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What is Future Time Orientation

Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Online Learning in Higher Education
One’s perspective of the future and whether time is considered fluid or linear.
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Cultural Markers and Their Impact on Teaching in Higher Education
Jim I. Berger (Western Kentucky University, USA) and Kenneth Kungu (Clayton State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8286-1.ch002
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to describe, in detail, cultural values as they can impact learning in higher education, describe cultural markers found within the classroom, and provide readers with a collection of exercises that can be utilized to discover the larger cultural values present within their learners. Research regarding cultural values and their differences among various international students will be described within general cultural values. Readers will be provided with a table of cultural markers, activities to discover their presence in the classroom, and questions to ask of learners to accommodate those cultural values. Implications for the higher education classroom and directions for future research are included.
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