Finding the Familiar in the Strange: Transcultural Learning as "Rihla" [Arabic characters omitted] at an Australian University

Autor/inn/en	Dobinson, T.; McAlinden, M.; Mercieca, P.; Bogachenko, T.
Titel	Finding the Familiar in the Strange: Transcultural Learning as "Rihla" [Arabic characters omitted] at an Australian University
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 40 (2021) 3, S.476-490 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dobinson, T.) ORCID (McAlinden, M.) ORCID (Mercieca, P.) ORCID (Bogachenko, T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2020.1765317
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Arabs; Films; Cultural Activities; Universities; College Faculty; College Students; Informal Education; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Cultural Pluralism; Social Justice; Inclusion; Racial Bias; Semitic Languages; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Australia; Lebanon; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Arab; Araber; Film; Cultural activity; Kulturelle Aktivität; University; Universität; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kulturpluralismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Inklusion; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Australien; Libanon; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Diverse university campuses present an ideal context for fostering transcultural learning. Despite the potential that this diversity presents, universities in Australia have yet to make use of this opportunity. The pilot study described here investigates an informal learning experience created by the hosting of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded Arab Film Festival Australia (AFFA) on an Australian university campus. By imagining and exploring new ways in which universities can encourage transcultural learning and bring students and academics together, this pilot project identified the potential of informal learning to facilitate transcultural understanding and challenge assumptions about Arab cultures. The strategic adoption of informal learning activities to immerse diverse members of the university community temporarily in Arab cultures and contexts via carefully curated film screenings and other related events show potential to facilitate transcultural learning on university campuses. We found that such strategies have the potential to deeply engage members of the university community in transcultural dialogue and learning with themselves and others. (As Provided).
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