Instructional Design Frameworks and Intercultural Models

Identifying complex cultural interactions in the instructional design process: a case study of a cross-border, cross-sector training for innovation program

“…In a statement that may sum up the basis for much of the criticism of the lack of empirical basis for prescriptive models in instructional design, he admits: "There were almost no practitioners when the model was developed, therefore, it was never intended to be a reflection of what practitioners actually do" (p.58). Similarly, culture-focused research is emergent in the instructional design discipline (Richey, 2009) and proposed cultural models are often, like the Dick and Carey model, either untested or tested only by their creators and tend to prescribe rather than describe instructional design processes (Edmundson, 2007;Henderson, 1996;Young, 2009).…”

“…Using Young's (2009) CBM as an a priori theoretical framework and taxonomy may limit the discovery of emergent themes by providing convenient categories for "data selection" instead of "generation" (Glass & Strauss, qtd. in Merriam, 1998).…”

“…Young's (2009) CBM model may be applied as a theoretical framework and taxonomy for examination of attention to cultural factors in the instructional design process in a context where the model was not used to guide the process.…”

“…This focus also provides a chance to consider how descriptive some aspects of Young's prescriptive model are revealed to be in the circumstances of this case. Young's (2009) model offers: 1) a useful taxonomy for discussing the complexity and dynamism of culture as a construct in the instructional design process; 2) an existing instructional design paradigm in which to frame this approach; and 3) the opportunity to apply and explore the generative capabilities of a new model in the field that acknowledges culture as a complex construct.…”

“…Culture: Culture in this study is defined by using Young's (2009) Designers-by-assignment: Subject-matter-experts without formal instructional design training who have been assigned to provide instruction (Merrill, 2007, p.336).…”