Miller, A. (2019, March 11). Purdue intercultural learning center flourishes with the help of HUBzero. Purdue IT Newsroom. Purdue intercultural learning center flourishes with the help of HUBzero | Purdue University IT

Winner of the 2019 Innovation in Technology award from GoAbroad

Gesing, S., Stirm, C., Klimeck, G., Zentner, L., Wang, S., Villegas-Martinez, B. M., Moya-Cessa, H. M., Diaz Eaton, C., Donovan, S., Song, C., Zhao, L., Kim, I. L., Strachan, A., Zentner, M., & Kalyanam, R. (2023, January-February). Computing in Science & Engineering(25), pp. 34-42. 10.1109/MCSE.2023.3285092

Gesing, S., Stirm, C., Klimeck, G., Zentner, L., Wang, S., Villegas Martinez, B. M., Diaz Eaton, C., Donovan, S., Zhao, L., Song, C., Kim, I. L., Strachan, A., Zentner, M., & Kalyanam, R. (2022). Open Science via HUBzero: Exploring Five Science Gateways  Supporting and Growing their Open Science Communities. Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 

Benson, A., Macdonald, L., Stirm, C., & Fuentes, A. (2020, October 21). Intercultural Learning Hub (HubICL). Proceeding of the Gateways 2020 Conference. https://gateways2020.sched.com/

From the abstract: "This case study describes the adaptation of a small group interactive course, originally designed to prepare student pharmacists for an international Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE), to a hybrid virtual course designed to prepare students to work across cultures and in many different professional environments. As the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted planned international experiences, a strategic pivot in delivery and content was necessary. The course content was changed to enhance student skills in cross cultural communication and humility, working through conflict, personal emotion regulation, and appropriately engaging with other cultures."

Schellhase E, Miller M. (2020). Pivoting an international experience preparation course during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacy Education, 20(2): COVID-19 Special Edition. doi:10.46542/pe.2020.202.4546 

From the abstract: "This article describes a model to contextualize global health learning for students who complete international advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). Students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado completed a post-APPE survey which included open-ended questions about knowledge, skills, and attitudes one week after completing an international APPE. Students were also invited to participate in a focus group."

Schellhase EM, Miller ML, Malhotra JV, Dascanio SA, Steeb DR. (2020). Development of a Global Health Learning Progression (GHELP) Model. Pharmacy, 9(1), E2  doi:10.3390/pharmacy9010002. 

From the introduction: "The objective of this research was to evaluate self-perceived learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills, and attitudes, for student pharmacists who participated in an international APPE. Using the [Consortium on Global Health] CUGH global health competency framework, [the authors] specifically examined the impact of country location and duration of the experience on learning outcomes."

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2019). Global health learning outcomes by country location and duration for international experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76-82.  https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7682 

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2020). Global Health Learning Outcomes in Pharmacy Students Completing International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(3), 7586. DOI 10.5688/ajpe7586.

DeMaria, A.L, Meier, S.J., Dykstra, C. (2019). “It’s not perfect but it’s mine”: Genital self-image among women living in Italy. Body Image, 29, 140-148.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.03.011

DeMaria, A.L., Ramos‐Ortiz, J., Faria, A.A., Wise, G.M. (2019). Examining consumer purchase behaviors and attitudes toward condom and pharmacy vending machines in Italy: A qualitative study. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(1), 286-310.  https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12269

DeMaria, A.L., Rivera, S., Ramos-Ortiz, J., Meier, S., Wakefield, A.L., Basile, K., Evans, J.M., Zaininger, H.M. (2019). “It’s just a very personal thing”: contraceptive influences and decision making among women living in Italy. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 24(3), 198-205.  DOI:  10.1080/13625187.2019.1615616

From the abstract: "A revised rubric was created from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics on Intercultural knowledge, Information literacy, and Creative thinking. Students completed self-assessments at the beginning and end of the course."

Koh-Knox Sharp, C. P., Shepler, B.M., & Jaiswal A. (2024, January 3). Assessing learning gains of pharmacy students in communications, ways of thinking, and intercultural skills through self-assessment. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning.

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2020). Global Health Learning Outcomes in Pharmacy Students Completing International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(3), 7586. DOI 10.5688/ajpe7586.

From the introduction: "The objective of this research was to evaluate self-perceived learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills, and attitudes, for student pharmacists who participated in an international APPE. Using the [Consortium on Global Health] CUGH global health competency framework, [the authors] specifically examined the impact of country location and duration of the experience on learning outcomes."

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2019). Global health learning outcomes by country location and duration for international experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76-82.  https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7682 

From the abstract: "This article describes a model to contextualize global health learning for students who complete international advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). Students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado completed a post-APPE survey which included open-ended questions about knowledge, skills, and attitudes one week after completing an international APPE. Students were also invited to participate in a focus group."

Schellhase EM, Miller ML, Malhotra JV, Dascanio SA, Steeb DR. (2020). Development of a Global Health Learning Progression (GHELP) Model. Pharmacy, 9(1), E2  doi:10.3390/pharmacy9010002. 

From the abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to describe a short term study abroad program that exposes engineering and nursing undergraduate students from the United States and Italy to an intercultural and interprofessional immersion experience . Faculty from Purdue University and Sapienza Università di Roma collaborated to design a technical program that demonstrates the complementary nature of engineering and public health in the service sector, with Rome as an integral component of the program. Specifically, the intersection of topics including systems, reliability, process flow, maintenance management, and public health are covered through online lectures, in class activities and case study discussions, field experiences, and assessments."

McComb, S. A., Fedele, L., Brunese, P. A., & Simpson, V. L. (2019). An interprofessional, intercultural, immersive short-term study abroad program: Public health and service systems in Rome. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 31(1), 148-168.  https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v31i1.447.

Knobloch, N. A., Charoenmuang, M., Cooperstone, J. L., & Patil, B. S. (2019). Developing interdisciplinary thinking in a food and nutritional security, hunger, and sustainability graduate course. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 26(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2019.1690014

DeMaria, A.L, Meier, S.J., Dykstra, C. (2019). “It’s not perfect but it’s mine”: Genital self-image among women living in Italy. Body Image, 29, 140-148.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.03.011

DeMaria, A.L., Ramos‐Ortiz, J., Faria, A.A., Wise, G.M. (2019). Examining consumer purchase behaviors and attitudes toward condom and pharmacy vending machines in Italy: A qualitative study. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(1), 286-310.  https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12269

DeMaria, A.L., Rivera, S., Ramos-Ortiz, J., Meier, S., Wakefield, A.L., Basile, K., Evans, J.M., Zaininger, H.M. (2019). “It’s just a very personal thing”: contraceptive influences and decision making among women living in Italy. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 24(3), 198-205.  DOI:  10.1080/13625187.2019.1615616

From the abstract: "...[the authors] describe how VR training experiences are typically created and delivered using the current software and hardware...then discuss the challenges and solutions of applying VR training to different application domains, such as first responder training, medical training, military training, workforce training, and education. Furthermore, [they] discuss the common assessment tests and evaluation methods used to validate VR training effectiveness. [They] conclude the article by discussing possible future directions to leverage VR technology advances for developing novel training experiences."

Xie, B., Liu, H., Alghofaili, R., Zhang, Y., Lobo, F., Jiang, Y., Li, C., Huang, H., Akdere, M., Mousas, C., & Yu, L. (2021). A review on virtual reality skill training applications. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2(4), 1-19. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2021.645153.

Rodríguez-Simmonds, H., Sánchez-Peña, M., Atiq, S. Z., Coutinho, G. S., Jesiek, B. K. (2019). A letter to the future engineer: Exploring cross-cultural engineering identities through practitioners' letters of advice.https://hubicl.org/publications/70/1

Mazzurco, Andrea, Brent K. Jesiek, and Allison Godwin. (2020). Development of Global Engineering Competency Scale: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 146(2). 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000006 

From the abstract: "[The authors] introduce development of a situational judgment test (SJT) covering three dimensions of global engineering competency (GEC) in Chinese national/cultural context. The main aim of this article is to describe how the SJT was developed through a systematic multistep process. Secondarily, we explore relationships between SJT performance and other theoretically relevant variables."

Jesiek, Brent K., Sang Eun Woo, Scott Parrigon, and Caitlin Porter. (2020). Development of a Situational Judgment Test (SJT) for Global Engineering Competency (GEC). Journal of Engineering Education, 109(3): 470-490. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20325

Jaiswal, A., Karabiyik, T., Jin, L., & Acheson-Clair. K. (2023). Enhancing Team Communication Skills via Portable Intercultural Module in a Systems Thinking Class. 130th American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference.

The authors describe the Humanities-Informed Engineering Projects course.

Davis, Kirsten A., Joshi, Siddhant S., Czerwionka, Lori, Montalvo, Francisco, Rios-Rojas, Gabriel O., Tort, Joe, William, Jennifer Marston, Nauman, E. (2021). Integrating the humanities with engineering through a global case study course, Journal of International Engineering Education, 3(1), Article 4. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=jiee

Zhou, L., Sapkota, B., Mbewe, R., Newton, J., & Phillion, J. (2022). Global social justice in education: Developing a virtual intercultural community of practice. In M. Suleiman, & T. Huber (Ed.), Beyond provincialism: Promoting global competencies in teacher and educator preparation. In Tonya Huber (Series Ed.), International Education Inquiries: People, Places, and Perspectives of Education 2030 (pp. 63-101). Information Age.

From the abstract: "In this chapter, we describe the development and implementation of Global Social Justice in Education (GSJE), a virtual, international, collaborative course for education students from six countries (China, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania, United States, and Zambia) to explore global social justice issues. The GSJE course was designed to raise awareness of the complexities of local cultures, cultivate empathy for different lived experiences, and investigate multiple worldviews related to social justice issues in education. Participants engage in virtual meetings with synchronous activities including online discussions and intercultural collaborative work, as well as asynchronous experiences such as reflections and conducting country-specific inquiry. Other goals of GSJE include grappling with personal and professional positions, fostering intercultural relationships with educators in other countries, and recognizing inequities in education in both local and global contexts. GSJE is a cross-national curriculum initiative that provides opportunities to investigate how to effectively address global social justice issues. Participants complete a meta reflection to highlight their intercultural learning experiences, increased understandings of global social justice issues, and connections between local contexts and global realities. The overarching GSJE goal is to promote global solidarity by cultivating an international learning community of practice."

Zhou, L., Sapkota, B., Mbewe, R., Newton, J., & Phillion, J. (2022). Global Social Justice in Education. Beyond Provincialism: Promoting Global Competencies in Teacher and Educator Preparation, 63.

From the abstract: "This qualitative study examines the experiences of six senior-level administrators at American higher education institutions during periods of internal and external change. The participants described how internal and external factors impacted their perceived influence in implementing, and leading structural and cultural change at various levels within the field."

Phillips, T., & Lambert Snodgrass, L. (2022). Who's got the power: Systems, culture, and influence in higher education change leadership. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(2), 7-27.

From the abstract: "We propose that educational research going forward must focus on the effective design, implementation, and evaluation of teacher and administrator training regarding issues of social justice, particularly as it relates to cultural competency and cultural responsivity."

Lambert Snodgrass, L., & Whitford, D. K. (2022). Reshaping disproportionality educational research to advance social justice. In N. A. Gage, L.J. Rapa, D.K. Whitford, & A. Katsiyannis (Eds.) Disproportionality and social justice in education. Springer.

From the abstract: "Communicating across Cultures (CaC) is an undergraduate course that exists to achieve the goal of equipping students to effectively work in multicultural environments. Students’ worldviews, beliefs, and values shape their experience with the course materials and potentially impact the degree to which they achieve the intended learning outcomes.The objective of this study was to determine which aspects of students’ identities are most salient to their experiences in CaC. The Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI), a psychometric instrument that illuminates how the self is structured, was administered as a pre-/post-test at the beginning and end of the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters."

Iseminger, S., Morris, P., Acheson, K., & Kelly, C. (2020). The effects of social identities on student learning outcome attainment. International Journal for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 14(1), Article 12, 1-13.

From the abstract: "Communicating across Cultures (CaC) is an undergraduate course that exists to achieve the goal of equipping students to effectively work in multicultural environments. Students’ worldviews, beliefs, and values shape their experience with the course materials and potentially impact the degree to which they achieve the intended learning outcomes.The objective of this study was to determine which aspects of students’ identities are most salient to their experiences in CaC. The Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI), a psychometric instrument that illuminates how the self is structured, was administered as a pre-/post-test at the beginning and end of the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters."

Iseminger, S., Morris, P., Acheson, K., & Kelly, C. (2020). The effects of social identities on student learning outcome attainment. International Journal for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 14(1), Article 12, 1-13.

The COVID-19 Crisis and Racial Justice & Equity: Addressing the Twin Pandemics

Anwer, M., & Phillips, R. (2021). Fostering an Anti-Racist and Inclusive Living-Learning Community. Journal of Higher Education Management, 36(1), 68.

Sapkota, B., Zhou, L., Mbewe, R., Newton, J., & Phillion, J. (2022). Fostering pre-service teachers and intercultural competencies through global cross-cultural collaborations. In C. Ullom & N. Guler (Eds.), At school in the world: Developing globally engaged teachers (pp. 212-237). Rowman & Littlefield.

From the abstract: "Drawing on previous studies and examples from an ongoing study of 6 annual, short-term study abroad programs, this article explores how [pre-service teachers] PSTs reported experiences related to social justice and suggests implications for study abroad programs in teacher education. [The authors] propose that the context, curriculum, and co-curricular activities of a study abroad program have the potential to impact how PSTs conceptualize social justice and that an intentional focus on context-specific issues of social justice from a critical perspective has the potential to both broaden and deepen their conceptualizations."

Newton, J., Oudghiri, S., Obenchain, K., & Phillion, J. (2020). Preservice teachers’ understandings of social justice within the context of study abroad programs. Theory Into Practice, 59(3), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2020.1739956

Kerkhoff, S. N. (2020). Collaborative video case studies and online instruments for self-reflection in global teacher education.  Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 28(2), 341-351.  

Kerkhoff, S. N. & Cloud, M. (2020). Equipping teachers with globally competent practices: A mixed method study on integrating global competence and teacher education. International Journal of Educational Research, 103, 101629.   

Kerkhoff, S. N., Spires, H. A., & Wright, S. J. (2020). A world of difference: Teaching global citizenship through inquiry in a rural junior high school. In R. Cordova & W. Reynolds (Eds.) Educating for social justice: Field notes from rural communities. Sense Publishers. 

From the abstract: "Using custom programs developed by Purdue Promise and Horizons TRIO Student Support Services at Purdue University as examples, the chapter teaches prospective study abroad program leaders how to implement custom programs with specific intentionality for program design and decisions in order to reduce barriers for first-generation students. The chapter further highlights outcomes from the sample programs, and reviews lessons learned from previous study abroad experiences, including planning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ashcraft, M., & Lambert Snodgrass, L. (2022). Global Leadership for first-generation students. In K. Jackson, B. Pearce, D. Rowe, & C. Troy (Eds.), Developing and implementing effective programming for first-generation college students. NASPA.

From the abstract: "Pre-workshop responses included misconceptions that indicated unfamiliarity with SoTL. Post-workshop responses had an increased emphasis on sharing outcomes from educational interventions. Only 8% of pre-workshop responses included all main elements of SoTL, and this increased to 44% for post-workshop responses."

Reano, D., Masta, S., & Harbor, J. (2019). Changing future faculty's conceptions of SoTL. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13(2), 3.  https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2019.130203 

Please see the abstract for the chapter at https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/publications/transnational-curriculum-design-for-intercultural-learning-in-wri

Panahi, P., Banat, H., Tran, P., Sims, R., & Dilger, B. (2019). Transnational curriculum design for intercultural learning in writing programs. In C. Donahue & B. Horner (Eds.), Teaching and Studying Transnational Composition.

Originality/Value: "Students think food and nutritional security, hunger, and sustainability are global challenges and seldom notice food insecurity in their local communities."

Knobloch, N. A., Charoenmuang, M., Cooperstone, J. L., & Patil, B. S. (2019). Developing interdisciplinary thinking in a food and nutritional security, hunger, and sustainability graduate course. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 26(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2019.1690014

From the abstract: "In this study, we aim to understand the impact of IoC in a first-year cyber security course. 118 first-year cybersecurity students were provided training by the instructor about intercultural concepts. Upon completion of the training session, students were required to complete an online self-paced module known as Portable Intercultural Module (PIM). The PIM was focused on the various aspects of oral, written, and non-verbal communication and in what ways they differ across cultures, and how it can be misinterpreted if one is not aware of the cultural norm. Students were required to complete the module and participate in a final reflection assignment where they were given a scenario detailing conflict arising from cultural differences, and students were required to reflect based on the learnings from the PIM. We used a qualitative grounded theory approach to analyze the reflection responses of the students."

Jaiswal, A., Sapkota M., Karabiyik, T., & Thomas, P.J., (2023). Cultivating A Global Mindset in First Year Cybersecurity Students Through Internationalization of Curriculum. 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2023). Seville, Spain.

From the abstract: "Groups of five to seven students were assigned learning activities as treatments in a Latin Square design consisting of three experimental periods."

Erickson, M., Marks, D., & Karcher, E. Characterizing student engagement with hands-on, problem-based, and lecture activities in an introductory college course. Teaching and Learning Inquiry. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/TLI/article/view/67809

From the abstract: "In this paper, [the authors] discuss the point of view of three instructors who teach the integrated courses in the first-year program at Purdue University. The first-year integrated program launched by Polytechnic Institute...combines three departments: English, Communication, and Technology. The instructors representing these departments teach technology students about Design Thinking, Composition, and Communication, thereby providing students an opportunity for designing and developing multimodal compositions geared towards solving global issues via interdisciplinary interactions."

Baniya, S., Mentzer, N., Laux, D., Holtan, A., Farrington, S., Eden, C., & Zhang, L. (2019, October). Creating interdisciplinary collaborative teaching/learning praxis with design thinking, communication, and composition. In Proceedings of the 37th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication (p. 5). ACM.

From the abstract: "[The researchers] explored the effects of contact with gender nonconforming individuals in preclinical medical education through a structured curricular intervention designed to build medical and humanistic knowledge and stimulate the development of medical professionalism surrounding the care of gender nonconforming individuals."

Stout, J., Stahl, A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2023). Developing medical professionalism in care of gender nonconforming patients: Reflections of second-year medical students after a curricular experience with gender nonconforming people and allies. Medical Teacher (ahead-of-print), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2197136

From the abstract:"This study challenges the assertion that the influx of Asian international undergraduate students in universities across the United States creates richer educational and social environments. Drawing on qualitative research at a public university with a large number of Asian international students, this article examines how Asian American student leaders and their organization took on the difficult institutional task of actualizing the diversity of these new students in a racially segregated campus. We found that instead of viewing racial segregation practices as possibly tied to racial discrimination and privileges of normative whiteness, students expressed both support and resistance to Asian international students in race-neutral language of comfort and organizational differences that reflects the dominant ideology of colorblindness. We argue that any claims to the benefits of international student diversity must take serious account of colorblind racism and the experiences of racial marginalization and racial segregation among domestic minority and international students."

Kwon, S. A., Hernandez, X., & Moga, J. L. (2019). Racial segregation and the limits of international undergraduate student diversity. Race, Ethnicity and Education, 22(1), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2017.1417830

"At a University located in the Midwestern United States, the Library maker program collaborated with the Asian American and Asian Resource Cultural Center to make a quilt from printed archival photos, student photos and recorded stories. The result was a “living history” quilt that reflected Asian community and culture on campus. This paper explores diversity in making through collaboration, details of the project process and lessons learned."

Huber, S., Sari, P., & Meher, R. (2021). Diversity and Making: A living history quilt. Journal of Learning Spaces, 10(3). Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1314694.pdf

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From the abstract: "The vision of Purdue University's Integrative Data Science Initiative is to be at the forefront of advancing data science-enabled research and education. Tightly coupling theory, discovery, and applications, while providing students with an integrated data science-fluent campus ecosystem, this initiative is designed for college graduates at Purdue University to have Big Data experiences in academics. Faculty and staff of the university assist students through curriculum, research, residential life and professional development.

"In this paper, [the authors] present the framework for this initiative, which includes outlining course offerings, describing the residential living communities and workforce development on campus."

Hillery, E., Ward, M. D., Rickus, J., Younts, A., Smith, P., & Adams, E. (2019, July). Undergraduate data science and diversity at Purdue University. In Proceedings of the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing on Rise of the Machines (learning) (p. 88). ACM.

From the abstract: "The Mentoring@Purdue Program (M@P) was established in 2013 to improve the quality of graduate school experiences for women and URMs in Ag+STEM disciplines by offering best practices and advice to utilize in mentoring relationships between graduate students and faculty or staff members. Participants of the 21 mentoring workshops and seminars were asked to evaluate the effectiveness of the sessions for importance, identifiable examples, interest in professional development programs, interest in mentoring activities on campus, and commitment to future attendance."

Allen, B. C. M., Knobloch, N. A., & Esters, L. T. (2019). An evaluation of a mentoring training program focused on women and underrepresented minorities in Ag+ STEM programs: A case study. NACTA Journal, 63(1).  https://www.nactateachers.org/index.php/vol-63-1-mar-2019/2821-ag-stem-programs

From the abstract: "Drawing on previous studies and examples from an ongoing study of 6 annual, short-term study abroad programs, this article explores how PSTs reported experiences related to social justice and suggests implications for study abroad programs in teacher education."

Newton, J., Oudghiri, S., Obenchain, K., & Phillion, J. (2020). Preservice teachers’ understandings of social justice within the context of study abroad programs. Theory Into Practice, 59(3), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2020.1739956

Newton, J., Chhikara, A., Oudghiri, S., Rondeau-Madrid, E., Lolkus, M., & Phillion, J. (2020). Promoting sustainable development in study abroad programs: Focus on social justice in Honduras and Tanzania.  In Tonya Huber & James G. O’Meara (Eds.), Teacher education at the edge: Expanding access & exploring frontiers. In Tonya Huber (Series Ed.), International Education Inquiries: People, Places, and Perspectives of Education 2030 (Vol. 1, pp. XX-XX). Information Age Publishing.

From the introduction: "The goals of the columns will be

• To engage readers in a meaningful and intentional conversation around EDI and ask them to reflect on their own practices
• To expose readers to scaffolded social justice concepts as pertinent to serving and teaching people of diverse backgrounds
• To demonstrate the relevance of social justice concepts by providing examples of how they intersect with science librarianship"

Bussmann, J., Altamirano, I., Hansen, S., Johnson, N., & Keer, G. (2020). Science librarianship and social justice: Part one foundational concepts. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (94).

Bussmann, J., Altamirano, I., Hansen, S., Johnson, N., & Keer, G. (2020). Science librarianship and social justice: Part two intermediate concepts. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (95).

From the abstract: "This study used a mixed methods design to characterize computer and information technology undergraduate students’ cultural orientations and their cultural awareness in the context of teamwork experiences. The data for the study was collected in the form of a reflection assignment that was implemented during the first week of classes as a way to promote students’ cultural awareness and how that may play out in their teamwork interactions."

Bahrami, P., Kim, Y., Jaiswal, A., Patel, D., Aggrawal, S., & Magana, A. J. (2023). Information technology undergraduate students’ intercultural value orientations and their beliefs about the influence of such orientations on teamwork interactions. Trends in Higher Education, 2(2), 270-282.

From the abstract: "The current study addresses the gap in the [Human Resource Developmen] HRD literature by conducting the first empirical research related to VR technology and its impact on training. The paper examines [virtual reality-based simulations] VRBS with a mixed methods research design within the interpersonal skills training context, comparing the effectiveness of this new medium to more traditional training platforms such as [video-based training] VBT."

Akdere, M., Acheson, K., & Jiang, Y. (2021). To simulate or not to simulate? Comparing the effectiveness of video-based training versus virtual reality-based simulations on interpersonal skills development. Human Resource Development Quarterly.

From the abstract: "This study...[analyzeS] the consumer behavior preferences of undergraduate college students by analyzing students’ cognitive reactions to classic television commercials.

Tanoos, J.  (2021). Technology-induced cognitive reactions among undergraduate students to examine consumer behavior tendencies.  International Journal of Engineering Research, 9(1), 1-14.

From the abstract: "This study used Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) instrument to understand the intercultural learning gains of technology students by administrating the survey in the program’s first year and final year."

Jaiswal A., Jin, L., & Acheson-Clair. A. (2024, January 5). Evaluation of STEM program on student intercultural development: Do intercultural interventions work? Innovative Higher Education. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10755-023-09691-4

From the abstract: "This study is guided by the research question, how can intercultural competence be characterized for students enrolled in a first-year introductory cybersecurity course?"

Jaiswal, A., Thomas, P.J., & Karabiyik, T., (2023). Characterizing intercultural competence among cybersecurity majors. IEEE Frontiers in Education.

From the abstract: "In this study, we aim to understand the impact of IoC in a first-year cyber security course. 118 first-year cybersecurity students were provided training by the instructor about intercultural concepts. Upon completion of the training session, students were required to complete an online self-paced module known as Portable Intercultural Module (PIM). The PIM was focused on the various aspects of oral, written, and non-verbal communication and in what ways they differ across cultures, and how it can be misinterpreted if one is not aware of the cultural norm. Students were required to complete the module and participate in a final reflection assignment where they were given a scenario detailing conflict arising from cultural differences, and students were required to reflect based on the learnings from the PIM. We used a qualitative grounded theory approach to analyze the reflection responses of the students."

Jaiswal, A., Sapkota M., Karabiyik, T., & Thomas, P.J., (2023). Cultivating a global mindset in first year cybersecurity students through internationalization of curriculum. 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2023). Seville, Spain.

From the abstract: "The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in a “global science” living–learning community can increase the intercultural competence of first year international and domestic students, as measured by a well-known quantitative instrument, the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)."

Starr, L., Yngve, K., & Jin, L. (2022). Intercultural competence outcomes of a STEM living-learning community. International Journal of STEM Education, 9(1), 1-15.

This study uses mixed assessment methods to analyze learning outcomes for six cohorts of students in a first-year "global science" learning community for international and domestic students.

Starr, L. & Yngve, K. (2020). Global Science Partnerships learning community: The first six years. https://hubicl.org/publications/82/2.

Data is presented from 3 administrations of the BEVI (pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest) in an evaluation of the 2018-19 Global Dialogues Program at Purdue University.

Starr, L., Acheson, K., & Ham, T. (2019). Purdue University College of Science Global Dialogues program: 2018-19 program assessment. HubICL Research Repository.  https://hubicl.org/publications/75/1

Data is presented from 3 administrations of the BEVI (pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest) in an evaluation of the 2018-19 Global Dialogues Program at Purdue University.

Starr, L., Acheson, K., & Ham, T. (2019). Purdue University College of Science Global Dialogues program: 2018-19 program assessment. HubICL Research Repository.  https://hubicl.org/publications/75/1

From the abstract: "The vision of Purdue University's Integrative Data Science Initiative is to be at the forefront of advancing data science-enabled research and education. Tightly coupling theory, discovery, and applications, while providing students with an integrated data science-fluent campus ecosystem, this initiative is designed for college graduates at Purdue University to have Big Data experiences in academics. Faculty and staff of the university assist students through curriculum, research, residential life and professional development.

"In this paper, [the authors] present the framework for this initiative, which includes outlining course offerings, describing the residential living communities and workforce development on campus."

Hillery, E., Ward, M. D., Rickus, J., Younts, A., Smith, P., & Adams, E. (2019, July). Undergraduate data science and diversity at Purdue University. In Proceedings of the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing on Rise of the Machines (learning) (p. 88). ACM.

From the abstract: "In this work-in-progress paper, we discuss the impact of an interactive online module on the development of the intercultural competence of twenty-five first-year computer science students. After completing the online module, students were required to reflect on a scenario where the student's role was to manage a culturally diverse team. The students were asked to identify the cultural differences that could lead to conflicts on the team and to reflect on the ways cultural differences could benefit the team."

Jaiswal, A., Starr, L & Stahl, A. (2023). Assessing the impact of curriculum integration on the intercultural learning gains of first-year computer science students. IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE). https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/fie/2023/10343046/1TsCbWwOhwc

From the abstract: "This paper begins by tracing the role of the Discussion Method within the liberal arts tradition, and by extension the Confucian tradition. Second, this paper examines how the Discussion Method lost its value in higher education as a consequence of the employability problem...Third, this paper reframes the purpose of the Discussion Method in an integrated curriculum for preparing students to achieve personal and professional success..."

Ying, J. (2020). The Importance of the Discussion Method in the Undergraduate Business Classroom. Humanistic Management Journal, 5, 251–278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-020-00099-2

From the abstract: "A revised rubric was created from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics on Intercultural knowledge, Information literacy, and Creative thinking. Students completed self-assessments at the beginning and end of the course."

Koh-Knox Sharp, C. P., Shepler, B.M., & Jaiswal A. (2024, January 3). Assessing learning gains of pharmacy students in communications, ways of thinking, and intercultural skills through self-assessment. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning.

Jaiswal, A., Karabiyik, T., Jin, L., & Acheson-Clair. K. (2023). Enhancing team communication skills via Portable Intercultural Module in a systems thinking class. 130th American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference.

From the abstract: "In this paper, [the authors] discuss the point of view of three instructors who teach the integrated courses in the first-year program at Purdue University. The first-year integrated program launched by Polytechnic Institute...combines three departments: English, Communication, and Technology. The instructors representing these departments teach technology students about Design Thinking, Composition, and Communication, thereby providing students an opportunity for designing and developing multimodal compositions geared towards solving global issues via interdisciplinary interactions."

Baniya, S., Mentzer, N., Laux, D., Holtan, A., Farrington, S., Eden, C., & Zhang, L. (2019, October). Creating interdisciplinary collaborative teaching/learning praxis with design thinking, communication, and composition. In Proceedings of the 37th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication (p. 5). ACM.

Please see chapter 14.

Brewer, E., & Yngve, K. (2021). Alignment, belongingness, and social justice: Using assessment to advance inclusive excellence in education abroad. In Gozik, N. & Barclay Hamir, H. (Eds), A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence. Forum on Education Abroad.

Katherine Yngve proposes some of her favorite resources for helping ourselves and others work toward inclusive and equitable educational and work practices.

Yngve, K. (May 27, 2019). ‘Walking the walk’ of inclusion: Assessment instruments that support equity in learning, teaching and mentoring.  ACRL President’s Program EDI Discussion Series.  https://acrl.libguides.com/c.php?g=899144&p=6468942&t=38713

Heiser, C. A., Coleman, J., Yngve, K. N., Dixon, K. M., Henning, G. W., Lundquist, A. E., & Rice, A. (2023, August). Exploring barriers to equity-centered assessment in higher education. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

From the introduction: "...a central proposition of the current study is that the impact of international, multicultural and transformative learning must be understood and measured at the level of identity, with all of its depth-based complexity."

Wang, F., Pait, K., Acheson, K., Sternberger, L., Staton, R., & Shealy, C. (2020). BEVI assessment of global identity: Implications and applications for international, cross-cultural, and transformative learning. In J. Frawley & G. Russell-Mundine (Eds.), Cultural competence in higher education: Dilemmas, policies, and practice. Springer.

From the abstract: "This case study (n=11) documents the implementation of intercultural learning activities throughout a semester long course and a 9-day trip to Vietnam. Researchers anticipated positive development in critical thinking, openness, and environmental concern measured by the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory. Overall the average group scores did not increase; however, in a more detailed analysis interesting patterns emerged within the data in regard to unintended learning outcomes, impact of individual differences in identity, and preparedness for learning."

Grant, J.L., Acheson, K., & Karcher, E. L.. (2021). Using the BEVI to assess individual experience to enhance international programming. Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 33(1): 129-142.

From the abstract: "In this study, the BEVI was administered at a highly internationalized university in Latin America. Noteworthy findings include significant gender and English language proficiency differences, homogeneity of perspective on some BEVI scales, and little evidence of change over time. Analysis of quantitative data revealed connections between student beliefs and the local context as well as important implications for university practices and policies."

Acheson, K., & Kelly, C. (2021). Understanding student values and identity: Benchmarking institutional initiatives with the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI). Internationalisation of Higher Education - Policy and Practice, Section B 2.14, 65-95.

Acheson, K, Finley, A., Hickman, L., Sternberger, L., & Shealy, C. (2020). Interdisciplinary innovations in assessment:  Beliefs, Events, and, Values Inventory (BEVI), VALUE Rubrics, and Cultural Controllability Scale (CCS). In S. A. Nolan, C. Hakala, & R. E. Landrum (Eds.), Assessment: Individual, institutional, and international approaches. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Please see chapter 8, Demonstrating the value of values-based education: What we’ve learned about learning from the Beliefs, Events and Values Inventory (BEVI).

Acheson, K., Bhuyan, D., Brewster, L., Burgess, J., Dirkx, J., Grande, S., Kapadia, S., Kenny, A., Kouwenaar, K., Lovat, T., Ma, J., Ma, W., Nakamura, Y. T., Nielsen, T., Nishitani, H., Pang, G., Raab, C., Shealy, C., Staton, R.,...Wiley, J. (2023). Demonstrating the value of values-based education: What we’ve learned about learning from the Beliefs, Events and Values Inventory (BEVI). Chapter 8 in T. Lovat & R. Toomey (Eds.), International research handbook on values education and student wellbeing (2nd ed.). (pp. 1-29). Springer.

From the abstract: "...the objective of the study was to measure changes in student IC before and after participating in the remote course with intercultural learning (ICL) assignments embedded into animal science topics."

Wickenhauser, J., Rosenkrans, A., Ebner, P., Flaherty, E. A., & Karcher, E. L.(2020). Intercultural competence: Fostering skill development during emergency remote learning. NACTA Journal. 65: 288-296.

From the abstract: "Implementing targeted intercultural activities into STEM-based courses may be one method to develop students' intercultural competencies and improve their ability to thrive in a diverse workplace."

Wickenhauser, J .L. & Karcher, E. L. (2020). Developing student intercultural competence in an introductory STEM-based course. NACTA Journal.

From the abstract: "Our results support the use of deliberate intercultural interventions in international programming to impact development of both student intercultural competence and empathy."

Wickenhauser, J.L.& Karcher, E. L. (2020). Cultivating empathy: developing student intercultural skills in an internationally focused animal science course. NACTA Journal.

From the abstract: "Through a comprehensive literature review, five skills clusters were found as most often identified by employers as critical for success of new employees: 1) communication; 2) decision-making/problem-solving; 3) teamwork; 4) self-management; and 5) professionalism. We then created a survey-based instrument that measured essential skill development in undergraduates."

Wickenhauser, J.; Ebner, P.; Flaherty, E. A.; & Karcher, E. L. (2021). Essential Skill Questionnaire: A pilot study of a self-report measure to identify undergraduate level of essential job skills. NACTA Journal. 65:414-418. 

From the abstract: "Five Extension Educators were selected to provide undergraduate students with mentorship throughout a semester-long course with international travel during week 10."

Grant, J. L., & Karcher, E. L. (2019). Integrating extension educators in agricultural study abroad programming. NACTA Journal, 63, 156-163. 

From the abstract: "Results indicate that students respond to cultural interactions differently, which emphasizes the need for intentional support throughout study abroad programs."

Grant, J. L., York, A. R., & Karcher, E. L. (2019). Evaluating student intercultural competence development in an animal production study abroad program. NACTA Journal. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27128511

From the abstract: "This case study (n=11) documents the implementation of intercultural learning activities throughout a semester long course and a 9-day trip to Vietnam. Researchers anticipated positive development in critical thinking, openness, and environmental concern measured by the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory. Overall the average group scores did not increase; however, in a more detailed analysis interesting patterns emerged within the data in regard to unintended learning outcomes, impact of individual differences in identity, and preparedness for learning."
 

Grant, J. L., Acheson-Clair, K., & Karcher, E. L. (2021). Using the BEVI to assess individual experience to enhance international programming. Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 33(1): 129-142.

A master's thesis by Jacie Lynn Grant, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Purdue University

Grant, J. L. (2019). Development of intercultural competence through short-term study abroad programming. [Master’s thesis, Purdue University].  https://hammer.figshare.com/articles/Development_of_Intercultural_Competence_Through_Short-Term_Study_Abroad_Programming/8279381/1

From the abstract: "We developed and assessed a formal undergraduate course that mentored students through their first professional scientific conference. Assessment results indicated that students made significant progress in their professional and social abilities, with many students expressing a new sense of belonging to their field. Based on these results, attending national scientific conferences provides undergraduate students with a supportive environment to explore their future career and develop professional social skills."

Flaherty, E. A., Day, C. C., Urbanek, R. E., Wood, D. M., D'acunto, L. E., Quinn, V. S., & Zollner, P. A. (2019). Mentored conference experiences support students' career exploration and professional development. Wildlife Society Bulletin.  DOI:  10.1002/wsb.1013

From the abstract: "Groups of five to seven students were assigned learning activities as treatments in a Latin Square design consisting of three experimental periods. At the beginning of selected laboratory sessions, students completed 10 minutes of the experimental activity immediately followed by a questionnaire. Students rated hands-on, problem-based laboratory stations as more challenging, novel, and attention-grabbing than they rated case studies or video lectures. Interest, intrinsic motivation, and behavioral engagement were greatest for groups completing laboratory stations followed by those completing case studies and lectures, respectively."

Erickson, M., Marks, D., & Karcher, E. L. Integrating extension educators in agricultural study abroad programming. NACTA Journal, 63, 156-163. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1251142