military Transition Team Advisors written by Andi O'Conor and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military doctrine currently provides guidance on various methods to train host-nation security forces (FM3-24); yet U.S. advisors typically have little training in teaching methods, particularly in a cross-cultural environment. This report presents a conceptual framework that identifies individual advisor and counterpart differences, as well as the situational and cultural factors that impact the success and failure of training, coaching, or mentoring. The report includes a comprehensive literature review and data from iterative interviews with host nationals, military transition team members, cross-cultural education experts, and educators and trainers from the United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa. It also includes recommendations that outline innovative methods for training military advisors to more effectively teach and coach their counterparts in a cross-cultural setting. To provide effective advising to host nationals, advisors need expertise in two areas: (1) cross-cultural competencies related to teaching and learning, and (2) cross-cultural teaching strategies. Key cross-cultural competencies pertinent to the military advisor are identified and include understanding the cross-cultural teaching/advising relationship, culturally relevant curriculum and methods, cross-cultural communication, and effective cross-cultural assessment. The report also includes a discussion of structural barriers to effective advising, and recommendations for developing a cross-cultural teaching and training curriculum for Soldiers.
Book Synopsis Cross-Cultural Competence and Small Groups by : Jessica Turnley
Download or read book Cross-Cultural Competence and Small Groups written by Jessica Turnley and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this two-part work, Dr. Turnley addresses first the relationship between cultural competency and language, closing the first section with a look at how cross-cultural competency is measured and assessed. The discussion addresses the ability to operate cross-culturally--long been touted as one of the hallmarks of SOF general and Army Special Forces (SF) in particular--and explores if and how the various service special operations components select and assess candidates for their ability to operate cross-culturally. Among other things, this will consider the unequal distribution of this competency across the SOF service components. The second part of this monograph addresses current interest in developing and transmitting knowledge about human terrain within the Department of Defense. As culture and its importance as a component of successful warfighting has risen significantly, the defense community as a whole has embraced the tenants of irregular warfare. This section further addresses whether there is a difference between the ways in which the General Purpose Force (GPF) and SOF develop and use cultural knowledge and considers whether an increased focus on irregular warfare forced GPF to adopt a skill set long at work within SOF, or if SOF retain either a special type of knowledge or a special way to apply knowledge more broadly held.
Book Synopsis A Developmental Model of Cross-cultural Competence at the Tactical Level by : Michael John McCloskey
Download or read book A Developmental Model of Cross-cultural Competence at the Tactical Level written by Michael John McCloskey and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-Kinetic engagements in multi-cultural settings are becoming the norm for deployed Soldiers, and the ability to operate effectively within these enviroments is critical to mission success. Soldiers must be able to rapidly adapt to unfamiliar surroundings without extension prior knowledge of the region or its people. Ongoing training development efforts are addressings the need for general cross-cultural competence (3C). To support these efforts, this research aimed to identify the critical components of 3C and describe how 3C develops in Soldiers. Five components of 3C were identified: Cultural Maturity, Cognitive Flexibility, Cultural Knowledge, Cultural Acuity, and Interpersonal Skills. These components and their corresponding KSAAs were used in identifying four levels of 3C development: Pre-Competent, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. This model establishes a foundation from which to create an online tool that measures competence of an individual Soldier and provides feedback to support improvement. The tool may also be useful for evaluating the effectiveness of cross-cultural training initiatives. This model is specifically focused on understanding tactical level operations, but can be customized for applications across domains, both within and outside military settings.--DTIC.
Book Synopsis Intercultural Competence in Higher Education by : Darla K. Deardorff
Download or read book Intercultural Competence in Higher Education written by Darla K. Deardorff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intercultural Competence in Higher Education features the work of scholars and international education practitioners in understanding the learning outcomes of internationalization, moving beyond rhetoric to concrete practice around the world. Devoted exclusively to exploring the central learning outcomes of internationalization efforts, this edited volume contains a refreshing combination of chapters and case studies from interdisciplinary and cross-cultural contributors, including: cutting-edge issues within intercultural competence development, such as intersectionality, mapping intercultural competence, and assessment; the role of higher education in developing intercultural competence for peacebuilding in the aftermath of violent conflict; facilitating intercultural competence through international student internships; interdisciplinary and cross-cultural contributions from over 19 countries including Japan, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, and Vietnam; the latest research and thinking on global, intercultural, and international learning outcomes, with a unique emphasis on newer voices. Intercultural competence has become an essential element in international as well as domestic education. This text provides the latest thinking and research within the context of internationalization, presents practical case studies on how to integrate this into the preparation of global-ready students and will be of interest to postgraduate students, international education administrators, and practitioners, as well as scholars and researchers in a variety of disciplines who have an interest in intercultural and global competence.
Book Synopsis Cross-cultural Skills for Deployed Air Force Personnel by : Chaitra M. Hardison
Download or read book Cross-cultural Skills for Deployed Air Force Personnel written by Chaitra M. Hardison and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of its strong interest in providing airmen with the cross-cultural skills that have grown ever more essential to successful mission accomplishment in foreign environments, the Air Force asked RAND to provide a foundation for the design of a comprehensive Air Force program of cross-cultural training and education. RAND researchers responded by first creating a taxonomy covering all behaviors relevant to cross-cultural performance after the need for such a taxonomy became evident from a review of the literature on cross-cultural performance and discussions with Air Force personnel. From this taxonomy, the researchers developed a framework of 14 categories of cross-cultural behaviors--nine categories of enabling behaviors and five of goal-oriented behaviors. This framework was then used in designing a survey for 21,000 recently deployed airmen that asked them to rate the importance of the behaviors to their deployed performance and the helpfulness of training they had received in the behaviors (both over their careers and just prior to deployment). Respondents were also asked to indicate how much training they had received. Recommendations and suggestions for the design of a comprehensive program of cross-cultural training and education and for further research steps were made based on extensive analyses of the results, which included determining whether training needs differed by AFSC, grade (enlisted/officer), and deployment location.
Book Synopsis Publications Combined: Global Diversity And Inclusion Using Cross-Cultural Competence (3C) - When Diversity Training Isn't Enough by :
Download or read book Publications Combined: Global Diversity And Inclusion Using Cross-Cultural Competence (3C) - When Diversity Training Isn't Enough written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colors, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted. ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War Contents: A Preliminary Investigation into Dynamic Measurement and Implicit Affect in Assessing Cross Cultural Competence A Proposed Developmental Sequence for Cross-Cultural Competence Training in the DoD Assessing Alternative Approaches to the Development of a DEOMI Cross Cultural Inventory Behavioral Framework for Effective Intercultural Interactions Cross-Cultural Competence (3C) and Diversity Management Support Cross-Cultural Competence and Strain in the Military: The Role of Emotion Regulation and Optimism Cross-Cultural Competence What Roles Does It Play Within the Military? Cultural Heritage: Education Assessment Executive Summary Developing and Managing 3C Finding Value in Human Relations Foundation for Diversity Training: Competency Model and Learning Objectives Issues in Diversity Management Leadership in Cross-Cultural Contexts One Size Does Not Fit All, 3C Training and Development Symposium Regulatory Fit and Equal Opportunity/Diversity: Implication for DEOMI Relating Values to Military Styles, Force, Protection and Operational Goals The A Validation Study of the Defense Language Office Framework for Cultural Competence and an Evaluation of Available Assessment Instruments The Development of the CCCI The Effects of Personality Dissimilarity on Mission Readiness The Role of Affect in Cross-Cultural Competence Transformational Leadership Role of Diversity Climate When Diversity Training Isn't Enough
Book Synopsis Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making by : Dylan Schmorrow
Download or read book Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making written by Dylan Schmorrow and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary focus of the Cross Cultural Decision Making field is specifically on the intersections between psychosocial theory provided from the social sciences and methods of computational modeling provided from computer science and mathematics. While the majority of research challenges that arise out of such an intersection fall quite reasonably
Book Synopsis Assessing Cross-cultural Competence by : Kelly A. Piasentin
Download or read book Assessing Cross-cultural Competence written by Kelly A. Piasentin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the construct of cross-cultural competence (3C) in terms of (a) what it comprises, (b) the methodologies that can be used to assess 3C, and (c) the utility of these methods for selection and training within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Section 1 provides background information on parallel research pursuits within the CAF that were the impetus for this report. In Section 2, conceptual and operational definitions of 3C are discussed. In Section 3, two considerations for assessing 3C are presented: (1) differences in the need for 3C between military and civilian populations (the latter is where the bulk of 3C research has been generated and validated); and (2) the extent to which 3C can be influenced through training, education, or experience. In Section 4, six methodologies for assessing 3C are described: self-report questionnaires/inventories; biodata instruments; situational judgment tests; behaviourally-based interviews; behavioural observations; and assessment centres. For each method, relevant examples of current 3C measures are presented. Section 5 presents practical implications of the available research on 3C with regards to how the CAF can make effective use of both selection and training to acquire a cross-culturally competent workforce. Finally, in Section 6, recommendations for future research are provided.
