A review of the literature on intercultural understanding (2024)

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W. Christopher Brandt — National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment

The future of education requires a focus on key competencies that students will need to flourish, developing their uniquely human qualities that are unlikely to be replaced by technology. In today’s globalized world, intercultural understanding is a crucial skill that fosters respectful and productive interactions among diverse populations.

This literature review provides a working definition of intercultural understanding, discusses instructional practices that may support its development and analyses how intercultural understanding has been assessed.

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