Are American Cultural Examples Losing the International Students in U.S. Classrooms?

Abstract

This article illustrates techniques that can help instructors overcome the challenges of a much overlooked teaching element—that of using examples while teaching management in a multicultural classroom filled with both domestic and international students. We provide suggestions for steps that instructors can take to improve their content delivery for an international classroom without compromising their current use of pedagogical tools such as examples, storytelling, and active learning exercises.

Let’s All Go to the Movies, Together: A Social Cognitive Perspective on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Management Education Video Clips

“…While using diverse video examples can help pull students’ attention toward the lesson at hand, using video examples that no longer fit with the norms and expectations of today’s student population can pull their attention away from the lesson and distract from the learning objectives. This echoes scholars who have previously expressed similar concerns regarding the use of American-centric examples in internationalized classrooms (Priya & Tapis, 2016). Today’s college population is characterized by greater racial, gender, and age diversity than ever before (Gomez et al, 2022; Lumina Foundation, 2019).…”

Considering Our Differences to Help Learning and Engagement in the Management Education Classroom

“…Management Teaching Review articles have tackled this need before (Schmidt-Wilk, 2020), whether it be the use of American cultural examples confusing international students (Priya & Tapis, 2016), nonnative speakers creating class videos on topics that matter to them (Adikharkam, 2018), or activities to help understanding and support of transgender students and employees (Schwartz & Bilimoria, 2020).…”