Individual Experiences of Intercultural Group Work in Engineering Education over Time: Beyond 'Home' and 'International' Labels

Autor/inn/en	Bergman, Becky; Negretti, Raffaella; Apelgren, Britt-Marie
Titel	Individual Experiences of Intercultural Group Work in Engineering Education over Time: Beyond 'Home' and 'International' Labels
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 48 (2023) 1, S.143-156 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bergman, Becky) ORCID (Negretti, Raffaella) ORCID (Apelgren, Britt-Marie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2022.2081132
Schlagwörter	Intergroup Relations; Intercultural Communication; Group Activities; Engineering Education; Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Affordances; Student Experience; Sense of Community; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Critical Incidents Method; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intergruppenbeziehungen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Gruppenaktivität; Ingenieurausbildung; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studienerfahrung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	Intercultural group work (IGW), where students from different nationalities work together, is one important way to develop intercultural competence, a key skill for engineering students. This longitudinal, qualitative study of five master's engineering students follows their individual experiences in IGW and the affordances and challenges this way of working provides. In particular, the study problematises the use of the terms 'home' and 'international', often used to differentiate student experiences in IGW, by highlighting the range of student backgrounds and experiences which can be encompassed within them. The results show that the students' self-positioning in their group and their sense of belonging to it are affected by a range of factors including previous experience, the nature of the group work and personal aspects such as openness and adaptability. In addition, belonging to the group can be a transient process influenced in part by critical incidents during the group work process. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01