Beyond communication courses: Are there benefits in adding skills-based ExcelL™ sociocultural training?

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-291

  Mak, Anita S ^a   Buckingham, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intercultural training; Multicultural education; Self efficacy; Social effectiveness; Sociocultural competency; Training methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847677671     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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