Teaching intercultural competencies in introductory psychology via application of the Excellence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership model

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-53

  Knott, Vikki E ^a   Mak, Anita S ^a   Neill, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Globalisation; Intercultural competencies; Teaching of psychology; Undergraduate curricula in psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873479884     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12008     Document Type: Article

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