Parable, The

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

45 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Pusch, M.D., Editor (1979). The parable. Multicultural education: A cross-cultural training approach (pp. 138-140). Intercultural Network, Inc.

 

The Parable is also in:

Holmes, H., & Guild, S. (1973). The parable: An introduction to cultural values. In A manual for teaching techniques for intercultural education (pp. 1-4). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 

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  1. User krisacheson's profile picture krisacheson 6:22 pm 09 October 2019

    We use this often on Purdue's campus in classes and programs that include a good mix of domestic and international students. If you are looking for an activity to encourage deep conversation about cultural values in diverse groups of students, this is a good pick. For this reason, I think it would work well with COIL/international virtual education (though I have never personally tried it in this context). Because it requires coming to a consensus as a group in multiple "rounds" of conversation, I think it would work much better with synchronous online discussions than spread over a longer time period asynchronously. Regardless of if you do this in person or online, pay close attention to the Notes tab, since there are multiple versions of the activity available for download and each has its advantages/disadvantages.