دورية أكاديمية
Intercultural Communication: The Perceptions of Lebanese High School Directors
| العنوان: | Intercultural Communication: The Perceptions of Lebanese High School Directors |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Najwa Saba 'Ayon, Farah Sabbah, Mira M. Alameddine |
| المصدر: | IAFOR Journal of Education. 2024 12(1):123-148. |
| الإتاحة: | International Academic Forum. Sakae 1-16-26 - 201 Naka Ward, Nagoya Aichi, Japan 460-0008. Tel: +81-50-5806-3184; Web site: http://iafor.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, High Schools, Administrators, Intercultural Communication, Administrator Attitudes, Public Schools, Private Schools |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Lebanon |
| تدمد: | 2187-0594 |
| مستخلص: | Because intercultural communication has become one of the most demanded skills in the current digitalized world, many educational institutions aspire to graduate students who possess intercultural skills and are able to successfully communicate with people from diverse cultures. However, intercultural communication has not received much attention in the Lebanese context, especially in schools. To this end, this paper examines the Lebanese high school directors' perceptions of intercultural communication. As pragmatists, the researchers employed quantitative and qualitative methods to better understand the problem under investigation. Using a snowball sampling, they surveyed the perceptions of 55 Lebanese directors in private and public high schools and interviewed two informants in the Center for Educational Research and Development. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Then, the derived conclusions were compared to ensure trustworthiness of the findings. Major findings showed that though intercultural communication is a learning outcome in most schools, it is mostly taught at the knowledge level in the foreign language classrooms. Assessment of this outcome is neither systematic nor consistent. It was also shown that directors in private schools tend to be more informed than those in the public sector. Recommendations are made for enhancing intercultural communication skills in Lebanese educational institutions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1428655 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 2187-0594 |
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