Multicultural Teamwork as a Source of Experiential Learning and Intercultural Development

Mª del Carmen Méndez García; Mª Luisa Pérez Cañado

doi:10.18172/jes.169

Autores/as

Mª del Carmen Méndez García University of Jaén
Mª Luisa Pérez Cañado University of Jaén

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18172/jes.169

Palabras clave:

Trabajo en equipos multiculturales, aprendizaje experimental, aprendizaje cooperativo, competencia (comunicativa) intercultural, conocimiento (intercultural), actitudes (interculturales), destrezas/habilidades (interculturales)

Resumen

En este artículo se contemplan las posibilidades que ofrece trabajar en equipos multiculturales para favorecer el aprendizaje experimental. El punto de inicio es la consideración teórica sobre aspectos relevantes del trabajo en equipos globales, donde se ponen de manifiesto las oportunidades que el mismo ofrece para un aprendizaje experimental basado en la cooperación y en la colaboración de sus miembros. Desde una perspectiva más práctica, se presentan parte de los resultados obtenidos al respecto en un estudio realizado acerca de la dinámica de trabajo en equipos multiculturales en el que se exploran las oportunidades que estos equipos ofrecen para un aprendizaje in-situ a la luz del desarrollo de aspectos claves de la competencia intercultural de sus miembros. En la conclusión se reflexiona sobre la relevancia que el aprendizaje experimental cobra en el aprendizaje permanente de los miembros de equipos multiculturales.

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