Cultural Diversity and Classroom Experience: A Phenomenological Case of Graduate Students’ Response to New Classroom Experience

Oscar S. Mmbali and L. A. Pavithra Madhuwanthi
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Oscar S. Mmbali: National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
L. A. Pavithra Madhuwanthi: National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand

International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning, 2015, vol. 4, issue 2, 221-239

Abstract: In this study we analyse students’ lived experiences in a cross-cultural classroom context, with the aim of understanding: (1) What is the impact of a culturally diverse classroom experience on graduate school students’ learning? (2) Which larger ramifications, if any, exist from this experience? The participants were PhD and Masters Students in a university in Thailand. This was a phenomenological study. Themes emerging from complex cultural practices of international students, professors and Thai students inform, hinder and promote learning. Findings from this study can inform pedagogy particularly at graduate school level, where cultural diversity matters in classroom experience.

Keywords: cultural diversity; learning; classroom experience; higher education; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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