Issue Seventeen| July 2016 CONTENTS Co No issio i g Edito , a Ja kso Guest Edito s, Maja Ja ko ska & Alf edo Gaita Ke ha a te isi s of Cultu e, Hele Spe e -Oate C ossi g a d Co e i g Cultu es, Je Willis JOU‘NEYS INTO OTHE‘ CULTU‘ES ‘ele i g o ei g a I ig a t A ade i , Alf edo Gaita & Maja Ja ko ska Stude t E pe ie es of Copi g a d Adapi g to a othe Cultu e, No a Ja kso The Ne e -E di g Jou e A eta Pa , A a Ga iela Ch isia & T a e Mupo da De elopi g C oss-Cultu al E olog , Joh Co a The ‘elaio ship et ee Cultu e & Need, Ildiko E k M Sa ai al Jou e i to a othe Cultu e Lo ai e Stefa i Valui g Dife e es & Si ila iies, Melissa Hah Jou e of a ‘efugee, Gul ali Passa la Gathe i g the Voi es, Je A Cultu al Pe spe i e of B e it, Mi hael To li so H id Cultu al Ide it Ka ila So iesiak EDUCATION & P‘EPA‘ATION P‘ACTICES Pisa Tests to i lude Glo al Skills & Cultu al A a e ess A d eas S hlei he Cultu al A ade , No ie Joha & No a Ja kso Ble di g Cultu es of Edu aio , Tea hi g , Lea i g & A hie e e t, Je Willis Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s, Maja Ja ko ska et al P it hats House Glo al Co u it , Elle O B ie I lue e of Fa il fo Wide i g Pa i ipaio Stude ts, L C ook A E ologi al S ste s Pe spe i e o Cultu e, No a Ja kso The Ecology of Developing E ou te i g Mao i Cultu e Do ‘ee es C oss-Cu i ula Di e sio s of # eai eHE, Nikos Mou atoglu Helpi g People app e iate, li e & o k i othe Cultu es, Melissa Hah Cultural Understanding NEWS & EVENTS Tea e s E plo u g Lea i g E ologies Life ide Edu aio Google+ Co fe e es Ne t issue, i itaio to o t i ute Co fe e es Spo so s a d o ta ts / LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue E e ui e Edito : Je : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Willis Commissioning Editor’s Introduction Norman Jackson I this issue of Life ide Magazi e e a e e plo i g ho ultu e i pa ts o ou lea i g, de elop e t a d a hie ee t as e o e th ough a d et ee the so ial- ultu al o te ts a d spa es i ou life. We a e also e plo i g the idea that ou e ologies fo lea i g, de elopi g a d a hie i g a e the ea s hi h e o e to u de sta d a d adapt to the e ultu al i u sta es e e ou te , he e a hie e e t ea s lea i g to fu io a d pe fo i a ultu al o te t that is ot ou o a d e a e see as a 'outside '. I this a ou ultu al u de sta di gs de elop o e a lifei e of e ou te s ith ultu es dife e t to ou o . We lea a d de elop i lots of dife e t o te ts si ulta eousl a d ' ultu e' is ote a i po ta t aspe t of the o te t. Fo e a ple, ou fa il , pla e of o k o the edu aio al i situio i hi h e a e stud i g all ha e thei u i ue ultu al ha a te isi s a d a s of doi g thi gs. Mostl e i ha it o te ts that a e fa ilia a d ultu e is take fo g a ted as e u de sta d hat is e pe ted of us a d ho people a e likel to eha e i these i u sta es: e e theless e soo k o if e do so ethi g that u s ou te to the p e aili g ultu e. But the e a e poi ts i ou life he e e o e outside the ultu al o fo t zo e e o all i ha it a d e ou te a u fa ilia ultu e o pe haps so ialise o o k ith people ho ha e a dife e t ultu al he itage to ou o . I su h i u sta es the o al ules a d p i iples e appl i ou fa ilia ultu al sei gs do 't it e ell o ot at all a d e a ell e o e o fused a d u e tai as to hat is e pe ted o ho to eha e. Lea i g i o de to u de sta d the e ultu e e o es a p io it a d a i po ta t goal fo ou lea i g e olog . Lea i g ho to e/ eha e i a ultu e hi h e do ot k o is pe haps the ost i po ta t a i hi h e de elop ou se se of hat ultu e ea s i a so ial, s oli a d p a i al se se, a d de elop the o ide e to li e, o k a d so ialise i othe ultu al o te ts that a e ot fa ilia . O e a lifei e e a a u ulate a su h e pe ie es a d th ough these de elop ou u de sta di gs a d se se of hat ultu e ea s. álte ai el , if e a el e tu e out of ou fa ilia ultu al sei gs ou u de sta di gs ill e li ited a d e ai u halle ged. Pe haps su h ig o a e is the sou e of e opho ia that see s to ha e fuelled the B‘EXIT a paig . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul What is ultu e? Cultu e is a so ial phe o e o . It is a ifested i the ha a te isi s, k o ledge a d eha iou s of a pa i ula g oup of people, dei ed e e thi g f o la guage, eligio , uisi e, so ial ha its, usi a d a ts a d the a the o du t the sel es i e e da so ial situaio s - like sa i g hello a d good e. Cultu e a e ie ed as sha ed pate s of eha iou s a d i te a io s, og ii e o st u ts a d u de sta di g that a e lea ed a d th ough a lifelo g a d life ide p o ess of so ializaio . Thus, it a e see as the g o th of a g oup ide it foste ed so ial pate s u i ue to the g oup Cultu e i ol es i he ita e. We lea ou ultu al k o ledge a d p a i es th ough ou pa e ts a d ide fa il , a d th ough ou f ie ds a d othe s e sha e ou o o he itage ith O ga isaio s too ha e thei o ultu es a d e lea these th ough the da to da i te a io s ith olleagues, ou o k a d the o ga isaio al s ste s, poli ies, p o edu es a d p a i es. The o ept of ultu e has a e ologi al fou daio : the o d " ultu e" de i es f o a F e h te , hi h i tu de i es f o the Lai " ole e," hi h ea s to te d to the ea th a d g o , o uli ate a d u tu e. "It sha es its et olog ith a u e of othe o ds elated to a i el foste i g g o th. Cultu e is ot a stai thi g ut so ethi g hi h e e o e is o sta tl eai g, egoiai g, ai i g a d e p essi g. Cultu e is a i po ta t o ept fo i di iduals' lea i g a d de elop e t. áitudes a d o ie taio s a e i lue ed fa il a d the so iet e g e up i a d the ultu e of the o te ts i hi h e t to lea s hool, ollege, u i e sit a d o k dife e t o ga isaio s a d o te ts as adults. It e o es pa i ula l i po ta t a d at i es halle gi g as e jou e th ough life a d t a siio f o o e ultu al o te t to a othe , fo e a ple he e go to li e i a othe ou t o e o e f o o e o ga isaio to a othe o o e p ofessio al ield/dis ipli e to a othe . E e o ga isaio has its o ultu e a d as e o du t the da to da usi ess of ou o o ga isaio e e o e a utel a a e of its ultu e. ‘i ha d “eel aptu es the esse e of ultu e he he sa s it's the e e ge t esult of the o i ui g egoiaio s a out alues, ea i gs a d p op ieies et ee the e e s of that o ga isaio a d ith its e i o e t - i othe o ds ultu e is the esult of all the dail o e saio s a d egoiaio s et ee the e e s of a o ga isaio a out the a e do thi gs he e. .life ideedu aio .uk u eau ai p o eWe li e i a glo all o e ted o ld that ote e ui es us du es of a e uisiio to o u i ate a d o k ith people ith a dife e t a d ho to gathe the ultu al he itage to ou o a d to e pe ie e a d so ee essa sig atu es to i es o k a d so ialise i dife e t ultu al o te ts to ou gi e e uisiio o . We li e i a o ld of i e ualit , i sta ilit a d ea i g. I had to lea dis upio hi h auses people to o e f o o te ts that paie e a d tole a e a e i po e ished, opp essed o i se u e to seek a ete o ith aitudes that felt safe life, o pe haps to seek edu aio al a d e o o i that it as oka to put oppo tu it that is ot a aila le to the he e the li e. The o e e t of efugees f o “ ia, áfgha ista a d áf i a of toda hat ould e do e to o o uk a is just o e a ifestaio of this glo al phe o e o . i shallah! to o o God illi g . I had to lea hat oiCo se ue tl , o e a d o e people ha e to t a el th ough, ated people good f ie dl elaio ships, hu ou a d the e gage ith a d adapt to e ultu es to su i e ot just sha i g of sto ies a out fa il . I had to i ol e othe s i o e ut se e al a d so ei es a i es i thei li es. egoiaio s to help t a slate e ui e e ts i a s that Bei g a le to o e et ee ultu es, o k i a d adapt to e e a epta le a d deli e a le. But the eight ea s I spe t the e pe taio s a d o s of a e ultu e is a i po ta t li i g i “audi á a ia e e fo ai e ea s a d the ha ged life skill. It al a s has ee ut pe haps it is i easi gl pe spe i e o the o ld i so a a s a d ha ged e o i g the o as hu a o ilit i eases a d the a I app e iated pe spe i es that e e ot o . te h ologies that e a le i te a io a oss ultu es i p o e a ee I ha e e pe ie ed ha ges of ultu e a d e o e o e a aila le. I this espe t the ise of so ial Th oughout edia i the last de ade has had a e o ous i pa t o the as I sta ted a e jo a d o ed i to a e o ga isaio so ei es the ha ge as p ofou d a d o pletel a ilit of people to o u i ate, i te a t a d sha e thei diso ie i g, espe iall he o pou ded ith a ole that ultu al k o ledge a d a tefa ts i the i tual as ell as as e i el e to e. I o e ase I as helped a e to the eal o ld. ho a o pa ied e du i g ea lo g jou e of So e pe so al e pe ie es of othe ultu es p ofessio al i du io , ut ostl I lea t the a s of the ite , th ough o e Life ide Magazi e e ou ages people to sha e the pe so al o ga isaio , hi h e e ostl u e pe ie ed olleagues ho e plai ed a ious p o edu es, o sto ies that ake up thei li es, so I feel ho ou ou d to told e sto ies a out thi gs that had happe ed o th ough sha e o . Looki g a k o life I ou t self o e pe ie es that e ealed hat ultu e a tuall fo tu ate i the e pe ie es I ha e had that ha e e a led e ea t as it as e odied i the eha iou s, o e saio s to de elop u de sta di g of ultu e. I thi k i st a d de isio s of people. e pe ie e of e ou te i g people ith a e dife e t ultu al he itage to o as as a postg aduate esea h stude t. We e e a t ul i te aio al g oup ith o l of the e e s f o the UK. Ha i g t ai ed as a geologist I a i ipated o ki g outside the UK a d i st t o jo s e e i “audi á a ia he e I e pe ie ed t o e dife e t ultu es - the e pat a of life a d the ultu al o s of host ou t . The e as u h a out e e da so ial e pe ie es that I did ot u de sta d a d it took e a lo g i e to lea th ough o e pe ie e a d th ough o e saio s ith people ho e e o e e pe ie ed tha e, hat as e pe ted of e. Fo e a ple, as a ield geologist I as depe de t o the e uip e t a d ehi les I eeded to do o k ut these e e supplied Go e e t sto es a d ga age. I had to lea ho to o k ith the oi ials a d a age s of these se i es a d fo good elaio ships ith pa i ula i di iduals i o de to a hie e hat I had to a hie e - a d that ea t spe di g uite a it of i e d i ki g tea a d hai g! I had to lea the polii s a d LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul ás I ha e t a elled th ough life I ha e gai ed i sights i to othe ultu es th ough t a el, th ough o fe e es o e seas a d th ough sho t pe iods of o k i othe ou t ies. O these o asio s I ha e ee helped a d guided e fou d f ie ds ho sha ed a d e plai ed thei ultu e, ote helpi g e to e plo e it th ough dife e t e pe ie es. Fa ilies a e e i po ta t ehi les fo t a sfe i g a d a ui i g ultu al k o ledge a d ha its f o o e ge e aio to the e t. I a ui ed u h of o ultu al k o ledge fo pa e ts ut the e te ded a d adapted this k o ledge th ough o life e pe ie es, passi g o lea i g to hild e . Fa ilies o tai i g o e tha o e ultu al he itage a e e o i g i easi gl o o .I I a ied a lad ith a e dife e t ultu al he itage to o , ho o i uall sha es he ultu al ide it ith e a d ou hild e th ough .life ideedu aio .uk su h thi gs as he la guage a d e p essio s, he ooki g, usi , histo , ooks, il s a d a sto ies. I i tu ha e sha ed E glish ultu al he itage. O e the ea s e had au pai s f o F a e a d Ge a ho e a e a pa t of ou fa il a d e thei s. We e eited g eatl f o the sha i g thei ultu al t adiio s. Fi all , as a tea he , I ha e had the p i ilege of tea hi g a d i te a i g ith ou g people f o a dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds. While at the U i e sit of “u e I e og ised the e o ous pote ial of ou uli ultu al a pus fo de elopi g ultu al selfa a e ess a d u de sta di g a d e de eloped so ethi g e alled Cultu al á ade as a pedagogi ehi le fo this pu pose. I a tell ou that ei g a e e of Cultu al á ade as o e of the ost jo ful thi gs I ha e e e do e as a highe edu aio tea he . Figu e E pla aio of the o po e ts of a lea i g e olog E olog of de elopi g ultu al u de sta di g li es a d the lea i g a d the ea i g e gai f o the o te ts a d situaio s that o situte ou li es. To help e plo e a d e aluate the idea of a lea i g e olog e ha e de eloped a odel Ja kso to e plai the ele e ts o tai ed i a lea i g e olog Figu e & Life ide Edu aio is de elopi g a e ologi al odel of lea i g, de elop e t a d a hie e e t i a ate pt to ie a pe so thei pu poses, a iio s, goals, i te ests, eeds a d i u sta es, a d the so ial, ps hologi al a d ph si al elaio ships ith the o ld the i ha it, as i sepa a le a d i te depe de t. The p oposiio u de l i g this issue of the agazi e is that e de elop ou a a e ess a d u de sta di g of ultu e th ough the e ologies e eate to lea , a t a d a hie e i a pa i ula so ial- ultu al o te t, ut that ou a ilit to a t is depe de t to g eate o lesse e te ts o ou k o ledge a d u de sta di g of the ultu e i that o te t. Figu e Co eptual tool fo e plai i g the ele e ts a d d a i of a e olog fo lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t G o i g out of the e plo aio of this idea is a elief that ou e ologies fo lea i g e a e all the ph si al, i tual a d ps hologi al pla es a d spa es e i ha it i ou e e da LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul Ma of the a ai es i this issue des i e jou e s that people ha e ade i hi h the eated e ologies to gai the ultu al u de sta di gs the eeded i o de to lea , a t a d pe fo i a e ultu al sei g. “o e e pe ie es, like li i g i a othe ou t ith a e dife e t ultu e a d la guage to ou o , a e deepl i e si e a d a esult i hat has o e to e k o as ' ultu e sho k': feeli gs of diso ie taio , f ust aio a d a iet he o f o ted ith a o ld that is u fa ilia a d does ot pe fo a o di g to the ules e k o . I su h et ee -so iet i u sta es ou e ologies a e a e the hole of ou life. But i othe i sta es, pe haps he e e o e i to o ta t ith people f o a dife e t ultu al he itage tha ou o , i ou o k o othe so ial sei g ithi -so iet ultu al o ta t , the ultu al di e sio of lea i g ill e o e aspe t of a oade e olog fo lea i g o a hie i g so ethi g. .life ideedu aio .uk O e ight a gue that ultu e is i teg al to the o te t of a so ial situaio , hi h it is, ut ostl , he e a e i te a i g ith people ith a si ila ultu al he itage, sha ed assu pio s a d alues it goes u oi ed. But it see s to e that ultu e i lue es e e aspe t of a lea i g e olog . Fi stl , ultu e is e odied i the a a pe so sees a d app oa hes a so ial situaio . The a e thi k a out a d e aluate a situaio is ediated ou app e iaio of the ultu al sei g a d ou k o ledge of hat eha iou s a e a epta le a d e pe ted, a d hat eha iou s a e ot. Ou a ilit to e og ise the afo da es a i g i a situaio is fu da e tall i lue ed ou u de sta di gs of the ultu e ithi hi h the situaio is e edded. If I do ot u de sta d the la guage, s ols a d ultu al o s i a situaio ho a I a t i efe i el i that o te t? Without the la guage to o u i ate I a depe de t o othe s to i te p et a d t a slate thei u de sta di gs i to so ethi g I a u de sta d. “i ila l , e i o e t ight e full of esou es, ediai g a tefa ts a d tools that I ould pote iall use ut these ight ha e ultu al ea i gs a d sig ii a e that I a ot app e iate e ause I la k the e essa ultu al u de sta di gs. “i ila l , the ph si al spa es hi h o tai these a tefa ts a e likel to e dii ult to i te p et. Most i po ta tl , the elaio ships I a a le to de elop ith people i these u fa ilia ultu al spa es a d situaio s ight e li ited e ause of i a ilit to o u i ate a d la k of ultu al u de sta di g. I deed, i su h situaio s o e of the ai fu io s of lea i g e olog is to lea ho to fo elaio ships that ill e a le e to lea i this u fa ilia ultu al o te t. But as so e of the a ai es i this issue e eal, the fo aio of sig ii a t elaio ships ith people ho a t as ou ultu al guides a d t a slato s, is ote ke to egi i g the jou e to a ds ultu al u de sta di g. Pe haps the p o esses e use to lea a d pe fo is the o e ele e t of ou lea i g e olog that e a ith us i to e ultu al e i o e ts. álthough these p a i es ight e i app op iate fo these e ultu al sei gs a d ou a ilit to deplo the ight e i hi ited. Fo e a ple, if e a e hea il elia t o i te et te h olog to p o ide a s e s a d soluio s to ou uesio s a d these a e ot a aila le to us the ou fa ilia a of sol i g p o le s ight e o p o ised. C ossi g a d o e i g ith othe ultu es Cultu e is e e he e a d e a e all i lue ed the ultu al u de sta di gs a d ea i gs e ha e a so ed a d e odied i the a e thi k a d a t. But ultu e is a ied people ho o e f o o e ultu al sei g to a othe sha i g thei alues a d assu pio s ith the people the 'tou h'. The idea of ' ossi g a d o e i g ith othe ultu es' is a a of e og isi g a d e plo i g the afo da e fo lea i g a out ultu es as e jou e a oss a d th ough the dife e t ultu al o te ts of ou life, eei g a d fo i g elaio ships ith people f o dife e t ultu al he itages a d lea i g a out ultu e th ough these elaio ships a d e pe ie es. I e plo i g the idea of ossi g a d o e i g ultu es e a e also o side i g the ole that highe edu aio i situio s pla i usi g the afo da es of thei uli ultu al a pus so ieies to e a le stude ts to de elop e ultu al u de sta di gs a d i helpi g a d e a li g thei i te aio al stude ts to adapt to thei e ultu al sei g. I a p oud of that pa t of B iish ultu e that el o es people f o othe ou t ies a d ultu al a kg ou ds ho a t to sha e thei ultu e ith us. But as I i ish this i t odu io o the da e oted to lea e the EU I do despai . I elie e that afo da e fo a ete o ld lies i ou so iet 's illi gess to e ope , i lusi e, o e ted a d olla o ai e ot losed, e lusi e, dis o e ted a d sepa ate as those ho a ted to lea e the EU see to a t. Life ide Edu aio ill e dea ou to sustai these p i iples ith ou Eu opea f ie ds se e al of ho ha e sha ed i sights the ha e gai ed as the ha e jou e ed a oss ultu es i thei life. The edito ial tea hopes that ou e jo ha e set up a e Google+ spa e to e a ou d the issues aised. It s ope to a ed so please joi us a d sha e ou o plus.google. o /u/ / o u iies/ this issue a d e ou age dis ussio o e ho is i te estpe spe i es htps:// Sou es Ja kso , N. J. E plo i g Lea i g E ologies Lulu Ce te fo ád a e ‘esea h o La guage á uisiio ‘i he so , P. J., & Bo d, ‘. . Not ge es alo e: Ho ultu e t a sfo ed hu a e oluio . Chi ago: U i e sit of Chi ago P ess. - “ee o e at: htp:// . eai it post. o /s ie e/ hu a _ eai it _e oluio a _algo ith s_a d_p edi i e_ ep ese taio s_the? ut _sou e=t ite feed&ut _ ediu =t ite #sthash.VP C Q.z “fIW “.dpuf “eel, ‘. Cultu e & Co ple it , Ne I sights o O ga isaio al Cha ge. O ga isaio s & People Vol. No ; Ma pp á aila le at: htp:// . e -pa adig . o.uk/ ultu e- o ple .ht Bo h e , “. Cultu e “ho k Due to Co ta t ith U fa ilia Cultu es O li e ‘eadi gs i Ps holog a d Cultu e, LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Guest Editors' Foreword Maja Jankoska & Afredo Gaitan Maja Ja ko ska is a Le tu e i Edu aio al Ps holog at the U i e sit of Bedfo dshi e. He o k has al a s ee i te -dis ipli a , ossi g the ou da ies of ps holog , edu aio a d ultu al studies. I he p e ious ole as a ‘esea h Fello at the Ce t e fo E elle e i Tea hi g a d Lea i g at the U i e sit of Bedfo dshi e, she o ked ith othe staf to help a d suppo t the i ple e taio of PDP a d the de elope t of pedagogi esea h a oss the u i e sit . He i te ests a e i ualitai e ethodolog , pe so al de elop e t, p o esses of ide it de elop e t, ultu al aspe ts of tea hi g, lea i g a d the ap , i te alisaio of edu aio , ea i gful lea i g a d eai it . Alf edo Gaitá as o i Bogotá, Colo ia, he e he studied Ps holog . Ate o ki g fo a sho t spell i o ga isaio al ps holog , he de ided to etu to u i e sit a d pu sue a a ade i a ee . He late t a elled to the UK a d o tai ed a PhD f o “outha pto U i e sit a d e t a k to le tu e i Colo ia fo i e ea s, efo e etu i g to the UK. He has o ked fo ea s at the U i e sit of Bedfo dshi e. Alf edo o i ues to le tu e a d do esea h o topi s of so ial ps holog su h as agg essio , so ial ide it a d p ejudi e, ut also oss- ultu al ps holog . He has also de eloped a st o g i te est i tea hi g a d lea i g. T o tea hi g fello ships ha e allo ed hi to e plo e lea e de elop e t a d o st u io of k o ledge. His esea h d a s o eth og aph , dis ou se a al sis, g ou ded theo a d a ai e a alsis. Alf edo has also suppo ted the use of ePo folios a d pat h o k te t assess e ts. This issue of Life ide Magazi e e plo es the sig ii a e a d i pa t of ultu e o ou lea i g a d de elop e t, espe iall as e o e th ough a d a oss a dife e t so io- ultu al o te ts i ou li es. We elie e that this topi is of pa a ou t i po ta e a d o es at a i e he the o t i uio s of a ig a ts to thei host so ieies, as ell as the sig ii a e of lea i g f o ea h othe , a e u de th eat. The eade ill e ou te a a ai es f o people, ou g a d ot so ou g, ho li ed o o ked i dife e t ultu es. Ma of the i lude des ipio s of pai ful o dii ult e pe ie es hi h ote led to the a ato s feeli g alie ated, othe ised , ot ii g i o e e ei g e luded. This o t asts ith so iologi al a d e o o i dis ou ses that e phasise the e eits of o e e t of people a oss ou t ies, i so ial a d i a ial te s oth to the ig a ts a d the host ou t ies . The sto ies of tea hi g E glish a oad i No a Ja kso 's a i le po t a e pe ie es of i te se ultu e sho k a d o e s i st ea io ight e to e ii al of the ai et of so eo e e tu i g i to a othe ultu e ithout i st p epa i g the sel es. But ho a o e e e e p epa ed fo ei g up ooted th ough o li t o atu al atast ophe? Ho a a o e p epa e fo so ethi g that o e a ot i agi e e ists? The ps hologi al osts of o i g a oss ultu es a e o side a le. The a i lude loss of o ide e, self-estee a d so ei es, ha e a sig iia t i pa t o ell- ei g dep essio , a iet , et . , as ell as a ious dis o e io s, dis upio s a d halle ges see the stude ts sto ies i Maja s a i les , o Ka ila “o iesiak's a ai e . Fo a ig a ts goi g to o k a d li e i a othe ultu e ote ea s a i iial de-skilli g, loss of LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul ultu al apital a efe e e to Bo dieu ade L e C ook i he a i le a d a dii ult phase of adaptaio a d adjuste t. á i iial sho k a d u p epa ed ess o e tai deg ee of ai it a out the host ou t is epo ted i a sto ies of ossi g ultu es. Ho e e , ost of the sto ies sho ase i e se lea i g a d pe so al g o th that a e a outo e of o e o i g halle ges. ás I i g a d Willia s : a gue, e pe ie i g pe so al g o th a ha ge a pe so fo good . It is i possi le to fo get hat has ee lea ed, the lo k a ot e tu ed a k . Ma autho s i this issue de eloped a ious st ategies a d pe so al st e gths i o de to adapt a d adjust to the halle ges that the ha e e ou te ed. Fo e a ple, i he a i le, Melissa Ha h suggests e gagi g ou u iosit , lea i g a out the othe s ultu e, de elopi g e path a d o i g to a ds a o e p odu i e esoluio . ás Maja a gued i a a i le i issue Life ide Magazi e, e ai i g ope a d illi g to lea f o ultu all di e se othe s a d pui g ou sel es i to e i el e a d u fa ilia o te ts a e esse ial disposiio s fo lifelo g a d life ide lea i g i the ode , os opolita o ld . B pui g ou sel es i e o te ts, e e ou te dife e t ideas, pe spe i es a d e pe ie es hi h e ge a d di e ge, a e i teg ated o a a do ed. I that a e oade ou ho izo a d e pa d ou epe toi e of la guages, t adiio s, usto s a d a s of ei g a d eha i g i the o ld . We a also, at least at i es, feel a g eate se se of a hie e e t, self-t ust a d pe so al e po e e t , , , ; Mezi o : suggests the egi i g of t a sfo ai e lea i g sta ts ith a ealisaio that the e a e o i ed t uths o totall dei ite k o ledge, a d e ause i u sta es ha ge […] a o i uous efo t to .life ideedu aio .uk f o ashes . Ma autho s talked a out ps hologi al de o st u io a d dii ult e pe ie es to egi ith e e to the poi t of eje io of o ide it , see, e.g. á eta s sto , ut the e e tuall e e gi g usuall su essful, ell adapted, ut o posite i di iduals. Those, ote i iial Those of us ho ha e o ed i a d out of dife e t ultu es e pe ie es, a e o eptualised i Ka ila s sto as a d ha e had the e pe ie e of i sta es of loai g ith i di iduals losi g thei g ou d – adapi g to e sei gs ote eu e tai a out the sel es, thei ide it , pla e a d o e o e le i le a d agile lea elo gi g a d he e ha i g f ag e ted ide iies. e s . Ildiko E k p oposes that ate “a dsted p oposes that a o plete i teg aio of h id setli g i a d a hie i g ide iies that a ig a ts lai to posses is i possi le o te t e t , e ealise that the e p e isel e ause of ha gi g, elaio al a d o te tual is o e to e plo e a d a hie e – atu e of ide it . He suggests that e a a hie e a pa ial this, i tu , leads to dissaisfa io ie that a ake a u de sta di g of dife e t fo a d a sea h fo et a othe e a ple, ultu al pe spe i es easie . With this i i d, he ad e tu e. I ou a i le e efe to speaks a out e tai h id o e ts he e dou le ou o i saia le desi e to lea o s ious ess hi h p o pts us to e gage ith e e ges a d o ple it a d a i el sea h fo h idit setles a s to u de sta d a d p ese e do , f eezes athe tha edu e it. i to a o e t Ma autho s e phasise the of o te tual i po ta e of suspe di g judgepe fo ai it , e t a d uesio i g, lei g go of efo e it o es k o i g Je Ma ga et, ited agai . We thi k ‘ee es – i o de to u de sta d of these othe s o ld ie e eed to let o e ts as go of hat e ha e al a s k o de elop e tal a d e gage ith dife e t a s, tools, esou es a d t pes posiio s of i sight , hi h allo a i di idual to of k o ledge. oss eed dife e t ultu al ie poi ts a d feel as so eo e ho is o lo ge pu e . We ould like to a gue that it is ot e el a out lei g go of hat e k o , ut lea i g to o i e the old It is possi le to so ei es e pe ie e o e ts of dou le k o ledge, eliefs, usto s a d t adiio s ith the e – o s ious ess a d, at othe i es, ide if ith o e of the this is a e a ple of e olog fo oss- ultu al lea i g. It pe spe i es o e o feel alie ated a pe spe i e e a e i e sel e i hes ou li es. ás Do ‘ee es e plai s i u a le to g asp o i o po ate. He e e ote i d ou he a i le, a people ho a e i a ajo it ultu e a e sel es so e he e i - et ee he e a d the e . I a of ot i te ested i lea i g a out a d e gagi g ith i o it the a ai es i this issue, o e ould see that this se se of ultu es a d he e it is those f o i o iies that ha e to elo gi g that dou le o s ious ess o e ts ofe is lea a out the ajo it ultu e i o de to su i e a d ote i te spe sed ith feeli gs of alie aio o ostalgia fo p og ess . This is e u h e ide t i a a ai es. It the pu e? past ide it a d a life of, pe haps, less ultu al a e that ig a ts a d othe i o it g oups ha e i o ple it . Whe i ha ii g e a d ote e dife e t po ta t sto ies to tell a d o t i uio s to ake, ut as e spa es a d pla es it is i po ta t to see the afo da es i e phasised i ou a i le o ei g i ig a t a ade i s the – spot the oppo tu iies a d possi iliies th ough the ajo it audie e a ot al a s e e epi e. hi h e a pe so all de elop a d g o . egoiate o tested ea i ate ath of B‘EXIT, as Mi a i le oppo tu iies fo su ha ges a e u de i ed a gs [is e ui ed] . “adl , i the hael To li so e plai s i his h ea i gful oss- ultu al e d at isk of de li i g. Ma of the o t i uto s e phasised ide it as a de elope tal p o ess – so ethi g that is ot i ed, ut o i ues to e ol e o e i e. This p o ess a e a ele ated i u fa ilia so ial a d ultu al e i o e ts, ith ide iies ei g o- o st u ted ith host a d ho e ultu es i te a i g, i gli g a d e o st u ted like a phoe i isi g LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul Ma of the autho s i this issue e phasise the i po ta e of de elopi g ea i gful a d u tu i g elaio ships. Like i the sto of the Ca adia t i g to tea h E glish i “pai ithout k o i g a “pa ish , the eakth ough, the pe spe i e ha ge a esult f o e ei i g si ple ut i el ad i e o feed a k o suppo t f o a pee , a oss o a .life ideedu aio .uk e to , o f o liste i g to ou stude ts What is also appa e t is that e ha e to e ope to feed a k a d e illi g to a t o it. I this a a ha ge i pe spe i e is li ked to the disposiio s that e a le us to ha ge a d a ept thi gs as the a e a d ot as e had p e iousl thought the e e. Pe haps the ost alua le out o e of o de - ossi g is the fa t that it fo es us to uesio ou o a s of ei g i the o ld a d ou o assu pio s a out ho the so ial o ld o ks. álthough ot e pli itl efe i g to eai it , a of the ite s i this issue had to e plo eai e st ategies i o de to su i e a d i d a s of a igai g u fa ilia o te ts. C eai it , e a gue, is a esse ial i g edie t i lifelo g a d life ide lea i g a d it is th ough eai it , ote spa ked i te a io ith di e se othe s, that p og ess is ade i so iet . While e a k o ledge the alue of dei i g su h glo al skills a d ultu al a a e ess that ould p epa e stude ts fo ultu all di e se a d digitall i te o e ted o u iies , e elie e that the OECD s th ee p i iples of glo al o pete e e ualit , ohesio a d sustai a ilit suggest th ee of the g eatest halle ges the o ld fa es toda , a d the efo e, the e is a lot of o k to e do e efo e the e a e a ag eed f a e o k. “o, e ill ha e to at h this spa e as the sa . ‘efe e es Ja kso N J C ossi g Cultu es: “tude t Pe spe i es Life ide Magazi e# Pa ,á. Ga iela á. C. & Mupo da. T & Ja ko ska M The Ne e E di g Jou e of C ossi g a d Co e i g to á othe Cultu e Life ide Magazi e# Ja ko ska, M., Cole a , “., ‘ai fo d, J., “toi a, I., Pa , á., Ch isia , á., “ gou a, M. Tsoukala, á., áde u i, á. & Ba ke , D. . Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s: á e olog fo oss- ultu al lea i g, Life ide Magazi e, “o iesiak, “. Is H id Cultu al Ide it the Natu al ‘espo se to a Muli ultu al Wo ld? Life ide Magazi e# C ook, L. I lue e of Fa il o Cultu e a d Lea i g fo Wide i g Pa i ipaio “tude ts Life ide Magazi e# I i g, J.á. & Willia s, D.I. 'The path a d p i e of pe so al de elop e t', Eu opea Jou al of Ps hothe ap , Cou selli g a d Health, , pp. . Hah , M. Lighi g the Wa to Ne Cultu al U de sta di gs Ja ko ska, M. . Path a s th ough life, Life ide Magazi e, , - . Gait , á. & Ja ko ska, M. . ‘ele i g o Bei g a I ig a t á ade i , Life ide Magazi e, Mezi o , J.&.á. Lea i g as t a sfo aio : C ii al pe spe i es o a theo i p og ess. “a F a sis o: Josse Bass. To li so , M. C ossi g & Co e i g Cultu es: á You g Pe so 's Pe spe i e o B e it Life ide Magazi e# E kI E plo i g the ‘elaio ship Bet ee Cultu e a d Need Life ide Magazi e# Ma ga et, J Wo ki g as állies: “uppo te s of I dige ous Jusi e ‘ele t, áu kla d: áWEá ‘ee es, D. E ou te i g Māo i Cultu e as a Eu opea I ig a t to áotea oa N) Life ide Magazi e# “a dsted, T. “o e thoughts o h id ide it . á aila le at: htp:// e a ai es. o dp ess. o /issue- -h idide it /so e-thoughts-o -h id-ide it / Hof a , E. Lost i t a slaio . Lo do : Willia Hei e a . Co a , J. De elopi g M C oss-Cultu al E olog fo M O a d M “tude ts' Lea i g Life ide Magazi e, “ hlei he A Pisa Tests to I lude 'Glo al “kills' a d Cultu al á a e ess Life ide Magazi e, LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Key Characteristics of Culture Helen Spencer-Oatey Hele 's a kg ou d is i oth ps holog a d li guisi s, a d th oughout he a ee she has o ked at the i te fa e of the t o dis ipli es. He i st tea hi g e pe ie e as i Ho g Ko g, he e she taught E glish la guage to si th-fo p e-u i e sit stude ts, as ell as to adults taki g e e i g lasses at a B iish Cou il la guage s hool. Late she spe t e happ ea s o ki g at “ha ghai Jiaoto g U i e sit , t ai i g tea he s of E glish la guage f o olleges a d u i e siies i the easte egio of Chi a. Ate o plei g he PhD at La aste U i e sit , she le tu ed at the U i e sit of Luto fo ea s a d esta lished the i st MA i I te ultu al Co u i aio i the UK. I she sta ted a agi g the ajo i te -go e e tal eChi a-UK P og a e o ehalf of the Highe Edu aio Fu di g Cou il fo E gla d, a d fou d it a t a sfo i g e pe ie e. “he joi ed the U i e sit of Wa i k i “epte e . These otes a e take f o a o pilaio of uotaio s 'What is Cultu e?'. The p o ide a useful i t odu io to the idea of ultu e so that su se ue t o t i uio s i this agazi e a e ete app e iated. We i ha it a ulitude of ultu es Cultu e is sha ed at least t o o o e people, a d of ou se eal, li e so ieies a e al a s la ge tha that. The e is, i othe o ds, o su h thi g as the ultu e of a he it. If solita i di idual thi ks a d eha es i a e tai a , that thought o a io is idios ai , ot ultu al. Fo a idea, a thi g, o a eha io to e o side ed ultu al, it ust e sha ed so e t pe of so ial g oup o so iet . Fe a o The life ide di e sio of lea i g highlights the fa t that people i ha it a dife e t spa es a d pla es a oss thei li es si ulta eousl . I these dife e t spa es e i te a t i dife e t a s ith dife e t people. Hofstede a gues that al ost e e o e elo gs to a u e of dife e t g oups a d atego ies of people at the sa e i e, people u a oida l a se e al la e s of e tal p og a i g ithi the sel es, o espo di g to dife e t le els of ultu e. Fo e a ple:    a aio al le el a o di g to o e s ou t o ou t ies fo people ho a egio al a d/o eth i a d/o eligious a d/o li guisi ailiaio , as ost aio s a e o posed of ultu all dife e t egio s a d/o eth i a d/o eligious a d/o la guage g oups;  a ge de le el, a o di g to hethe a pe so  a ole atego , e.g. pa e t, so /daughte , tea he , stude t;   ig ated du i g thei lifei e ; as o a ge e aio le el, hi h sepa ates g a dpa e ts f o as a gi l o as a o ; pa e ts f o hild e ; a so ial lass le el, asso iated ith edu aio al oppo tu iies a d ith a pe so s o upaio o p ofessio ; fo those ho a e e plo ed, a o ga izaio al o ized thei o k o ga izaio . o po ate le el a o di g to the a e plo ees ha e ee so ial- Dei i g ultu e Cultu e is a oto iousl dii ult te to dei e. I , the á e i a a , th opologists, K oe e a d Klu khoh ii all e ie ed o epts a d dei iio s of ultu e, a d o piled a list of dife e t dei iio s. He e a e a fe of the . Whe e o side the life ide di e sio of lea i g it ea s that e a e i ha ii g a d e pe ie i g uliple so io- ultu al sei gs e e da of ou life. I tuii el e lea to a age these dife e t ultu al o te ts a d ou thi ki g a d eha iou s i the is i teg al to the uliple ide iies e hold. Cultu e o sists of pate s, e pli it a d i pli it, of a d fo eha iou a ui ed a d t a s ited s ols, o situi g the disi i e a hie e e ts of hu a g oups, i ludi g thei e odie t i a ifa ts; the esse ial o e of ultu e o sists of t adiio al i.e. histo i all de i ed a d sele ted ideas a d espe iall thei ata hed alues; ultu e s ste s a , o the o e ha d, e o side ed as p odu ts of a io , o the othe , as o diio al ele e ts of futu e a io . K oe e & Klu khoh : ited ádle : ‘Cultu e o sists of the de i ai es of e pe ie e, o e o less o ga ized, lea ed o eated the i di iduals of a populaio , i ludi g those i ages o e ode e ts a d thei i te p etaio s ea i gs t a s ited f o past ge e aio s, f o o te po a ies, o fo ed i di iduals the sel es. “ h a tz ited á u h : LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk [Cultu e] is the olle i e p og a i g of the i d hi h disi guishes the e e s of o e g oup o atego of people : f o a othe . Hofstede ... the set of aitudes, alues, eliefs, a d eha io s sha ed a g oup of people, ut dife e t fo ea h i di idual, o u i ated f o o e ge e aio to the e t. Matsu oto : Cultu e is a fuzz set of asi assu pio s a d alues, o ie taio s to life, eliefs, poli ies, p o edu es a d eha iou al o e io s that a e sha ed a g oup of people, a d that i lue e ut do ot dete i e ea h e e s eha iou a d his/he i te p etaio s of the ea i g of othe people s eha iou . “pe e -Oate : 'o ga isaio al ultu e is the e e ge t esult of the o i ui g egoiaio s a out alues, ea i gs a d p op ieies et ee the e e s of that o ga isaio a d ith its e i o e t - i othe o ds ultu e is the esult of all the dail o e saio s a d egoiaio s et ee the e e s of a o ga isaio a out the a e do thi gs he e'. “eel ' Th ee le els of ultu al a ifestaio I a al zi g the ultu e of a pa i ula g oup o o ga izaio it is desi a le to disi guish th ee fu da e tal le els at hi h ultu e a ifests itself: a o se a le a ifa ts, alues, a d asi u de l i g assu pio s Figu e “ hei , “pe e -Oate “ hei : - des i es the th ee le els of ultu al a ifestaio i the follo i g te s: át the le el of isi le a ifa ts of a al sis is t i k e ause the data a e eas to o tai ut ha d to i te p et. We a des i e ho a g oup o st u ts its e i o e t a d hat eha iou pate s a e dis e i le a o g the e e s, ut e ote a ot u de sta d the u de l i g logi – h a g oup eha es the a it does. To a al ze h e e s eha e the a the do, e ote look fo the alues that go e eha iou , hi h is the se o d le el i Figu e . But as alues a e ha d to o se e di e tl , it is ote e essa to i fe the i te ie i g ke e e s of the o ga izaio o to o te t a al ze a ifa ts su h as do u e ts a d ha te s. Ho e e , i ide if i g su h alues, e usuall ote that the ep ese t a u atel o l the a ifest o espoused alues of a ultu e. That is the fo us o hat people sa is the easo fo thei eha iou , hat the ideall ould like those easo s to e, a d hat a e ote thei aio alizaio s fo thei eha iou . Yet, the u de l i g easo s fo thei eha iou e ai o ealed o u o s ious. To eall u de sta d a ultu e a d to as e tai o e o pletel the g oup s alues a d o e eha iou , it is i pe ai e to del e i to the u de l i g assu pio s, hi h a e t pi all u o s ious ut hi h a tuall dete i e ho g oup e e s pe ei e, thi k a d feel. “u h assu pio s a e the sel es lea ed espo ses that o igi ated as espoused alues. But, as a alue leads to a eha iou , a d as that eha iou egi s to sol e the p o le hi h p o pted it i the i st pla e, the alue g aduall is t a sfo ed i to a u de l i g assu pio a out ho thi gs eall a e. ás the assu pio is i easi gl take fo g a ted, it d ops out of a a e ess. Figu e : The Le els of Cultu e & thei I te a io Mi o adaptaio of “ hei : LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul Take -fo -g a ted assu pio s a e so po e ful e ause the a e less de ata le a d o f o ta le tha espoused alues. We k o e a e deali g ith a assu pio he e e ou te i ou i fo a ts a efusal to dis uss so ethi g, o he the o side us i sa e o ig o a t fo i gi g so ethi g up. Fo e a ple, the oio that usi esses should e p oita le, that s hools should edu ate, o that edi i e should p olo g life a e assu pio s, e e though the a e ote o side ed e el alues. .life ideedu aio .uk Cultu e, hu a atu e a d pe so alit Cultu e is lea ed, ot i he ited. It de i es f o o e s so ial e i o e t, ot f o o e s ge es. Cultu e should e disi guished f o hu a atu e o o e side, a d f o a i di idual s pe so alit o the othe Figu e , although e a tl he e the o de s lie et ee hu a atu e a d ultu e, a d et ee ultu e a d pe so alit , is a ate of dis ussio a o g so ial s ie ists. Hu a atu e is hat all hu a ei gs ha e i o o : it ep ese ts the u i e sal le el i o e s e tal sot a e. It is i he ited ith o e s ge es; ithi the o pute a alog it is the ope ai g s ste hi h dete i es o e s ph sial a d asi ps hologi al fu io i g. The hu a a ilit to feel fea , a ge , lo e, jo , sad ess, the eed to asso iate ith othe s, to pla a d e e ise o eself, the fa ilit to o se e the e i o e t a d talk a out it ith othe hu a s all elo g to this le el of e tal p og a i g. Ho e e , hat o e does ith these feeli gs, ho o e e p esses fea , jo , o se aio s, a d so o , is Figu e odiied ultu e. Hu a atu e is ot as hu a Th ee le els of u i ue ess i hu a e tal p og a as the te suggests, e ause e tai aspe ts of it a e sha ed ith pa ts of the a i al o ld. i g Hofstede : The pe so alit of a i di idual, o the othe ha d, is he /his u i ue pe so al set of e tal p og a s hi h s he does ot sha e ith a othe hu a ei g. It is ased upo t aits hi h a e pa tl i he ited ith the i di idual s u i ue set of ge es a d pa tl lea ed. Lea ed ea s: odiied the i lue e of olle i e p og a i g ultu e as ell as u i ue pe so al e pe ie es. Sou es “pe e -Oate , H. What is ultu e? á o pilaio of uotaio s. Glo alPáD Co e Co epts. á aila le at Glo alPáD Ope House htp:// . a i k.a .uk/glo alpadi te ultu al Fe a o, G. The Cultu al Di e sio of I te aio al Busi ess. d Ediio . Ne Je se : P e i e Hall. Hofstede, G. / Cultu es a d O ga izaio s: “ot a e of the Mi d Lo do : Ha pe Colli s Busi ess K oe e , á. L. & Klu khoh , C. Cultu e: a ii al e ie of o epts a d dei iio s. Pape s, . Ca idge, Mass.: Pea od Museu of á haeolog a d Eth olog . ádle , N. I te aio al Di e sio s of O ga izaio al Beha io . d ed. Ohio: “outh-Weste College Pu lishi g á u h, K. Cultu e a d Co li t ‘esoluio . Washi gto DC: U ited “tates I situte of Pea e P ess Matsu oto, D. Cultu e a d Ps holog . Pa ii G o e, Cá: B ooks/Cole “pe e -Oate , H. Cultu all “peaki g. Cultu e, Co u i aio a d Polite ess Theo . d ediio . Lo do : Co i uu . “eel ‘ Cultu e & Co ple it , Ne I sights o O ga isaio al Cha ge. O ga isaio s & People Vol. No ; Ma pp á aila le at: htp:// . e -pa adig . o.uk/ ultu e- o ple .ht “ hei , E. O ga izaio al ultu e. A e i a Ps hologist : – . . Edito 's o e t: The life ide di e sio of life ea s that e a e ote i ha ii g a d pe fo i g i se e al dife e t so ial ultu al sei gs si ulta eousl . The uesio fo ou e plo aio of ' ossi g a d o e i g ultu es' is hat happe s he e jou e th ough ultu es that a e ot ou o ? Whe e e ou te the a ifa ts of a othe ultu e a d the thi ki g a d eha iou s asso iated ith usi g su h a ifa ts. O he , i o de to a hie e so ethi g i that ultu e, e t to use e isi g a ifa ts o e e eate e a ifa ts. What happe s he e e te i to o e saio s that a e fou ded o assu pio s that a see at odds ith the assu pio s e ake a d alues that a e dife e t to ou o ? The fo us of this issue is o ho e lea a othe ultu e? We all ha e to do it he e e te a e o ga isaio ut he e go to li e a d o k o t a el i a othe ou t ith a la guage a d ultu e that is e dife e t to ou o the halle ges a e u h g eate . A d hat happe s to us he e assi ilate e ultu al u de sta di gs? O e a lifei e do e eo e a h id ultu al ei g o do e si k to the ultu e of ou up i gi g? These a e all fas i ai g uesio s to e plo e. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Life ide Su e of Mig a ts E pe ie es of C ossi g Cultu es Je Willis Je is E e ui e Edito of Life ide Magazi e. “he has e te si e e pe ie e of tea hi g la guages i uli-eth i I e Lo do a d, i ei e e t, tea hes a e ig a ts f o su h ou t ies as Ko ea, the Middle East a d “ i La ka. “he has had a lifelo g i te est i ultu e, li i g a pe ipatei life si e he i th i “i gapo e. “he is a ied i to a Ta il fa il hi h has ee fo ed th ough eth i iole e i to ig aio to all o i e ts of the glo e. Ba kg ou d I Ma , e i ited people to take pa t i a su e desig ed to o ple e t this ediio of Life ide Magazi e. We e plai ed ou o je i es : This is a ief su e that ai s to get the ie s of people ho ha e hi h ultu e has shaped thei e pe ie e. o ed to a e ou t a out the a i The su e as o du ted o li e th ough “u e Mo ke . It as e i el a o ous a d o-o e s e ail o ta ts e e e o ded. This as i the hope that it ould e ou age pa i ipa ts to speak f eel . I iiall , e i ited pe so al o ta ts, ith the e uest that the pass o the i itaio to a o e the thought ould e i te ested. We a e e g ateful to those ho took pa t a d sha ed the su e li k ith othe s. The su e as due to u fo a o th, ut the deadli e as e te ded to a i ise pa i ipaio . It is sill ope fo a i te ested eade s to take pa t. The li k is at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8JF2VD6. Fu the data e ei ed ill e a al sed a d fed i to futu e a i les o this esea h. ‘espo de ts át the i e of ii g Ju e , espo ses ha e ee e ei ed. Wo e out u e e at % to %. Age Figu e disagg egates espo de ts age g oup. The la gest g oup ep ese ted is those aged follo ed i des e di g o de th ough ea h age to to . %. Figu e , ‘espo de ts LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk áge G oup to ea s . %, Cou t of o igi Thei ou t ies of o igi the ea th: áust alia Bulga ia Be B azil uda Ca ada Colo Ge Fa e a G ee e Ho g Ko g Hu ga I ela d I dia Ia Ital Jo da Ke a “ i La ka Mau iius Mala sia Nige ia No Ne )eala d a Pola d West Ba k “ie a Leo e “ ia T i idad & To ago Tai a a ost o i e ts of ia UK )i Cou t e e di e se, i ludi g de eloped a d less ell de eloped aio s, f o e ig ated to The ou t ies to hi h the ha e ig ated a e also a ied, ut ith a lea ajo it hoosi g the UK. This does ot i pl that the i te aio al t e d ould fo us o the UK, ut a si pl e e plai ed the fa t that the su e as o du ted i the UK a d k o o ta ts e e i ited to pa i ipate. The esults e e: Bulga ia Ca ada Chi a U ited Ki gdo I ela d Ital Moza Ti e i e i ue Ne )eala d West Ba k “ie a Leo e Tu ke Us ekista ou t ‘espo de ts e e asked ho lo g the ha e ee i thei e ou t . ‘espo ses a e sho i igu e . % a e e e e t ig a ts, ha i g ee i thei e ou t fo less tha o e ea . % ig ated et ee a d ea s ago, a d % et ee a d ea s ago. Togethe , this akes % of ou espo de ts, suggesi g that the e a ha e ee a g eat i ease i ig aio o e the last te ea s. This is, of ou se, o e of the ost o t o e sial issues fo the UK as e ote i the efe e du o hethe to e ai pa t of the EU . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Figu e Ho e e , if e look at the e ai i g g oups, the sho that the e ha e ee stead pe iods esea hed. ‘espo de ts ie s o u e s of ig a ts i ea h of the ig aio We a spe ulate o the possi le polii al o pe so al easo s fo ig aio . The e t t o uesio s asked espo de ts to sa ho i po ta t to the suggested fa to s e e, usi g the s ale = ot at all i po ta t to = e i po ta t. ‘easo s fo ig ai g I this uesio , a se ies of possi le fa to s as gi e , a d ea h as s o ed i di iduall . This as appa e tl a se sii e issue, ith half the espo de t g oup hoosi g ot to epl o feeli g the eed to odif pote ial easo s. The ua itai e esults a e set out i igu e . Figu e LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Fo this g oup of people, the aspi aio to get a ete jo as ost sig ii a t, ith it s o i g a ea . out of as the desi e fo thei fa il to ha e a ete futu e I that ou t . follo ed losel the ish fo a ete life . , ut these e e o side a l less i po ta t tha o k p ospe ts. . Ne t ualit of The polii al situaio i thei ou t of o igi as less sig ii a t tha ight ha e ee e pe ted, ith a ea s o e of . . Ha i g fa il o f ie ds i the e ou t as also less i po ta t tha a i ipated, ea . . The ish fo a ete edu aio fo thei hild e s o ed o l . , ut it should e oted that of these espo de ts did ot et ha e hild e . o      espo de ts added a ai e o o ds: e ts, ofe i g o e detailed easo s fo ig ai g. These a e ep odu ed i thei Fo fu the p ofessio al t ai i g Fo stud oppo tu iies Fo the halle ge Ou pla as to li e i G ee e ut e ould 't. M the allo ed to sa i G ee e. We had to o e. o f ie d a d o hus a d, had a U“ passpo t a d as ot  “tud i g a oad fo a ea  To e pe ie e a dife e t ultu e a d e plo e dife e t o k oppo tu iies. I li ed i Lo do f o  To get ete u i e sit edu aio  To e  To e pe ie e a dife e t ultu e a d lea  To get e pe ie e li i g a d o ki g o e seas  U i e sit  o e ualiied fo p ofessio al a ee fo - . it pu poseful ultu al e posu e To stud Wa ted to see the o ld “o e of these easo s a e the sa e, if e p essed slightl dife e tl . With o e e epio , the a e self-dete e pe taio of i easi g life/ a ee p ospe ts A ieies o i ed, ith the ig ai g The e t uesio e plo ed possi le a ieies that espo de ts a ha e had o lea i g thei ou t . The sa e s o i g s ste as used as efo e. ágai , o l people eplied to this uesio . Figu e i di ates that lea i g fa il a d f ie ds as the g eatest sou e of a iet fa to tha the st o gest oi ato igu e . Not k o i g hat as e pe ted the edu aio al s ste o o kpla e as al ost as i po ta t to espo de ts ea , . . P a i al o e s elated to ha i g a pla e to o k o li e e e the e t sig ii a t fa to s, . a d . espe i el . The fa to of least sig ii a e as ot ei g a le to speak the la guage ea . . This a e e ause the al ead spoke that la guage, so the i di g should e t eated ith auio . Figu e LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ea s o e . , ut this as a eake The follo i g addiio al o     e ts e e ade: I as ot e a ious as I sa it o e as a ad e tu e. I as tea hi g i a s hool i Du li like a f ie ds a d o e as losi g he jo , so suggested e go to Lo do fo a ea . “he is sill the e -si e i the sa e s hool. We got jo s uite ui kl a d I as delighted that i e as a sho t ate it lea e o e . I did so e o pute ou ses i a lo al autho it ollege Le to a d also a eek ou se o O fo d “t. I the got a fe jo s - o e fo a da i iiall hi h tu ed i to a ea … a d the got a jo as a tea he i the o pute ollege o O fo d “t. I did a ious jo i te ie s - so e fo the fu of it to halle ge self e e appl i g. á dea f ie d ho as a fashio desig e i Du li ould ot elie e that I as a Ho e E o o i s tea he ho had spe ialised i i al ea i Fashio & Te iles had got a i te ie to e the fashio desig e Cathe i e Walke 's assista t...at a i e he she as desig i g fo P i ess / Lad Dia a. I also did a i te ie ith LáMDá a d a fe u i e siies. I elu ta tl etu ed f o Lo do fo a jo i a ollege i Du li i O t . “i e I had a spo so a d k e e e thi g a out sta i UK, I as ot a ious. I as ot su e a out the o ga isaio itself a d the a it as o ga ised. I follo ed hea tJ The i st, le gth , espo se e eals the se se of ad e tu e that e see i No a Ja kso s stude t a ai es page , a d the dete i aio to ha e a go at a thi g. The i al o o i plies this sa e se se of self-t ust. The se o d o e t e i ds us of the o ide e e a de i e f o e a e he fa i g the u k o . a eful pla i g, hilst the thi d sho s ho a ious Pe epio s of ultu e The e t uesio is e p essed. as ope -e ded, i ii g espo de ts to e plai I its si plest fo , the a s e though o e did epl  as Fo   Co  ut othe espo de ts e e ultu e o e e p essi e, I supposed to it the e ui ale t of a PhD thesis i to su h a i o ? ote the elai it of ultu e a d its g oup o te t. T pi al of su h o Cultu e des i es all thi gs hi h ake a aio /eth i g oup dife e t tha the othe s. It is sho is ost e ide t i the a people eha e ith ea h othe a d thei outlook o life. e ts e e: i a a s ut e ts go fu the tha geog aphi al ou da ies, efe i g to i e a d t adiio : It is eall dii ult to e plai this i fe o ds. Cultu e is so ethi g that ou feel. It is elated to the p i iples of ea h egio a d the a the li e thei li es. It is also elated to thei past a d its i lue e i p ese t a d futu e et ee Cultu e a d ultu e: Cultu e is a e oad o ept hi h e o passes oth Cultu e ote oad aio al a d a dife e t 's all' ultu es. We a e i e sed i ultu e a d it p o ides us ith 'poi te s' i ou li es set of ules, eliefs, o s, eha iou s hi h a e so iall o st u ted, ediated a d sha ed. I thi k e see the i pa t of ultu e est he e a e e posed fo lo ge , ot just sho t t a el ' isits' to a othe ultu e - this halle ges ou ote take fo g a ted assu pio s a d eliefs. Cultu e is sho i a dife e t a s - th ough usto s, t adiio s, folk eliefs, all the a th ough to usi , poet et . ut it is al a s sho i so ial o te t. “o e espo de ts o se e that e  ea s to the , a d ho Cultu e ea s to e the u i ue a of leadi g a lifest le, thi ki g a out the o ld a ou d us, t adiio s. It is ge e all sho eha iou , ea io i a e tai situaio , a d u h o e so i the elaio et ee people, ho the o u i ate a d t eat ea h othe . Fo o e pe so the e is a disi io  of so eo e's life o Wa of life No that's so e uesio ... Ho a Most espo ses i pl o e e e pli itl hat the o d ultu e a ot e o s ious of ou ultu al p a i e, ut the a e the e. Fo i sta e: I elie e ou ultu e is hat e do - o s iousl a d so ei es u o s ious as a people. It is ou la guage, usto s, o s a d also ho e p io iise so e aspe ts of ou li es -e.g. i ou so ial li es the i lue e of usi , o lite atu e; ou app oa h to o k o ho e deal ith lifestages e.g. death / ou i g o i gi g up hild e . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk  Cultu e, to e, is the i ta gi le fo e that ies a g oup of people togethe , sho sha ed e pe ie e. These o e ts ha e i luded a s e s to the se o d uesio , ho ou eha iou , eliefs a d la guage, a d i fo s ou Cultu e:   e e p ess ultu e. Esse iall , it is e ealed th ough the a people d ess, self e p essio , eliefs et .  thi ki g, a kg ou ds, ide it , a t, k o ledge  People's usto s, ituals, faith, eha iou , ea io to thi gs,  th ough a k o ledg e t of t adiio s, la guage, s ste á olle io of ituals, eliefs, alues a d p a i es displa ed eligio , edi al, legal a d e o o i p a i es. a g oup of people, also a ifest i a t, a hite tu e, O e espo de t u de stood the uesio as thei judge e t o ho the had ee t eated i thei  Has ee good so fa . Ve e ultu e, epl i g el o i g. Pe so al ultu al ide it The e t esea thei e ultu et ee those ith o l o e i h uesio asked espo de ts ith hi h ultu e the ost ide iied, thei o igi al, a i tu e of that a d e, o othe . ás igu e sho s, of the people ho eplied to this uesio , the e as a ala e % ea h ho felt the e e a o i aio of thei old a d e ultu es a d those ho etai ed thei o igi al ide it , di idual sa i g the felt othe . This as ot e plai ed. Figu e Cultu al e pe ie e I a ope -e ded uesio , espo de ts e e asked to ide if the e ultu e. á fe e u e t the es e e ged i thei o e ts. Ne    ultu e is ost sig ii a t dife e es et ee thei o igi al a d o e ela ed The e talit of I ish people is e dife e t to the Polish e talit , he e ou a sill see the post o u ist egi e e a ts. The ig aio has let e lea e ehi d the a t do a d jealous , hi h a e e o o t aits of Polish pe so alit , hi h I ha e t oi ed he li ed i ho e ou t . Wa of o u i ai g. M ou t 's a of o u i aio see s to e o e agg essi e a d less polite tha e ou t . álso it see s as the people a e o e ela ed i e ou t a d less o e ed a out appea a es. People of ou t st uggled fo thei dail su i al a lot, so thei aitude a d eha iou to othe s ostl depe ds o thei u e t situaio . To e plai this deepe , fa il a d f ie dship ies see to e less i po ta t, he the e is o eed to ai tai the elaio ships. This I i d e u fo tu ate, a d a huge elief that I do 't e pe ie e the sa e i the UK, people he e eha e a a that see s ight fo the , ega dless of the u e t situaio . The ultu e i the UK is dei ed so e i e pea e, o pa ed to Hu ga , he e feeli gs a d thus pe epio of the ultu e a e o e dei ed as ale t ost of the i e, t i g to get , a d o ied fo hild e s ight de elop e t. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Fo o e espo de t, the e pe ie e of  Ne       á se se of o i go ig aio had de o st ated that ou t ies ould lea the afe ted pa ies. No the I ela d ould lea I ou t people a e the e pe ie e of N). o e helpful a d f ie dl I a e f o a olle i ist ultu e to a i di idualisi ultu e. We li ed like a ig fa il i the eigh ou hood I g e up i ut i the e ou t , it a e a halle ge gei g to k o eigh ou . People i the UK the ultu e I o li e i a e less app oa ha le al eit o e polite. I ou t it's easie to ake f ie ds he eas he e it takes o e i e. The a s people ha e fu he e a d i ou t a e dife e t. To ela ost people he e go shoppi g/pa t i g/d i ki g he eas people i ou t ha e o e di e se ho ies a d i te ests. B azilia s a e o e ope tha B iish. The a e easie to talk a d to e o e f ie d. The a e ot af aid to sho thei feeli gs. B iish people a e u h o e polite tha B azilia s a d the a e elia le pe so s. The se se of o u it . Co i g f o a s all isla d he e e e o e k e e e o e, the o el o ept of eigh ou s that do 't speak, o people aki g e e o ta t ithout a s ile as i ediatel appa e t a d ja i g to e. Fa il alues pe haps, lose fa il o ds, e the e fo ea h othe ? Visi le e p essio s a d p a i es that de o st ate a i g fo othe s a d p ote i g the . Polii al issues, hu a u it i the UK. á othe ited Eu os epi is as a ights a d eligio “e e al espo de ts allude to dife e t alues, espe iall i  Hu a  Mo e e ual oppo tu it  o e a othe : ultu e is less outgoi g O e pe so e t so fa as to suggest that the e is a La k of o e a ple of this te de .  a lot f o fo espe t of hu a ights: ights, o upio . People he e a e o e ope i ded a d ha e o e espe t fo e e thi g i ge e al ights i the UK too. Less o k-life ala e though. The o u it I a i is ot la gel Bulga ia , ho e e dife e e fo e is a addiio al e phasis o eligio . a a ef o a oss Eu ope a d áf i a. The la gest So ial o ga isaio T o espo de ts o   e t o the dife e t s ste s i thei t o ou t ies, e.g. “o io-e o o i p a i es a d p ofessio al s ste s. The dife e es a e s all o es. The e is o e eggi g he e, a d the e a e fo To o lude this uesio , let us o side the follo i g thoughful o egoiates thei le ded ultu al ide it :  al oui es that a e ha d to pi k up. e ts hi h sho ho the i di idual su essfull It's dii ult to e plai the ua es hi h a e ote su tle. álso I thi k I a o e luid - I dip i a d out a d ki d of i tuii el k o ho to eha e i hi h o te t. Ma e oadl speaki g though dii ult to ge e alise : áitude to o k o k ethos u h st o ge i Pola d ge e all speaki g . Edu aio - oade , u h o e fa tual a d i -depth edu aio i Pola d ut o e theo ei al e sus o e a o ed to spe ii su je ts/ path a s edu aio i the UK a d o e p a i all -o ie ted . Mo e po e dista e i Pola d i Hofstede's te s - espe iall i HE. Mu h ete food i Pola d ;- if e i lude food i the ultu e . Mo e tole a e a d so ial o ilit i the UK although this ould also e o tested, I sill thi k that the e is a lot of ho opho ia i the UK . Challe ges i the e ultu e I the e t uesio , espo de ts a e asked to e plai so e of the g eatest halle ges the ha e fa ed i adapi g to a e ultu e. ágai , o o the es e e ge. La guage álthough this as ot highl s o ed i these e a ks: LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul uesio , la guage p ese ted a u .life ideedu aio .uk e of espo de ts ith dii ulies, as illust ated    Not ei g a le to speak to a lot of people ádapi g to the la guage a d the to es used has ee the ha dest halle ge. Lea i g the Mao i la guage as it is ot a la guage that is eeded e e the o a . da . “o e e e i g the g a a a d These o e ts i di ate that the e e e oth og ii e dii ulies i lea i g the e la guage, a d that the e e e so ial i pli aio s fo the as li guisi o pete e isolated the . Food ádapi g to dife e t uisi e is e io ed f e ue tl . “o ei es it is li ked to othe dife e es su h as that of the eathe Se se of othe ess “o e o         e ts efe to the dii ult of ii g i to a dife e t ultu e, a d e pa d the the e f o Fii g i , ha i g a se se of elo gi g. Co e i g ith ai es Dife e t   i d st u tu e, litle it dife e t a of thi ki g a out thi gs. The se se of ei g dife e t a d u a le to pe et ate a e the es fou d ea lie : Easte Eu opea s atego ised u de o e u Ha i g to lea ot to take a i-Eu opea is pe so all ; so state o e e o plete la k of i f ast u tu e. Mig aio i e ita l Bei g a a f o to ha e fu o this espo de t: Dou li g a esi ates of jou e i es to ele t the ea s lea i g ehi d people o e a es fo , a d is a sou e of eg et. fa il a d lea i g to e i depe de t a d ot depe d o othe people so o a d to e jo othe a i iies fo the sake of ei g so ial. u h. Lea i g ho To lea e alo e ithout the people that I lo e. i ed i pa t of lea i g lo ed o es a d ei g u a le to get lose to the host o u it : Ha i g o fa il a d ade uate so ial suppo t. E e though I ha e a E glish pa t e , I sill feel the e a e a thi gs that a e dii ult to sha e a d I ould 't sa , that apa t f o hi a d a ouple othe people, I eated a st o g f ie dships ith 'lo als' a The follo i g o e t i di ates that the e a st uggle that e sues: e a se ious loss of self he o i g to a e o u it , a d it sho s the áte pi g to assi ilate ithout losi g se se of self. It's a o sta t atle et ee a i g to e a epted e o d 'the i te aio al stude t', a d dulli g do this e st o g aspe t of pe so alit . Ta le Dife e es a d halle ges et ee old a d e ou t ágai , though, let us e d this se io o a posii e ote:  E glish houses. I i d it lo ed o es E iste ial dile  a ella, usuall Polish. á d also ho B itai is ot p ote i g its ultu e. á se se of e opho ia is e pe ie ed he e, a d e pou ded o Fo o e pe so , the e is a o  ultu e, espe iall that of B itai , also takes up o e of the The sa the E glish a 's ho e is its astle. I ote feel this. Do 't thi k I ha e ee i ha d to ake eal f ie ds. áll f ie ds a e f o othe ou t ies... Dista e f o  the last uesio , e.g. It has ee a e pleasa t su p ise, I fa e halle ges i Hu ga tha i the UK. oe Ta le su a ises the the es that ha e e e ged i these t o uesio s. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul Pe ei ed dife e es Mo e ela ed Less outgoi g Polii al issues, hu a a d eligio “o ial o ga isaio .life ideedu aio .uk ights Challe ges of e ou t La guage Food “e se of othe ess Dista e f o lo ed o es E iste ial dile a Co pa i g the old a d e ultu es T o uesio s fo used o the dife e es et ee the old a d e ultu es. Fi stl , espo de ts sha ed hat the ad i e o p efe i thei e ultu e. The the es that e e ge ei fo e ea lie a s e s a d a e ote ite ai e. Polite ess, espe t        F ie dli ess, ope ess a d ge e al at ease app oa h, I ish people ha e u h o e dista e to the sel es Yes, thei suppo t a d espe t fo ea h othe . Tole a e. E e thi g is possi le. I e ou t , if I li e life the ight a , I do jo , I app e iate people a ou d e, thi gs ill go ight. This feeli g I ad i e, I do 't ha e illusio s a out eas life, ut a agea le life is o de ful fo e. The a e polite a d elia le. The e a e a lot of B azilia s ho has these ualiies too, ho e e o l the edu ated. “i e edu aio is a ig p o le of ou ou t as ell as so ial i e ualit . Mao i ultu e is e a d elaio ships. lea a out the alues a d p i iples hi h a e i po ta t. It alues espe t a d t ust “o ial tole a e; ete i il ad i ist aio ; jo saisfa io th ough i a ial a d e oio al e a ds. Thei se se of tole a e a d a epta e of people ultu all dissi ila to thei sel es. The e fa t that I a o e he e a d ate pt to ake a life fo self is a testa e t to thei ge e osit as a ou t . a le to St u tu al/o ga isaio al fa to s     E e thi g is ete o ga ised a d people a e e people's a ks. o e likel to follo the ules. álso, ost people do ot talk ehi d oth- Pu tualit I eall ad i e the ultu e of so ieies at u i e sit i the UK. T a spa e i the u eau a . Oppo tu iies   If ou o k ha d the e is a esult a d ou a thi gs like polii ia s. The o pa a d ou a age ou life easie , it depe ds u h o e o ou tha e te al oss t to i est i ou, help to i p o e a d t ai to ou. Ma thi gs - I like the ou t itself a d e jo li i g he e. I app e iate the e plo e t oppo tu iies. I like polite ess although this a appea uite supe i ial . áppea a es see to ate less he e - I do 't a e that u h a out hat I ea / ake-up et . e ause the e see to e u h o e so ial f eedo he it o es to it. I thi k that e e though the e a e issues a d people a e ho opho i o i tole a t, ge e all this is less p o ou ed esp. he it o es to eth i di e sit o ho ose ualit o eligio . Ethi al a d ultu al alues  I ad i e thei espe t fo t adiio al fesi als a d holida s.  The ultu e he e fa ou s i di g ou o  ‘espe t fo lassi al usi , g eat pu li t a spo t, tole a t of outside s. ide it . Ne t, espo de ts sa hat the p efe i thei o igi al ultu e as opposed to thei to e the o e se of the last set of the es. Fa il a d so ial espo si iliies   “o ial ies  Fa il a d f ie ds ies.  The i po ta e of fa ilies a d looki g ate the elde l .   Ki d a d a i g. Ho ultu e is uilt a ou d fa ilies. Fa il alues, lo g-te so ial o ta ts LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk e o e. ás e ight e pe t, the te d Ope ess Closel li ked to this is the se se of f ie dli ess hi h espo de ts     People see to e The spi it of o of o igi . ith a st a ge . á lot of people ha e oe oad o - u it a d ot uesio i g e e thi g  o e outgoi g, food, su  The ultu e of the ou t The a that e sho ou feeli gs a d the fa t that e a e Easie to thei ou t o e ope a d si e e á e a e a d f ie dlie , it's easie to st ike up a o e saio o k o ledge a d i te est i the o ld tha E glish people. People a e  iss f o I g e up i is ge e all ake f ie ds a d i teg ate, ete o e ope people. o e a epi g of outside s. ee ! Food Ma espo de ts sill p efe the food the a e used to. St u tu al/o ga isaio al The e is a se se of eg et fo the ultu e of thei o igi al ou t , a d so ei es a       I su tole a e of thei e ho e. I lo e the o sta t halle ges, this is so ethi g I issed he e at the egi i g, efo e I ealised, that this is so ethi g that ill i g e fo a d, so I t to keep e t ep e eu ial spi it ali e, stud i g, thi ki g a out e usi ess, a d ost of all I t to get as a people k o as possi le. áll of this keeps e saisied lo g te . This g eat B iish ha it of aki g a o plete ess of e e thi g these da s; e that i f ast u tu e, legislaio , i g aio , ou a e it. M ai e ou t at least a ages so e de e t i f ast u tu e. á d the the e's the a i hi h Uilit Bills i B itai see to ha e g eate legal po e tha a tual ID Ca ds. “e iousl ? i- Dei itel food a d eathe . Health s ste as ell. Due to the histo of opp essio , aio al ide it is u h o e p o ou ed a d o e lea l dei ed - I like that. álso due to the histo of opp essio a d dii ulies people ha e ' a do' aitude a d a e a le to spot oppo tu iies a d o k e ha d o k ethos is ge e all st o g . I like hat I te '“la i soul' - less ules a d o de tha i the UK. I Pola d I feel 'f ee' to ju p the ueue, sta t a a do o e saio ith a st a ge , et . - I a o e spo ta eous the e a d I pe ei e othe s to e o e spo ta eous as ell . I feel st o g ies ith fa il - e e e te ded fa il the e see to e o e fo us o fa il elaio ships i Pola d I g e up i NI du i g the height of the T ou les. If stu o ess is a ha a te isi to e ad i ed the I guess it as the e i u kefuls. Tole a e a d a illi g ess to talk ould ha e ee o e useful. I g e up i a fo eig ou t . We t to ho ela d he I as ea s old. á d I a o li i g i a othe fo eig ou t ... Ha e ee i et ee ultu es all life. We te d to o a i ise ou past ut I do e e e a e good hildhood i the fo eig ou t this as Ge a . We did 't see to ha e a ig o ies. The o l p o le pa e ts had as that the ould 't go a k to thei ho ela d as the e e polii al i ig a ts. Whe this ha ges, e o ed to G ee e, al ost i ediatel . Ha d o ki g hi h so ei es gets to its e t e e as o k o shippi g , pu tualit . a , the ke the es to e e ge i fa ou of the old a d e ou t a e ollated i ta le . Ta le , Co pa ai e ad a tages of old a d e ád a tages of old ou t Fa il a d so ial espo si iliies Ope ess Food “t u tu al/o ga isaio al LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul ou t ád a tages of e ou t Polite ess, espe t “t u tu al/o ga isaio al fa to s Oppo tu iies Ethi al a d ultu al alues .life ideedu aio .uk Vie s o de isio to ig ate ‘espo de ts e e asked e t hethe the elie ed the had ade the ight de isio i o i g to thei e ou t . ás e see i igu e , the ajo it % sta d thei de isio , ho e e that is o l just o e tha half of espo de ts. % do ot et k o ho to a s e this uesio , a d % p efe to gi e a a ai e o e t. We ust ea i i d, though, that this is a s all total of people o l so i di gs a e ot e essa il ep ese tai e of all ig a ts. Figu e The a ai e o       e ts ofe ed espo de ts a e ep odu ed e ai , to a oid esea he ias. I thi k the ultu e that e g o up i dei ed us o ate hat e do. If e adapt to a e ultu e, ou life ill e u h i he also the e so iet that e a i e i ill p ospe of it. If e adapt to the e ultu e, e sill ha e to e e e he e e a e f o , othe ise e lose ou oppo tu it to lea the ost of it. “o ei es it is dii ult to ot feel like a "st a ge " ut I guess it is the sa e e e e less i a dife e t ou t ? he e. O a e this feeli g ould I elie e that it as a good de isio to get o e k o ledge a out the o ld, the dife e t ultu es a d people. I e o e o e a d o e ope - i ded. No the o ld is litle it i e a d o e palpa le. “e e e i ed e oio s. No ... Happe ed oe O e the past ea s, I ha e see sig ii a t ha ges i ha e tha desig . Ca e to studied a d sta ed oth ultu es ut o e so i the ou t I a ef o . These o e ts e eal the e t e e e oio al dii ulies that a esult f o ig aio , a d the a i ale e i di iduals a e pe ie e. Whe e o pa e these ith the theo ei al pa adig s of “tephe Bo h e , des i ed a d illust ated i No a s a i le i this agazi e, e i d e a ples of ea h atego : Passi g - ‘eje i g the ultu e of o igi a d e a i g the e ultu e. Chau i is - ‘eje io of the u e t ultu e a d e agge ai g the i di idual's o ultu e. Ma gi al - Ho e i g et ee the t o ultu es, the i di idual is ot e tai of ho he/she is Mediai g - The i di idual s thesizes a d i teg ates oth ultu es. ás e ead the o i g a ou ts of ou o t i uto s e pe ie es, e s i es thei u e t state of i teg aio . a ele t sile tl o hi h of these la els est de- Tha k ou agai to all ho o t i uted to ou su e a d fo the o pelli g i sight ou ha e all p o ided i to the i pa t of ig a t o the i di idual – a pe spe i e e a all too easil lose sight of as e a e o f o ted the a o ous asses elo ai g a ou d the glo e. ‘efe e es Bo h e , “. . The so ial ps holog of i te a io pp. - . O fo d: Pe ga o Ja kso , NJ add Ju e , UK iize s ote i LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue efe e du : Jul oss- ultu al elaio s. I “. Bo h e o hethe to e ai a e .life ideedu aio .uk Ed. , Cultu es i o ta t: “tudies i e of the Eu opea U io o to lea e it. oss- ultu al Journey into other Cultures E t ao di a a i aio of the e i e hu a i i utes What if ou a ie the e i e hu a ultu al histo i ultu al histo i utes? Ma i ilia “ hi h, a a t histo ia at the U i e sit of Te as Dallas, eated a - i ute a i aio usi g i lue ial igu es to sho hu a ig aio a d ultu e o e the last , ea s. The tea a d used data f o , , ota le i di iduals a ists hose i th a d death dates a d lo aio s e e e o ded. The esult is a ideo f o ith i Google's F ee ase, o sisi g of BC to áD, isualizi g the histo of ultu al hu s, alo g o aio , a oss i e. Ea h pe so s i th pla e appea s o the dot a d thei death as a ed dot. This fas i ai g p ofou dl afe t a pla e's so iet , e o o ost i lue ial people hose to o ie sho s ho i ap as a lue ig aio , a d p og ess, as ell as he e the ig ate. WáTCH THE áNIMáTION ON YOUTUBE htps:// = gIh‘kC D U . outu e. o / at h? “ou e Posted th “epte e Ma os Hu g Lo aio : The U i e sit of Te as at Dallas, TX, U“á htp:// .t e dgua dia . o / / /ut-dallas-hu a it s- ultu alhisto .ht l LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk a Reflecting on Being an Immigrant Academic Alfredo Gaitán and Maja Jankowska “ee page a o e fo iog aphies of the autho s Ba kg ou d It as esi ated that i , al ost a thi d of all a ade i s o ki g i Highe Edu aio i UK e e o -UK aio als . Ma o e a e o -UK o . The p ese e of these a ade i s i the UK ofe s oth oppo tu iies a d halle ges to the , thei olleagues, thei stude ts a d the highe edu aio i situio s the o k fo . We a e t o of those a ade i s ho let thei ou t ies of i th a d ha e o ked at the sa e u i e sit i the UK fo so e i e. This a i le is ased o o e saio s e ha e had o e se e al ea s a d, o e spe ii all , a e e t o e that sta ted he o e the autho s MJ sha ed a a i le ith the othe áG e itled Path a s th ough life: De elop e t at the ju io s, i le io s, dis upio s a d t a siio s of life' . The a us ipt, hi h as i iiall pa t of MJ's pe so al lea i g e olog , se ed as the lea i g o je t a ou d hi h e ould o e se. It afo ded fu the joi t o- o st u io of k o ledge a d a e sha ed u de sta di g of hat it is like to e a i ig a t a ade i . Th ough ou o e saio s e ha e o e to e og ise so e st iki g si ila iies, as ell as so e dife e es, i ou e pe ie es p io to a d du i g ou o ki g li es i the UK. The oad a d o ple a ge of e pe ie es e ha e had i the i this ou t elate to the o ept of ' os opolita is ', u de stood as 'a pe spe i e, a state of i d, o to take a o e p o essual ie -a ode of a agi g ea i g', hi h 'e tails i st of all a o ie taio , a illi g ess to e gage ith the Othe : . álthough e o k i highe edu aio , a se to that a epts a ki ds of Othe s staf a d stude ts a d p ides itself o ei g di e se a d gai i g f o di e sit , as i di iduals, e ha e al a s had to o k to u de sta d this a of doi g thi gs the B iish a a d of ei g a ade i s, hile at the sa e i e ei g a a e of that othe a of ei g a ade i that is ooted i ou a kg ou ds a d ou su i i g li ks. We a t to d a o the oio s of 'a i ulaio ' a d 'dislo aio ' to t to elu idate ou e pe ie es a d elaio ships ith people, i situio s a d k o ledge. We use these oio s to e a i e the e t ao di a oppo tu iies to see the o ld f o uliple pe spe i es a d g o pe so all a d p ofessio all ope to i ig a t a ade i s, ut also a t to highlight the ps hologi al ost fo su h i di iduals. The i ig a t a ade i While it is i deed so ei es possi le, as a i ig a t a ade i , to t a el light, ithout aggage to slo o e do a d ith o ata h e t to past e pe ie es to go a k to , it is also t ue that, as i ig a ts, e ha e ot a aged to shed ou aggage o pletel . Ou a kg ou d is al a s ith us. Me o ies pop out of o he e a d keep gate- ashi g, oth spoili g a d e i hi g ou p ese t e pe ie es. I a si ila a as Hof a ites a out la guages, e ould like to lai that ou old a d e e pe ie es i te a t ith ea h othe , odif ea h othe s p ope ies a d oss- ead a d the e is o tu i g to the poi t of o igi … : . Ou thoughts a out edu aio a e ot pu e , as ou o igi al ideas a out edu aio ha e ee i ilt ated, pe eated a d i le ted the e ideas a d e pe ie es e a ui ed i a othe ultu e We ag eed that e o sta tl s i i a d out of e i o e ts i situio al, p ofessio al, dis ipli a , p i ate/pu li , li guisi . “o ei es, e it i , ide if ith othe s a d a o e t to thei lea i g e ologies, e gagi g i joi t o st u io of ea i g. This e all 'a i ulaio '. We the lea a d de elop. Ho e e , othe i es, e do 't a d e a ha e the e pe ie e of ei g out of pla e, of ei g 'dis-lo ated'. ‘e ai i g i su h situaio s has a ps hologi al ost a d ou e e g has to e fo used o e-a i ulai g, ii g that joi t a k i to its so ket hi h a e e pai ful ! He e e a t to st ess the a ato i al o otaio of a dislo ated joi t, he e the o e has o e out of the so ket a d is out of pla e. But e also a t to highlight the lite al ea i g of the te dislo aio , ithout a pla e o lo aio , used autho s like Clifo d . Ho e e , oth ea i gs efe to a pai ful e pe ie e. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk The i ig a t a ade i , ith his/he ultu al, polii al a d p ofessio al a kg ou d, is a eage sto -telle let e tell ou hat it is like o e the e , al a s i sea h of liste e s, e e su e if the a e the ight audie e. This illi g ess to a i ulate his/he e pe ie es the te o takes o a o u i aio al o a ai e o otaio is ot al a s at hed a audie e s e epi e aitude o a e epi e e i o e t, a d so ei es she/he a e let ith a feeli g of ot ha i g ee full u de stood. áddiio all , e ha e ote asked ou sel es if people e e eall i te ested i hat e said, o e e si pl liste ed out of polite ess. Co e i g ea i g a d a agi g polite ess i i te ultu al o u i aio a e t o fas i ai g topi s of esea h . Be ause the i ig a t a ade i s life o u s oth he e a d the e, he/she easil adopts uliple alte ai e pe spe i es. Ha i g e pe ie ed t o dife e t edu aio al s ste s Colo ia a d Pola d p o ides us ith a u i ue i do to ie the o ld th ough o e tha o e le s a d allo s us to i agi e hat ight e possi le, e ause e k o the e is othi g ' atu al' o ' o al' a out the u e t state of afai s. It appea s lea to us that the edu aio al s ste e a e o pa t of is o l the p odu t of histo i al a d so io-polii al p o esses. It o l see s atu al a d o al e ause of the o ple ideologi al p o esses of eii aio that e ed it i the ultu e. But e do ot feel ied to the status uo, o the i ediate o te t. We a ' o pa e a d o t ast', a d e do ot take a thi g fo us o e f o pla es he e eall 'thi gs a o l get ete '. We e e aised o hope a d g e up elie i to ha ge. We e a e adults a d e t to u i e sit i o de to ha ge thi gs. The efo e, e oth ote e fo s of k o ledge o st u io e.g. so ial o st u io is a d fe i is , ut a e also kee to use app e e ui that gi e due edit to i di iduals a d g oups that ha e ade thi gs ete . We a e ead to a k o ate oppo tu iies fo g o th that did ot e ist he e e o e f o . g a ted. Both of g thi gs eeded gage i ii al iai e fo s of ledge a d ele- Ou i saia le desi e to lea Li ked to the a o e, e oth e pe ie e a i saia le desi e to lea : Ho thi g a e to e as the a e? What othe less appa e t fo s of so ial life e ist out the e? Ho a e the o s u ed, supp essed o ep essed? Ho a e fo s of life e ge e ated? We the efo e, feel the eed to go deepe i to the o igi s of thi gs de elop e tal studies, histo i al a al ses, iog aphi al ethods . We ote a t to put su je ts a d o je ts of stud a k i to thei so ial/pe so al o te ts he dis ipli es isolate the a d this is ele ted i ou ethodologi al p efe e es eth og aph , e ologi al app oa hes, so io ultu al ps holog , a ai e a al sis . We feel the eed to ake o e io s a d deali g ith o ple it appeals to us, ot to edu e it, ut to u de sta d it a d p ese e it s ste i app oa hes, heto i al a al sis, ep ese taio s of k o ledge, ultu al ps holog . We also sha e a i te est i usi g te h olog to lea ete . We o sta tl use it to seek i fo aio data ases o ea h out a d lea f o othe s logs, fo u s, a d so ial edia . We use it to o u i ate o e ui kl o efe i el “k pe o disse i ate ideas e i a s , a d et o k á ad ia. o , ‘esea hgate, et . . We e pe i e t ith o ept aps a d i d aps, as po e ful a s of ep ese i g a d o ki g ith k o ledge. We ha e e plo ed the pote ial of ePo folios fo pe so al de elop e t pla i g a d o i ue to suppo t thei p ese e as a i teg al pa t of the u i ulu , although e a e a utel a a e of the fa to s that i lue e thei uptake stude ts a d tuto s . Ho e e , the ost i po ta t pa t of ou o k is sha i g i sights th ough tea hi g. We a e passio ate a out u de sta di g p o esses of lea i g a d o st u io of k o ledge. We desig ealisi lea i g e pe ie es that p o ote lea e de elope t. álthough assess e t has a ke ole i lea i g e see it as ea s, ot a e d. We o i uousl ele t o ou p a i e a d t to i d ete a s of e gagi g the stude ts. We dei e ou tea hi g ole as o e of suppo i g a d e a li g othe s lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t. Othe ess We ould like to suggest that a i ig a t a ade i o upies the posiio of a ultu al Othe a d that he/she a est a hie e his/he pu pose i a os opolita e i o e t f ee of p ejudi e a d dis i i aio . Ho e e , the oio of os opolita is goes e o d hi i g fo eig - o le tu e s, o e uii g la ge u e s of i te aio al stude ts, a d fo uses o a illi g ess to e gage ith the othe as he/she is. If i ig a t a ade i s ha e a disi t o t i uio to ake a d a e so kee to sha e thei k o ledge a d e pe ie e, hat a e the o diio s that p e e t the f o doi g so, o ake thei o k dii ult? LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk We ould like to e io a fe sou es of dislo aio i the u e t ultu e of UK highe edu aio . Fi st, the halle ges of olla o aio , i a e i o e t that fa ou s i di idual su ess o e olle i e a hie e e t. “e o d, the ie el o peii e atu e of a ade ia, he e e e o e o ks fo thei o i di idual e eit. Thi d, the de a ds to pe fo athe tha do thi gs ell. Pe fo a e to eet ta gets, i k o es, to ' e see to e doi g' athe tha doi g hat eall ate s , to self-ad e ise a d p o ote a i age of su ess. This is a st o g ultu al the e i a ade ia toda . Fou th, a i st u e tal app oa h to o k elaio ships athe tha a desi e to esta lish ea i gful pe so al elaio ships. Despite the a o e, i ig a t a ade i s like us, a use st ategies fo a i ulaio i ou edu aio al p a i e. Fi st, e d a o ou os opolita se si ilit to ete u de sta d stude t di e sit a d i di idual stude t's e pe ie es e.g. i pasto al oles . “e o d, e use ou o e pe ie e sele i el as a pedagogi al esou e to lesh out o epts of a ultu aio , eth i ide it , uli ultu alis , et . that a e ha d to g asp ou stude ts. He e is a e e t e a ple: áG: Ate I des i ed o e pe ie e of aisi g i- ultu o e pe ie es of g o i g up i Ba gladeshi a d Pakista he e the e pe ie ed a a ge of ea io s to the ea i ith the g oup as the e og ised the had a u i ue o t i a k o ledged a d e e kee to e phasise the dife e es al hild e i a tuto ial, t o stude ts des i ed thei i fa ilies, espe i el , a d goi g to s hool i B itai g the hija . The e e kee to sha e thei e pe ie es uio to ake to the olle i e lea i g. The also et ee the , hi h added o ple it to ou lea i g. á thi d st ateg i ol es e i hi g the u i ulu eai g o suppo i g tea hi g spa es he e ultu al dife e e a e e plo ed f o the pe spe i e of ele a t dis ipli es. E a ples f o ou e pe ie e i lude the M“ Ps holog a d Cultu e , u its o C oss- ultu al Ps holog a d, o e e e tl , Cultu e a d I di idual Dife e es a d Ps holog i P a i e . This also, at i es, goes e o d the taught u i ula, the u i e sit alls a d ou o dis ipli e, as i the e e t ase of the ulidis ipli a p oje t Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s hi h ai ed to ele ate ultu al lea i g a d ulili gualis i the o u it . á fou th st ateg , losel li ked to the p e ious o e, is the supe isio of disse taio p oje ts o topi s su h as eth i ide it a d i-li gualis . Fi all , i ig a t a ade i s ote pa i ipate i et o ks, i ludi g thei p ofessio al odies a d oss-dis ipli a asso iaio s, he e thei o t i uio s a e el o ed. Co lusio I the age of a o ld t ou led ig aio , ith o sta t talk of alls a d idges , e ha e t ied to sha e ou i sights i to hat it ea s to e a i ig a t a ade i o ki g i UK highe edu aio . We hope that the eade a e pathise ith those aki g dii ult t a siio s a d help the a i ulate thei e pe ie es a d e gage ith the i oo st u io of k o ledge. I ig a t a ade i s, ith thei os opolita se si ilit , ha e u h to ofe to thei stude ts, thei olleagues a d thei i situio s a d use so e of the st ategies e outli ed a o e to do so. The a so ei es e pe ie e ultu al a ie s o e a utel , ut pe haps those sa e a ie s afe t all a ade i s a d stude ts a d the ust e highlighted a d dis upted, if i situio s of highe edu aio a e to su eed i p epa i g stude ts to fu io i a i te aio al a d i te - ultu al o te t : ‘efe e es HEFCE . “taf e plo ed at HEFCE-fu ded HEIs: T e ds a d p oiles. á aila le f o htp://hef e.a .uk/a al sis/staf/ Hosei , á., “hu-Hua Yeh, C., ‘ao N., & Ki hi I. Eds. . I p epa aio . A ade i s I te aio al Tea hi g Jou e s: Pe so al Na ai es of T a siio s i Highe Edu aio . Lo do : Bloo s u ;. Ja ko ska, M. . Path a s Th ough Life: De elop e t at the Ju io s, I le io s, Dis upio s a d T a siio s of Life. Life ide Magazi e No. . Ja kso , N. . E plo i g Lea i g E ologies. Chalk Mou tai : Ha e z, U. . Cos opolita s a d lo als i o ld ultu e. I : Feath esto e M. ed. . Glo al ultu e. Lo do : “age. Hof a , E. . Lost i T a slaio . Lo do : Willia Hei e a ; . Clifo d, J. . ‘outes: T a el a d T a slaio i Late T e ieth Ce tu . Lo do : Ha a d U i e sit P ess. “pe e -Oate , H., & F a kli , P. . I te ultu al I te a io : A Mulidis ipli a App oa h to I te ultu al Co u i aio . Basi gstoke, Ha pshi e: Pelg a e M Milla . Gait , á. . U de sta di g “tude ts' E pe ie es of e-PDP a d the Fa to s That “hape Thei áitudes. I te aio al Jou al of ePo folios, : - . Ja ko ska, M. . Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s: á E olog fo C oss- ultu al Lea i g. Life ide Magazi e No. . Volet, “.E., & á g, G. . Cultu all Mi ed G oups o I te aio al Ca puses: á Oppo tu it fo I te - ultu al Lea i g. Highe Edu aio ‘esea h a d De elop e t, : - . I ages :// . iz.al/ edia/ho -do- ou-see-the- o ld/ -f a- a df _ _ .jpg_thu .jpg htps://p s.t i g. o /p oile_i ages/ /_ dIHU f.p g LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Crossing and Connecting Cultures: Student Experiences of Coping with and Adapting to Another Culture Norman Jackson No a Fou ded the Life ide Edu aio et o k a d is Co issio i g Edito fo the Magazi e. This a i le elates to esea h that as u de take hile he as Di e to of the “u e Ce t e fo E elle e i P ofessio al T ai i g a d Edu aio “CEPT E at the U i e sit of “u e . O e of the ost sig ii a t a s e halle ge ou sel es is to put ou sel es i to totall e a d u fa ilia situaio s a d o te ts i the e tai k o ledge that the hole of ou life ill e dife e t. We a ot k o the full i pli aio s of su h a d a ai ha ge ut e a e illi g to ju p i a d see hat happe s. The eaio of su h i le io poi ts , he a pe so deli e atel ha ges the i u sta es a d pe haps the di e io of thei life, a e fo all so ts of easo s ut the all i ol e seei g a d app e iai g the afo da e to lea a d de elop i a s that ha e ot ee e pe ie ed efo e. Fo stude ts, the oppo tu iies fo these so ts of pe so al halle ges ote fo a ou d t a elli g a d o k e pe ie es, o i g to a othe ou t to stud a d e gagi g i o k pla e e ts o e seas. This a i le d a s o th ee essa s ite stude ts i ol ed i su h oss- ultu al ad e tu es to e plo e thei e pe ie es th ough a lea i g e olog pe spe i e. M Gap Yea E pe ie e Lisa Looki g a k, I do t thi k I e e o pletel g asped e a tl ho ig a step I as taki g goi g to li e a d o k i a o pletel u k o ou t ... I Quito, I li ed ith a fa il [a othe a d daughte - F a es a] i a apa t e t o e looki g Pa ue La Ca oli a, i the i h dist i t. .... I alked to “pa ish lesso s i the o i g, dashi g a oss us oads full of agg essi e d i e s ith litle ega d fo t ai lights. áte “pa ish, I e tu ed out to e plo e the it ....I alked the st eets ith o l Lo el Pla et Guide fo o fo t. I isited a o se ato he e the e e e o E glishspeaki g guides, I li ed the athed al ell-to e a d as a so ed the e o it of the it I fou d self i , a d I lut hed o to ag o the it s t a s o hi h I as the o l isi le fo eig e . O i st eeke d I e t out to a lu ith F a es a a d he f ie ds. I had t ought a da i g lothes ith e, I ould t speak “pa ish, a d I ould t da e the salsa a d e e gue that e e o e as da i g. I ould t e e o de a thi g at the a as the a a did t u de sta d e, a d the e as a pa - - a d s ste that o o e had told e a out....This as he I ealised just ho out of depth I as i a fo eig ou t ith a fo eig ultu e, a d feeli g e alo e. áte a o th of “pa ish lesso s, I had t o o ths of o k. I hose to split i e et ee tea hi g E glish to hild e i a p e-s hool i Las Casas, a poo dist i t of Quito, a d o ki g i ál e gue La Dolo osa, a shelte fo hild e hose fa ilies a e u a le to a e fo the . Ha i g e e do e a thi g like this efo e, I did t k o e a tl hat I as e pe ted to do. I as tea hi g ith a E glish gi l, a d e t ied to pla lesso s as est as e ould, ut it as ote i ai i a lass of e ou g hild e ith a poo ate io spa a d litle desi e to lea a thi g. I the hild e s shelte . M poo “pa ish as o sta tl a a ie et ee ho I as, a d ho I a ted to e. It did t help that I kept ei g si k, hi h ade e e ise a le. Thi gs e e goi g o a k at ho e that I as issi g, a d I thi k it all e a e too u h a d the e e e a fe da s he all I ould do as . I k o host fa il e e o e ed fo e a d F a es a a e to talk to e to see hat as o g a d I t ied to e plai it all to he . “he told e that fo a jo to e saisf i g, all ou ha e to do is do it ith lo e. That eall ha ged outlook o ei g a olu tee . I eeded to stop o i g a out hat I as supposed to e doi g, a d just t a d put as u h of self i to hat I as doi g. “he also told e that he so ethi g s o g, ou should put ou e e g i to ha gi g it, athe tha lei g it get ou do . These a e eall si ple o ds, ut I eeded to e told a d it is ad i e that I ill al a s e e e . This as a tu i g poi t. I the s hool I pi ked a sea-life the e, a d pai ted u als of sea eatu es o lue alls. Whe the hild e got a k f o s hool, the helped e out, ote gei g o e pai t o thei lothes a d feet tha o the alls. The e LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk as pai t o the a pet, huge d ips o the alls, a d o e gi l stood o a tu e of pai t that s ui ted all o e the pla e. It eall as a ess, a d I had to ei i the pe fe io ist te de ies I so ei es ha e a d t ot to i d. It as eall g eat o ki g ith the hild e , a d the e jo ed it too. F a es a's othe as a e st o g o a .....“he as sha p a d I as uite s a ed of he . I i st eeks, I d o e ho e f o “pa ish lesso s a d she ould ask e a out da , life at ho e, et . “he as t i g to help e, ut I d e e spoke a othe la guage efo e a d I as st uggli g ith it. “he ould get f ust ated he e e I did t u de sta d he , a d ate pt to sa it i E glish i a eall loud oi e that al a s felt like she as shoui g at e. I ould ge e all let so ethi g like that ash o e e, ut i E uado I as e ul e a le a d se sii e, a d I as ote lose to tea s hilst ate pi g to speak to he . I dealt ith this asi all et eai g f o he , a d t i g ot to a e. I did t see he as f ie d o he apa t e t as ho e. O e da I got e upset a d it all a e out.... I a sill asha ed a out it all, ut I had to lea the ha d a ho i po ta t it is to talk a out thi gs, as just lei g thoughts uild up i ou head disto ts the a d o l akes the situaio . But the ai as lea ed, “pa ish as at its est a d the pla oo as ea l i ished. áte ea l th ee o ths the it as egi i g to feel like ho e. I lo ed jou e to o k i the o i g he I ould u f uit o the st eet, o e se ith people i “pa ish, ju p o o i g uses so ethi g that I had put of doi g fo a eeks , a d u a oss the a i oads. O e eall e o a le thi g fo e as u i g u tai s fo the pla oo . ás I as deali g ith the shop assista t i the d ape sto e, a ious usto e s ould o e o e a d t a d help us igu e out e a tl hat I a ted. Whe I had ought the ate ial, the shop assista t took e do the st eet to a d ess ake , he e a othe o e saio of hat e a tl I as looki g fo e sued, agai ith the i put of the othe usto e s i the ueue, a d so e pe a d pape . E e tuall , e o ked out hat I eeded. It eall as su h a uzz ei g a le to get i a ou t i a a that I had e e e isaged he I i st a i ed. O the su fa e I do t thi k I e ha ged, ut pe haps at a su o s ious le el I ha e de eloped the ei g i a e pla e, i a e situaio , ith e people. E ologi al pe spe i e e ha is s to deal ith Lea i g E olog Lisa ealises that i e si g he self i a “pa ish speaki g ultu e afo ded he the est oppo tu it fo lea i g “pa ish he p o i al goal a d de elopi g he self to e o e the o e i depe de t pe so she a ted to e he distal goal . “he a el put he self i to a e i el e a d u fa ilia ultu al o te t ith o la guage skills o t ai i g to e a le he to fulil he ole as a tea he of E glish. The a ai e e eals that the e pe ie e as uite st essful i ol i g the o ple i te pla of o te ts e ultu al o te t a d the i o o te ts of li i g i so eo e else's ho e, o k, stud , ight lu a d it st eets , p o esses fo lea i g “pa ish a d fo gei g to k o the ph si al a d ultu al e i o e t i hi h she li ed , e elaio ships ith he host fa il a d the people she o ked ith a d esou es i o de to deal ith sig ii a t e lea i g a d de elop e t eeds. He self- eated p o ess i ol ed he i so e fo alised la guage tuiio ut fo the ost pa t lea i g the la guage, ultu e a d ho to fulill a p odu i e ole at o k, he e a o plished th ough the da to da e pe ie e of i te a i g ith the o ld a d he elaio ships a d situaio s i fa il , o k a d othe so ial sei gs. “he e p esses ell the sig ii a t ps hologi al adjust e ts she had to ake a d ho the hole of he life e o e a e olog fo lea i g, de elopi g a d a hie i g he goals. I the se o d sto a g aduate f o a Ca adia u i e sit de ided to halle ge he self taki g up a tea hi g appoi t e t i “pai i the elief that it ould afo d he i h oppo tu iies fo pe so al de elop e t. M Wo k E pe ie e i Spai Azi da It as i st da tea hi g E glish as a “e o d La guage i Mad id, “pai a d ou eed to u de sta d e a tl ho te iied I as at that o e t. I had just o ed to “pai f o ho eto i Ca ada. I had e e li ed o o , I had e e isited “pai , I o ed self, a d I did t speak a o d of “pa ish. I as as o e hel ed as a pe so ould e. O top of LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk that, I as egi i g a e a ee as a E glish tea he i a su essful a hite tu al o pa – tea hi g la e s, e gi ee s, a d a age s. á d o , ate i t odu i g self to i st lass, stude ts espo se – i “pa ish – as I do t u de sta d . I as seized ith pa i . “o eho , I a aged to get lass th ough ou t o hou s togethe , a d he I let I k e I had to o e up ith a e pla – a d fast. But ho ? The e I as: u su e, af aid, a d ai e. B the e t lass, I had a e lesso pla ; I as goi g to sta t at the e egi i g ith the alpha et. This see ed to e to e a good pla ; ho e e , I as et ith i a epta e i ou se o d lass. The stude ts – all ai e “pa ia ds – pa i ipated i i all . I let feeli g o pletel i i idated a d defeated. The e t da I e t to oss a d asked fo help. I as i i idated stude ts ho e e all u h olde tha I as a d e su essful usi ess-people. á d as I fou d i all aspe ts of life at that poi t, I as ha i g t ou le o u i ai g e e the si plest of o epts. What oss told e as o e of those pie es of ad i e I ill e e fo get. He said, Do t e i i idated. ‘e e e , ou a e the e to tea h these people so ethi g ou k o a d the do t. áte ou talk, I let his oi e ith a slightl e e ed se se of o posu e. B the e t lass, I had pu hased a “pa ish-E glish di io a , hi h I told stude ts the all had to u efo e ou e t eei g. Looki g up al ost e e o d as a slo a d tedious p o ess – ut it as e essa fo aki g a ki d of heada . I as o ea s e o ide t et, ut I as sta i g to feel a litle o e o fo ta le i f o t of the lass. M stude ts a d I o i ued, aki g slo st ai ed p og ess, fo a ouple o ths. The o e da , oss told e I as to gi e stude ts a pe fo a e e aluaio . This ade e e u o fo ta le as I sill as t o pletel o ide t tea hi g the – a d he e I as to e aluate thei p og ess. áte u h thought a d o side aio , I a e to the de isio that i tu fo e aluaio s of the stude ts; I ould ask the stude ts to e aluate pe fo a e. I e t to lass that da , e aluaio s i ha d, a d ate pted to ela o e ts to ea h stude t. ás thei g asp of E glish as sill asi , it as halle gi g. What happe ed e t though pe a e tl ha ged e pe ie e li i g a d o ki g i Mad id. Whe I asked fo feed a k f o stude ts, I e ei ed pe fo a e e o e daio s a d o e. The stude ts appea ed ge ui el app e iai e of the e ip o al ofe fo e aluaio . Not o l did the i iiate o e saio , the e e o e ate i e he I spoke as ell. It as as if ope i g self up to the stude ts, the i tu , ofe ed o e of the sel es. Fo the i st i e i o ths e all e e eall hea i g hat ea h othe had to sa a d it eated a o de full posii e at osphe e. áte that da , thi gs i lass sta ted falli g i to pla e. M stude ts ate da e as up, the e e aski g fo a d o plei g ho e o k a d I sta ted feeli g o ide t a d o fo ta le i the lass oo . ás thei E glish i p o ed, “pa ish did as ell – it as as if e e e tea hi g ea h othe a d e jo i g ea h o e t. M stude ts had o sta t uesio s a out life i Ca ada a d e e e uall as e thusiasi a out sha i g i fo aio a out the “pa ish lifest le. ás the lea ed a out e, I lea ed a out thei ultu e – a d the e eits ea hed all aspe ts of life i Mad id. I as gai i g u de sta di g, app e iaio , a d o ide e i dail life, as ell as i the lass oo . The e d esult as stude ts e t f o a le el of o E glish to a i te ediate le el i the spa of si o ths. The e eit fo e – I elie e – as fa g eate . I hi dsight, o pletel i e si g self i “pa ish ultu e as a d asi a d alua le de isio . While those i st fe o ths i Mad id e e the ha dest I e e e su i ed, I ealize o that I as iggest a ie i i teg ai g i to “pa ish so iet . I as so aught up ith t i g to o du t life as I k e ho to f o a Ca adia pe spe i e I did t e e o side those a ou d e. What I ea to sa is that I did t o side ho p ese e afe ted stude ts. O e those i st t o o ths, I lea ed that the “pa ish people ese t fo eig e s espe iall á e i a s a d the asso iated e ith those p e o epio s. “e o d, I lea ed that the “pa ish people app e iate fo eig e s ho ake a efo t to li e life the “pa ish a . B ope i g self up to the stude ts a d the a the li ed, the ega to t ust e. It de o st ated I as illi g to u de sta d a d see the o ld f o thei pe spe i e a d it ope ed the doo fo ou elaio ship to g o . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk While I a ted to gi e up i those i st fe o ths, I did t a t to let pa e ts do . I did t a t to let self do . I had o ed to a e ou t fo a e ad e tu e a d I k e it ould e ha d. I had o idea it ould e as ha d as it as, ho e e I e a e the pe so I a e ause of that e pe ie e. I lea ed to app e iate a e ultu e a d to e holl ope to it. B the e d of i e i “pai , I ade ou tless f ie dships a d as i ited i to the li es of stude ts a of hi h I sill keep i tou h ith toda . Most of all, I gai ed o ide e. I feel o ide t I a ha dle hate e o sta les a o e a e ause I k e I d su i ed a d e eited f o past e pe ie es. No I look a k o i e i Mad id ith othi g ut jo , saisfa io , a d p ide. I a so g ateful I pe se e ed, as it ade e the o ide t, ope , a d app e iai e pe so I a toda Lea i g E olog E ologi al pe spe i e ázi da app e iated the afo da e fo de elopi g he self distal goal , lea i g a e la guage a d e o i g a E glish as a se o d la guage tea he p o i al goals taki g a jo i “pai . He sto agai e eals the diso ie i g po e of a e a d u fa ilia ultu al o te t ithout the a ilit to o u i ate, o pou ded i st i e e pe ie e of li i g he self a d sta i g a e jo that she as ot p epa ed fo . The set of i u sta es o i e to eate a e i el o el a d dis upi e e olog i ol i g oth u fa ilia o te ts a d u fa ilia halle ges. Th ough he a io s, d a i g o he o esou es a d suppo ted a a age , she ega to gai so e o t ol o e he situaio . B i e si g he self i the lo al ultu e she ega to a ui e the la guage a d ultu al skills to feel o fo ta le a d efe i e i he ole a d g aduall de eloped the t usi g a d espe ful elaio ships ith he stude ts that e a led the a d he to lea . Th ough he e pe ie es she gai ed a i sights i to he self a d he aitudes to the ultu al e i o e t she as i . “he ade istakes ut as a le to e og ise these a d adjust he thi ki g a d eha iou s. ás he u de sta di g g e she gai ed o ide e i he o a ilit a d ide it i this e ultu al e i o e t. He esilie e paid of a d she e og ises the sig ii a t a s i hi h she de eloped th ough he e pe ie e. I te ship e pe ie e Jake M u i e sit ou se ofe ed e the ha e to u de take a pla ee t ate se o d ea . I u de took the halle ge of a pla ee t at o e of the leadi g he i al o pa ies i Japa ...With o e to p o e tha e el a ualii aio , I as dete i ed to sho othe s that I as apa le of su h a feat. Past e pe ie e of t a eli g did ot p epa e e fo the holl dife e t lifest le I e ou te ed. I la ded i Japa st u k ith a e a d fas i aio - a eli g at the stagge i g u i ue ess of the ultu e I as o i e sed i . Co pa i g, a so i g plu de i g the st eets hile usi g the udi e ts of Japa ese I pi ked up efo e I e t. I as p o ptl hape o ed a ou d the o pa o a i al, ha i g to deal ith e dless fo aliies hile sill i a jetlagged, ho e-si k stupo . I as speedil , d illed ith ag ee e ts, d essed, o ie tated as ell as o ie talised , dis ipli ed, taught a d ade to p odu e esults at i ge ips. The to e i g s ale of the he i al pla t ade e see like a i sig ii a t a d di i ui e igu e a o g the o ki g a hi es. Japa ese people o k dife e tl , the o k is take e se iousl a d the p ofessio alis is o ete set e tu ies ago. ádaptaio as i pe ai e, a d gidd feeli gs had to e supp essed to ake a posii e i p essio . The e pe ie e as uite i te se si e I had to a ui e the ultu al as ell as p ofessio al usto s i a sho t pe iod of i e. The o k as halle gi g ut su ou di gs i u al Japa see ed d ea , a d I t ied ut ost to keep i d o upied. The i e a a f o este i ilizaio a d the sile e p o ided ple iful oppo tu iies fo ele io a d ishful thi ki g. “pa e i e as eage l o su ed lea i g Japa ese a d uests fo so e ef eshi g pasi es i ludi g s i i g hi h as i edi l the apeui i the i tole a le si k -su e heat. ás the o l fo eig e i the o pa , it as LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk i po ta t to keep i d a d od i ki g like lo k o k, to a oid a dist essi g despo de that I e a e a usto ed to uite f e ue tl . The food as ot to taste ut I lea ed to eall e jo it, although do ito food as a o ligaio , I soo felt slight i f i ge e ts o i il li e ies a o g othe thi gs as I felt i easi gl i situio alized. I the ea l stages of pla e e t I ade a u e of pleas to tuto s fo a t a sfe to a othe pla e e t, due to feeli gs of despai a d alie aio I e pe ie ed i the i st fe o ths. Fo tu atel , I ui kl ealized that the at osphe e as ot as si iste as it see ed, a d tea as e t e el f ie dl . I as hugel i p essed the shee de oio of olleagues, thei lo g hou s, thei oope aio , thei lo alt : t o of tea ha i g ee i the sa e posiio fo o e ea s. Ha i g o pleted al ost half the pla e e t, a d despite ei g e atled ith the aste s dista e lea i g ou seo k I also had to o plete, I a pleased that I as so ada a t a out o i ui g pla e e t i Japa . Ha i g o o e o e the halle ges of the o k a d aki g u p e ede ted p og ess i the fuel ell tea , it has e o e e e o e e a di g o ki g at the fo ef o t of fuel ell te h olog . Li i g i solitude is the uli ate o t ast to t e t -fou -se e -hustle- ustle of U i e sit life. The e ha e ee i es he I thought I as goi g ad, he i g o e life i uiet t ai s, la s a d oi es, at i es s allo ed gloo a d ela hol ....I had to lit o spi its - ell ot e i el self; gi lf ie d i Flo ida ga e e i e se e oio al suppo t o e the pho e. But a ho , I soo fou d sola e i this litle et eat. á d f o i e to i e, I d e a k o a ad e tu e. M t a els led e to the Golde Te ple i K oto he e I e pe ie ed its sple dou a d its a ie t glo a i g fa e. I du ked a d di ed th ough the to ii gates doted a ou d the ou tai ous ou t . I li ed the hills of Nikko a d eathed the a i ai hi h a ake ed se ses; sa the su ise like a appa iio f o the ist as spe t u of hope. I e isio ed feudal Japa ; the la g of s o ds a d the e e -p ese t alou of the “a a ai eso ated th ough the hills. I s aled Mou t Fuji ill p epa ed fo the fo e odi g te pest a d had to s utle do the ol a i ash like a de e ted goat a u sed fo his foolish ess. I t to elish i the good e o ies a d the a e i te ite tl like u kets of e stas f o a sto . But o e ust sa ii e to e pe ie e a thi g o th hile these da s. E ologi al pe spe i e Lea i g E olog Jake sa the afo da e to de elop a d halle ge hi self a d a o plish his distal goal to e o e a i dust ial he ist hoosi g to li e a d o k fo a ea i a e i o e t a d ultu e that as adi all dife e t to a thi g he had e pe ie ed efo e. His p o i al goal as ot o l to o plete his pla e e t ea ut to ope ith a d pe fo ell i the pa i ula o te t he hose fo hi self. I iial a i ipaio a d e ite e t ga e a to a iet as he ega to ealise the le el of halle ge he had set hi self. But he as fo tu ate i ha i g good elaio ships a d suppo t f o his olleagues. These elaio ships e a led hi to pe sist a d g aduall g o i o ide e, as he ealised the p og ess he had ade i his p ofessio al o k. He also de eloped st ategies to 'lit his o spi its'. Th ough his t a els he i e sed hi self i the o de ful la ds apes, histo a d t adiio s of his host ou t these all o t i uted to his g o i g ultu al u de sta di g, o ide e a d e e tual su ess. Dis ussio These th ee sto ies sho ho so e stude ts a e illi g to dis upt thei o li es a d halle ge the sel es pui g the sel es i to ultu al sei gs that a e u fa ilia a d halle gi g, i a i ipaio that th ough thei e pe ie e the ould a hie e sig ii a t pe so al g o th. The a ai es illust ate ell the ph si al a d ps hologi al jou e s that ea h pe so ade. These jou e s ega ith a i iial se se of e ite e t a d posii e e pe taio s, pe haps i ged ith a iet a out hat la ahead, ut e e ui kl follo ed deepe egai e feeli gs of a iet , of ei g o e hel ed, a d so ei es, feeli gs of i ade ua , i o pete , lo eli ess o e pi ess. I so e ases the desi e to es ape the situaio also e e ged. This t pe of ps hologi al pate is t pi al of ' ultu e sho k' , át these ps hologi al lo poi ts the i te e io , help a d suppo t of sig ii a t othe s e.g. gi l f ie d/ ife, tea ates, olleagues, a age o e to e e u ial i helpi g these stude ts get th ough thei e pe ie e to the poi t he e the ega to ie thei e pe ie e dife e tl . Without LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk thei help, e ou age e t a d e oio al suppo t these stude ts ight ha e gi e up. But it's also lea that the did ot o l el o the suppo t of othe s, the oi ated the sel es 'I had to lit o spi its', a d did thi gs. Pa t of hat the did i ol ed e o i g o e ope to the ultu e a ou d the , 'ás the lea ed a out e, I lea ed a out thei ultu e – a d the e eits ea hed all aspe ts of life i Mad id'. Th ough thei o efo ts a d the suppo t the e ei ed the ega to ha ge thei pe spe i es a d see the situaio s the e e i dife e tl . Pe spe i e ha ge - he so eo e o es to see thei situaio dife e tl a d o e posii el , see s to e a u ial ps hologi al p o ess i adapi g to the halle ges of a dife e t ultu e. It see s that o e a e pe spe i e has ee gai ed the i di idual as a le to eo ie t the sel es to a ds e a s of thi ki g a d eha i g that a e o e o pai le ith the host ultu e u il o ide e, p ide a d a se se of a hie e e t e e ges as the ealise that the ha e o e to te s ith the ultu e a d situaio s the e e i . “tephe Bo h e lassiies i di iduals i te s of thei ps hologi al espo ses to the host ou t . He posits that the e a e fou ai a s i hi h people eha e he the e ou te a e ultu e hi h he alls: Passi g - ‘eje i g the ultu e of o igi a d e a i g the e ultu e. Chau i is - ‘eje io of the u e t ultu e a d e agge ai g the i di idual's o ultu e. Ma gi al - Ho e i g et ee the t o ultu es, the i di idual is ot e tai of ho he/she is Mediai g - The i di idual s thesizes a d i teg ates oth ultu es. It appea s f o these sto ies that the i di iduals did ot adopt a passi g, hau i isi o a gi al o ie taio to thei e ultu al sei g. ‘athe , the de eloped opi g st ategies a d t ied to adapt to, a d o e t ith, thei e ultu al sei g. Pe spe i e ha ges '“he told e that fo a jo to e saisf i g, all ou ha e to do is do it ith lo e. That eall ha ged outlook o ei g a olu tee .' Lisa The oi aio s fo h these ou g people de ided to halle ge 'I as so aught up ith t i g to o du t life as I the sel es th ough these oss ultu al e pe ie es see to e k e ho to f o a Ca adia pe spe i e I did t e e o side those a ou d e.' Azi da o e hel i gl asso iated ith the desi e fo ha ge a d pe so al g o th – the pe so al de elop e t, i t i si self-estee a d self'I the ea l stages of pla e e t I ade a u e of pleas to tuto s fo a t a sfe to a othe a tualisi g di e sio s of álde fe 's E iste e-‘elated ess-G o th E‘G theo . This li ks st o gl to self-dete i aio theo , hi h pla e e t, due to feeli gs of despai a d alie aio I e pe ie ed i the i st fe o ths. Fo tu atel , I p oposes that people ha e a i ate ps hologi al eed fo auto oui kl ealized that the at osphe e as ot as , elated ess a d o pete e, a d these i lue e th ough si iste as it see ed..' Jake saisfa io of these eeds i di iduals i t i si goal fo us a d oi aio , a d dete i e thei se se of ell- ei g. I di idual age , oi aio to lea a d o el skill a d pe haps e pe ie e aste a e all out o es of saisf i g these eeds. I t i si oi aio e e ges i these a ai es i so e ases, to deal ith a u k o situaio su i al i si t , ut o e ge e all it is e ealed i the oi aio to o i ue a d ot gi e up i spite of the halle ges a d dii ulies e pe ie ed. “elf-dete i aio is i po ta t fo pe sisi g th ough a o ple t a siio i o de to atai pe so al goals . álthough all these stude ts i iiall dou ted hethe the had the dete i aio to sta the ou se, the a aged to i d it th ough the o ple set of elaio ships a d i te a io s the u tu ed i thei e olog fo lea i g to adapt to a othe ultu e. A k o ledge e t I a e g ateful to the th ee a o ous stude ts ho sha ed thei sto ies of li i g i a othe ultu e. Sou es Ja kso N J E plo i g Lea i g E ologies Lulu htp:// .lulu. o /g /e /shop/ o a -ja kso /e plo i g-lea i g-e ologies/pape a k/p odu t.ht l Bo h e , “. . The so ial ps holog of oss- ultu al elaio s. I “. Bo h e Ed. , Cultu es i o ta t: “tudies i oss- ultu al i te a io pp. - . O fo d: Pe ga o Bo h e , “. . Cultu e “ho k Due to Co ta t ith U fa ilia Cultu es.O li e ‘eadi gs i Ps holog a d Cultu e, htp://d .doi.o g/ . / . álde fe , C. P. The Methodolog of O ga izaio al Diag osis, P ofessio al Ps holog , : - . De i, E. L. & ‘ a , ‘. M. The What a d Wh of Goal Pu suits: Hu a Needs a d the “elf-dete i aio of Beha io , Ps hologi al I ui , : – . ‘ a , ‘. M. a d De i, E. L. . “elf-dete i aio Theo a d the Fa ilitaio of I t i si Moi aio , “o ial De elop e t, a d Well- ei g, A e i a Ps hologist, : – . Hale, H. C. & de á eu, G. D a i g o the Noio of “ oli ‘esou es i E plo i g the De elop e t of Cultu al Ide iies i I ig a t T a siio s, Cultu e Ps holog , : – . htp:// .el o e io. o /iles/a i le_ ai /uploads/ / / / d e e .jpeg htp:// .japa i es. o.jp/ p- o te t/uploads/ / /l lpa.jpg htp://da id-k iakidis. o / p- o te t/uploads/ / /solitude.jpg LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk The Never Ending Journey of Crossing and Connecting to Another Culture Aneta Pac, Ana Gabriela Christian & Tracey Muponda Introduced by Maja Jankowska These ele i e iog aphi al a ai es ite e e t U i e sit of Bedfo dshi e Ps holog g aduates supe ised e highlight se e al the es, pa i ula l pe i e t to pe so al de elop e t th ough ultu al lea i g a d e gage e t ith i a t, di e se uli ultu al a d ulili gual o u iies. Fi stl , all th ee autho s e phasised the i po ta e of afo da es pote ial o li itaio s fo a io i pa i ula ultu al situaio s. Despite the fa t that these e e t g aduates a e f o th ee e dife e t so io-polii al a d ultu al o te ts ou t ies/ o i e ts , the all ote a out thei pai ful egi i gs i the UK. Othe i g a d 'alie aio ' a e the o e the es i all the a ai es ith the a ato s o up i g a li i al spa e. The des i e the i iial se se of diso ie taio i the fa e of the loss of the ultu al o s, alues a d lues that a e usuall a aila le to those li i g i thei o ultu e. E e A a ho as o a d aised i this ou t felt she as e ui ed to a a do he Lai a ide it as he ho e la guage a d ultu e e e ot el o ed/ app e iated i a E glish s hool. The o e hel i g i iial feeli g of a iet a d dep essio – losi g hope fo the futu e, lo e i g of o ide e a d self-estee , alie aio a d lo eli ess e e a ked the es at the egi i g of thei edu aio al jou e s i the UK. All autho s felt that ho the t ul e e as ot i po ta t. A eta e plai s: No o e sa e fo ho I as, people efe ed to e as this e , Polish gi l a d the e as a p essu e fo the to assi ilate ith the host ultu e a d e like othe s . The a ai es e eal that feeli g o fo ta le i a othe ultu e is ot a out ei g liked othe s ut i di g ho e a e a d ei g p oud of ou ultu al a d li guisi a kg ou ds that i g so u h i h ess a d eai it . Yet fo us to lou ish a d ealise ou pote ial e eed to i d hospita le soil he e e a e app e iated fo ho e a e ithout feeli g e ha e to o fo to a sta da d. Fo these th ee ou g o e e te i g the di e se, uli ultu al a d ulili gual e i o e t of a u i e sit that is o ited to ide i g pa i ipaio as a tu i g poi t i thei li es. This highlights the u ial ole u i e siies pla i suppo i g a ultu al di e sit ithi ou so iet . Not o l did these stude ts i d the u i e sit e i o e t to e o e ope , el o i g a d hospita le ut the also felt the ould e the sel es a o g the ultu all di e se populaio of stude ts a d staf. The u i e sit ope ed e doo s a d e oppo tu iies fo the a d, as a esult, the sta ted fo gi g e ide iies fo the sel es as a ade i all a le, i ultu al a d ili gual i di iduals A eta . Thei i iial desi e, p e iousl lost i the fa e of ad e sit , ide it loss a d p o ess of othe isaio , to a hie e thei pote ial has ee e e ed a d the g asped the oppo tu iies that stud i g Ps holog afo ded the . This i h ha itus p o ided the ith oppo tu iies fo e ou te s ith othe , ote also a gi alised o othe ised i di iduals, so e of ho e a e good f ie ds o e to s, e ou agi g a d oi ai g the to o i ue ea hi g highe a d highe . All th ee g aduates a e o p og essi g to a ds p ofessio al a ee s a d p epa i g thei disse taio s fo jou al pu li aio s. All th ee a e i a posiio to o t i ute e e o e to UK so iet a d the e o o . Yet, let s ot fo get that thei jou e s, like o jou e as a i ig a t a ade i , e e ot eas . The e e e a a ie s a d halle ges alo g the a a d uli atel e sill o up the li i al spa e – ot full t he e – oth he e a d the e Those of us ho a e i ig a ts ote feel out of pla e, dislo ated , u a le to full e p ess ou ideas a d/o feeli g that e a e ot ei g u de stood othe s. The e is al a s the possi ilit that e ill e ie ed ai e i ha ita ts as Othe s , a d a e e e ep ese ted as a th eat to so iet – so ethi g that as so e ide t i the Lea e a paig fo the EU efe e du . I deed, gi e the esults of this efe e du , so a li es of o -B iish stude ts a d a ade i s a et agai e tu ed upside-do a d ou hopes a d aspi aio s fo a ete futu e i a so iet that el o es ultu al di e sit , ill e shate ed. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk A eta's Sto á eta Pa Dii ult egi i gs…. Ha i g ee ought up i a dife e t ultu e, life i the UK sta ted i a e u fo tu ate a . áte ei g o i Pola d a d spe di g hole hildhood the e, at the age of I as told pa e ts that I had o e eek to pa k hole o ld i to o e ag as e ould e o i g to the UK. I as ot happ a out this de isio ; ho e e , a gui g did ot help, a d I had o othe hoi e tha to liste to pa e ts. The i st o ths i the UK e e e dii ult, a d I spe t ost of the i e i oo ithout talki g to a o e. I e t to a Catholi se o da s hool as pa e ts elie ed that people ould e i e a d o e u de sta di g the e. Due to the la k of spa es i ea , I sta ted edu aio i the UK i ea – the ea of the e a s that ha e a ig i pa t o futu e oppo tu iies. át s hool, I as ot allo ed to speak i ai e la guage, a d as I as u a le to speak E glish, I as lo el . Othe stude ts a d the tea he s e e ot i te ested i helpi g e a d the did ot ake e feel el o e. I as issi g ho e, a d I e e e thi ki g that I did ot a t to e Polish a o e, I just a ted to it i . No o e sa e fo ho I as, people efe ed to e as this e , Polish gi l . I al a s felt like a outside ho as dife e t f o the est of the people a ou d e. I did ot pass a e a s due to lo E glish p oi ie , a d I de ided that the easiest opio ould e to i ish edu aio a d sta t o k. I felt lost a d hopeless. át that poi t, I ga e up d ea s a out ha i g a good a ee a d sta ted o ki g i a htp:// ofee shop. st.depositphotos. o / / / i/ /depositphotos_ let-out- o ds-o .jpg -Feel- áte a ea of o ki g a d just efo e I as due to o e a k to li e ith g a dpa e ts i Pola d, I et pa t e , ho is E glish, a d tha ks to hi I sta ted lea i g E glish. We o ed to a dife e t it a d I fou d the oi aio to sta t ollege. I i ished a t o- ea ou se i o e ea . This ade e p oud, a d I ealised that I as a le to su eed. I applied fo a Ps holog deg ee ou se; ho e e , I had o idea hat to e pe t. Whe I as a litle hild, I al a s d ea t a out ei g a ps hologist o a la e . I a ted to ake a dife e e i people s li es a d a hie e so ethi g g eat. E e o e i fa il i ished thei edu aio ate se o da s hool, a d I did ot a t life to e like that fo e. Bei g a epted i to a u i e sit ought a uesio s a d o ies. I as ot su e ho I as goi g to a age to lea i se o d la guage a d ho I ould e a le to afo d it. Fo tu atel , du i g the i st eek of the ou se I ealised that I did ot ha e to o ; the e i o e t as u h o e el o i g tha i the se o da s hool. The e e e a i te aio al stude ts, a d I felt that I ould e self a d use dife e es a d e pe ie es as so ethi g posii e. á o e all, the di e se, uli- ultu al u i e sit e i o e t afo ded a oppo tu iies a d I sta ted fo gi g e ide it as a a ade i all a le, i- ultu al a d ili gual i di idual. I et a le tu e – D . Maja Ja ko ska - ho also o ed he e f o Pola d, a d togethe e sta ted o ki g o a ious p oje ts, so e of the i ol i g o ki g ith ili gual hild e a d Polish o u it . I as happ to ha e the oppo tu it to ha ge life a d t to a hie e d ea s, hi h e e take a a fo e a fe ea s efo e. M ps hologi al ell- ei g i eased, as I ha ged f o so eo e ho la ked oi aio a d as a g a d sad all the i e i to so eo e ith a e passio a d ai i life. Fu the o e, ei g a epted i to a u i e sit i eased self- o th, as I felt that I had ee gi e a ha e to p og ess. No I a p oud of ei g Polish a d a hie i g d ea s. I feel that I a p o i g to self a d to people ho dou ted e that e e thi g is possi le, a d ou a kg ou d does ot ate if ou a t to a hie e so ethi g st o gl e ough. The u i e sit also afo ded e a oppo tu it to esea h the su je t of ig aio , a d the halle ges i ol ed i to o i g ou t ies, a d to ele t o o e pe ie es. K o i g, that a ou g people e e i si ila situaio , I de ided to ase disse taio o ou g ig a t s pe epio of the fa il d a i s ate o i g ou t ies. I as i te ested to i d out ho ig aio afe ts thei ps hologi al ell- ei g a d ho these ou g adults a e opi g ith the ha ges. M esea h u o e ed a o o , sad sto of the la k of suppo t a d u de sta di g fo ig a t ou g people. Most of the had o a ess to pasto al a e, the ap o ou selli g a d felt alo e, sufe i g i sile e. The ote la ed thei pa e ts fo the ha ges a d set a k i the e e i o e t. The felt judged a d too e a assed to talk a out thei st uggles i the e ou t . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Looki g a k at e pe ie es, I k o that I la ked a se se of elo gi g. I as take a a f o o al life a d e e thi g as e , a d I did ot k o ho to eha e. I had o idea hat as a epta le i E glish so iet , a d I lost self fo a litle hile. G o i g up i Pola d ea s that I ha e st o g Polish ha a te isi s a d eliefs; ho e e , spe di g tee age ea s i the UK shaped ie s i a u i ue a . “o ei es, he I ask self ho u h Polish o E glish is i ea d hi h is st o ge , I a ot de ide. I ote joke that I ha e a dou le life; fo e a ple, I ele ate all of the E glish a d Polish t adiio s – I e ei e p ese ts o De e e a d I ele ate the Polish Ch ist as o De e e a d the E glish o e o De e e , a d I eat ple t of pa akes o Pa ake Da . I k o that I ill e e e o pletel E glish , et I feel that I ha e lost a g eat deal of Polish ide it . álthough I do ot k o hat ill happe to Polish side ate a othe te ea s i the UK, I elie e that it is i po ta t to keep the ultu e ali e as u h as possi le, as this e i ds e a out all the good i es I had as a hild. It is i po ta t fo e to i d the ight ala e et ee the t o ultu es to e a le to li e a happ life. M e pe ie es taught e that it is i po ta t to u de sta d othe people s t adiio s a d eliefs a d that e should ot dei e othe s thei ultu e. It should ot ate hat la guage so eo e speaks o ho the look, as these a e just outside ha a te isi s. Cultu e fo e is so ethi g o e tha that – it is all the eauiful t adiio s a d the thi gs e a lea f o ea h othe . htps:// assie o i .iles. o dp ess. o / i ages .jpg / / I ha e ee he e se e ea s a d ha e ee o ki g the hole i e a d pa i g ta es. I i ished U i e sit ith a i st- lass ho ou s deg ee, a su e u sa to de elop disse taio i to a pu li aio a d ha i g ade se e al p ese taio s o a lo al, aio al a d i te aio al le el e.g. B iish Ps hologi al á ual o fe e e, T‘áN“FáM . I ha e o ked ha d to e o e a Ps hologist a d gai skills to help people i the o u it . Fo the last th ee ea s I ha e ee olu tee i g at B iish s hools a d othe o ga isaio s to help lo al hild e ith thei edu aio . This su e I ill e o ki g as a “e io Me to fo Lo do s tee age s ho sho halle gi g eha iou . “o it eall sadde s e to see that toda – as I a i ishi g of ii g this a ai e – the ou t I all ho e oted to lea e the EU. This, I o , ill ha e se ious o se ue es fo people like e. Most ig a ts I k o ha e said that it s i e to go ho e. But hat ho e? Ho e fo e is he e I li e ith B iish pa t e , he e I stud a d o k, he e I o t i ute to the o u it . Ho e is o lo ge he e I as o – I do 't k o life i Pola d. I o ed he e he I as a hild a d it as 't de isio , et I had o sa i the efe e du toda ut ill ha e to sufe its o se ue es. Will I e asked to lea e a d a a do e e thi g I ha e uilt a d a hie ed? I feel like life e t ou d i a i le – I had a e dii ult egi i g i this ou t ut despite this ad e sit , a aged to a hie e so u h a d setle i , i all feeli g at ho e. But o , this has ee dis upted o e agai . It akes e feel lost a d lo el , as o e agai , I a ot su e hat to do e t a d hat the futu e ill i g fo e as a i ig a t i the UK. A a's Sto á a Ga iela Ch isia So Lai a – I a Lai a F o a ou g age I ha e al a s had a i te est i lea i g a out othe ultu es a d thei histo . Cu e tl , I a lea i g Japa ese a d Ko ea . I e jo e plo i g the u k o a d he possi le pa take i spo t a i iies su h as te is, ad i to a d s i i g. “tud i g i the ield of Ps holog , I ha e de eloped a i te est i ps holog ithi edu aio a d ish to de elop k o ledge fu the . Du i g ou ge s hooli g ea s, I as la elled as a EáL E glish as a áddiio al La guage stude t due to ei g aised i a fa il hose i st la guage as ot E glish. Despite ei g o a d aised i E gla d a d ei g a ai e E glish speake , a of edu ato s e e u de the assu pio that I had dii ulies ith the E glish la guage e ause I spoke “pa ish at ho e. Due to appea a e a d ho e la guage, a o fuse eth i it . People e e o e o e ed ith he e I a f o athe tha ho I pe so all a . To gai a ete u de sta di g of othe s eha iou s, la els a e pla ed o the . Fo i sta e, people ould use the i di idual s ho e ou t to e plai e tai eha iou s su h as late ess. It as ot u il I sta ted u de g aduate deg ee that o e of that ate ed. No o e thought that I as u a le to do o k o p odu e high ualit o k just e ause I spoke a dife e t la guage at ho e. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Fo disse taio , I as gathe i g i fo aio ega di g the s hooli g e pe ie es of adoles e t EáL lea e s th ough thei pe epio s of thei E glish a d a ade i lea i g. It as dis o e ed that toda i the st e tu he e e ha e ee e posed to a u e of la guages a d ultu es, EáL stude ts a e sill ei g put th ough the sa e halle ges I fa ed. “o the uesio e eed to ask ou sel es is h ? What a e e issi g o hat is ot ei g do e? I e e e a i e du i g E glish lite atu e lesso , tea he set as ho e o k to i d usi hi h has ea i g to us. Befo e p ese i g o k to the lass a of lass ates o e ted that the usi should e i E glish so the ould u de sta d. F o that o e t, I ega thi ki g h is it OK fo ou to sha e ou usi a d o e t o ou ultu e, ut I ot allo ed to, e ause it is dife e t f o ou s a d i a la guage hi h ou a ot u de sta d? Wh a ou s ea to the hole o ld a out ho ou a e a d he e ou o e f o ut he I do it, I looked at i a egai e a e? Whe e ou te i g e ultu es adapi g ou thi ki g, aitudes a d eha iou s a e i po ta t. B doi g this it de eases the idea of ho o e should e a d it e a es the a a s a pe so a e. Th ough telli g so eo e that the should e like the est, thei ide it is lost a d the egi to uesio h the a e dife e t. The efo e, i stead of looki g at the dife e es, e phases ust e pla ed o the si ila iies to e su e the e is o o li t of elo gi g ess. I e e e a i e I e t shoppi g ith othe a d g a d othe , a d g a d othe a ted to i he ta let. No g a d othe 's E glish is ot at ai e le el ut she is a le to get he poi t a oss ith the E glish she possesses. “he as t i g to ask the shop assista t ho u h it ould ost to i the s ee a d t i g to o pa e p i es to see if it ould e heape to i it i the U ited “tates. The i st thi g he said as oh I do t u de sta d ou, it s E gla d e use pou ds ot dolla s, hile laughi g a d looked at e to see if I ould speak o he htps://oht- e o te t.s .a azo a s. o /ield/i age/ ehalf. This ade e eall a g e ause the a she as t eated, i sa i g_hello_i _dife e t_la guages.jpg opi io , as dis i i ato . I stead of t i g to u de sta d he a d help, he ade fu of he . F o the o , he I e ou te people f o dife e t ultu es, that speak a dife e t la guage, i stead of ei g dis issi e a d judg e tal, I e a e that e ultu e aski g uesio s to u de sta d it ete . F o these e pe ie es, I ha e de eloped a ha it that if I e e to go to a othe ou t he e the ha e dife e t ules of eiuete, I ould esea h a out thei o o usto s efo e goi g to e su e that I do ot ofe d a o e. áte di g a Catholi s hool I did ot ha e the oppo tu it to i teg ate ith othe ultu es a d eligio s. It as ot u il I sta ted u de g aduate deg ee that I e a e f ie ds ith those that p a ise Isla a d “ikhis . Whe it a e to ooki g a eal fo the I lea ed that I had to e a eful ith the t pe of i g edie ts that I u a d use i ooki g. The ega tea hi g e a out thei eligious usto s a d I lea ed th ough Musli f ie ds the easo h Musli s do ot eat po k a d ho ote the ust p a . Du i g ‘a ada , I asked olleagues if the e e looki g fo a d to it. I as i spi ed thei e ite e t he the egi dis ussi g the spi itual e pe ie e the gai th ough ‘a ada . I fou d that ha i g these dis ussio s ith f ie ds, I lea ed o e a out these ultu es a d I as a le to u de sta d the ete o pa ed to he I as taught a out othe eligio s i s hool. E posi g ou self pe so all to othe ultu es allo s i di iduals to gai a deepe i sight o these e ultu es a d the people. G o i g up i a ili gual household, fo e, has ee e e ei ial as it has e a led e to oade pe spe i e. This is tu has allo ed e to ie the o ld ith dife e e le ses a d u de sta d othe s f o a dife e t pe spe i e. The e eits I ha e e ou te ed th ough ili gualis , is the a ilit to adapt to dife e t situaio s ith ease. áte pi g to dei e a d g oup self to o e ultu e is dii ult as eha iou s, alues a d ideologies a e ot t pi al to o e ultu e ut athe a i . If I e e to e asked he e I a f o , I ould epl o a d aised i E gla d ut fa il li e is Lai á e i a . I the past, he I ha e e plai ed to people that ultu al oots o e f o Ve ezuela, the i st thi g that ould o e to thei i d a e d ugs, ass u de a d the p eside t. I e t to a o fe e e i Pola d a d a f ie d of i e as e ill. This ge tle a f o Me i o, a pe so e ha e e e et ealised this, so he e t out a d ought he so e edi i e. I said to f ie d This is hat it ea s to e Lai o, ot the ap the ass edia sho s . Toda I a p oud to sa “o Lai a – I a a Lai a . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk K o i g a othe la guage does ot auto ai all allo that i di idual to u de sta d that ultu e. E posi g o eself to dife e t usto s a d ei g ope to e e pe ie es allo s idges to e uilt a d a ie s to e oke do . I a e pleased to sa that I ha e o t i uted self to this task of uildi g idges hile o ki g as a stude t leade o supe iso s p oje t Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s he e e e ou aged the hild e ot o l to e plo e thei o ide iies a d la guages ut also those of thei pee s . T a e 's Sto T a e Mupo da You hoi e ate s The so iet I g e up i )i a e i lue spe ial a d highl i tellige t people. This u i e siies at the i e I i ished á le ha e. I stead, I got a pla e fo Co pute ed eliefs that atai i g u i e sit le els of edu aio as o l fo the fe as pa tl e ause u i e sit pla es e e e o peii e ith o l t o els. ‘ega dless of ho u h I a ted to go to the u i e sit , I did ot get a “tudies at a Te h i al ollege. Ba k the , d ea see ed shute ed. The push-pull theo of ig aio states that people a e pushed f o thei ou t of o igi egai e fa to s a d pulled to e ei i g ou t ies posii e fa to s that o pel the . The e o o i dete io aio i )i a e alo g ith a p o isi g epo ts f o fa il a d f ie ds ho had ig ated to the UK oi ated us to ig ate to the UK. This as i hope of se u i g ete jo s a d a ete ualit of life. This as also e ide ed thei a o plish e ts su h as u i g good ho es, as ell as se di g a lot of o e fo thei elai es hi h o i ed us that the e e e g eate ha es of atai i g the ualit of life e aspi ed to. Ho e e , he e got to the UK, it did ot take us lo g efo e ealisi g that hat people had po t a ed as o pletel dife e t to the ealit of ho the e e ea i g thei li i g. The e people ho agged a out g eat oppo tu iies i the UK i fo ed hus a d a d e that e had to look fo a ki d of o k i o de to su i e, pa i ula l i eside ial ho es as p ofessio al jo s e e ha d to o e . M hea t sa k as I as looki g fo a d to ad a i g IT a ee . Ba k the , al ost e e )i a ea I k e e e doi g a e o k ith e e highl edu ated people e k e had g eat jo s a k i )i a e. This ade us elie e that doi g a e o k as o e of the fe opio s e had a aila le. “i e the e e e al ead o e io s, it as eas fo e to get a jo i ediatel as a a e assista t a d hus a d got a jo at a a ehouse. It as e tough. It as pai ful to thi k that hus a d ho had just let his jo as a deput hief d aughts e a d I ho had just g aduated f o ollege e e o doi g this htp://i.hufpost. o /ge / /i ages/o-HOME-Cá‘E-WO‘KE‘“ki d of o k. We felt e had o opio of goi g a k ho e WáGE“-fa e ook.jpg u il e had at least uilt a eauiful ho e a d sa ed e ough o e to sta t o a usi ess e tu e. Ho e e , ith the litle sala ies e e e gei g as ell as aisi g hild e it see ed i possi le to e e ute ou pla . I o ked as a health a e assista t fo the e t t el e ea s. ‘ega dless of a iio s a d d ea s, I had got o pla e t to the fa t that a )i a ea s e e doi g the sa e ki d of jo s I as doi g. The so ial o pa iso theo states ho e te d to e aluate ou so ial a d pe so al self- o th ased o o pa iso of self a d othe s . Fo e I as o pa i g self to e e o e I k e a d e see ed to ha e ee li i g ithi the sa e sta da ds of life. Wo ki g as a so ial a e o ke fo all these ea s suppo i g ul e a le people ithi the so iet ought e e dless uesio s a out the alue of life. I ealised ho i po ta t pa t as i aki g a dife e e i these p e ious people s li es. This pe so all t a sfo ed the a I ie people, the a I elate to people a d ade e app e iate ou dife e es. Th ough this ealisaio I de eloped o k ethi s ot just ased o the o pa ies poli ies a d p o edu es that I o ked fo , ut also o pla i g a high alue o people. This as e a di g fo e as it ade e ealise that I as o fo this, I had the a ilit to i spi e people e the est the ould i life. Ho e e , i te s of pe so al a hie e e ts, I looked a k a d ealised that I had t a hie ed a thi g o e the past te ea s I had ee i the UK. I as a othe of th ee ost eauiful hild e ho eeded a ha e fo a ete futu e, ut the e I as ot ha i g a p o isi g futu e. I ould t e e egi LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk looki g fo a ete jo , CV as disg a eful. This ought e so e pe iods of pai , u e tai ies a d f ust aio s, a d d o e e to the poi t of uesio i g life. Du i g that i e of sea hi g, I ade a dis o e that e e o e has a pu pose i life ut it as up to the to dis o e a d fulil it. The good e s as, I had dis o e ed pote ial ut I a ted to ope ate f o a highe posiio of i lue e, he e I ould i pa t a people s li es a d he e I ould also a hie e g eate su ess. This e elaio led e to ealisi g that I as espo si le fo de isio s i life. Up u il that i e, I had ee li i g a d guided othe people s pe epio s, eliefs a d li itaio s. I had ot gi e self a ha e to e plo e ho I as a d hat I as apa le of a hie i g. I had o a iio s, o desi es a d st e gths, a d I did ot ha e to o fo to people s e pe taio s. I also ealised that e e though I a e f o áf i a, I too, as sig ii a t. I as spe ial a d dife e t i o spe ial a , ith tale ts a d gits hi h o o e had the po e to est ai e f o usi g ut e. á d it as so ethi g to e p oud of a d ot to use as a e use to e o i ed i the lo est le els of life. “o ith the e ou age e t a d suppo t f o hus a d, f ie d ho is e to a d Ch isia faith, I de ided to esig f o jo a d sta t o e i life. I sta ted akes usi ess i a d felt o pelled to ite a ook hi h as pu lished i O to e alled Pu pose, P o isio a d Po e . I also applied fo a Ps holog deg ee at the U i e sit of Bedfo dshi e hi h o e ed i O to e . I ust state that u i e sit e pe ie e ought e phe o e al out o es a out aisi g self- o ide e as ell as self- o th. Up u il the , I had t a oppo tu iies of ei g i o ta t ith high a ade i a hie e s f o dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds as I did du i g studies. I also e ei ed g eat suppo t f o tuto s ho e to ed a d i spi ed e to ai fo highe . The di e sit at the u i e sit a o g the stude ts as just i edi le. It helped uild o ide e i elai g to people f o dife e t alks of life. This di e sit ade e elie e that d ea as a hie a le e e though I a e f o a eth i i o it g oup. Bei g a othe of th ee, stud i g full i e, o i g a usi ess a d o ki g at the sa e i e ought halle ges of its ki d. Ho e e , the suppo t I got f o fa il ade it possi le fo e to ala e s hedules hi h sa e g aduai g ith high l i g olou s Fi st Class Ho ou s deg ee . M life has totall t a sfo ed si e fou ea s ago he I ade a de isio to ha ge life. M ost alua le lesso is, ega dless of ou ultu al a kg ou d, e all ha e so ethi g spe ial to o t i ute i life. No i di iduals ha e ee eated o e spe ial tha othe s, a d e tai l o eth i it has ee eated fo ete thi gs i life tha the othe . It is the hoi es e ake that uli atel dei es ou desi i life. ‘ight o , I ha e o e oppo tu iies ope to e tha e e efo e e ause I hose to ake a dife e e i life. I o ha e a totall dife e t pe spe i e a out life a d e jo a g eate se se of f eedo , a d so a ou. Cited Sou es Gaita , á. a d Ja ko ska, M Bei g a I ig a t á ade i Life ide Magazi e # E i uez-Gi so i p epa aio . ‘h th s of á ade i Mo ilit , pape i luded i the p oposal fo the s posiu á ade i s Tea hi g Jou e s: Pe so al Na ai es of I te aio al T a siio s , “‘HE Co fe e e Ja ko ska M a d othe s Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s: á e olog fo oss- ultu al lea i g Life ide Magazi e # Lee, E. . á Theo of Mig aio . De og aph : - . Fesi ge , L. . á theo of so ial o pa iso p o esses. Hu a ‘elaio s, , – . I age sou e htps:// .p e ie outh o k. o / a /ezde o_site/sto age/i ages/ edia/i ages/p e ie - outh o k/de e self- ai / - -e g-GB/self- ai _a i le_i age.jpg LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk e- / Developing My Cross-Cultural Ecology for My Own and Student’s Learning John Cowan P ofesso Joh Co is Life ide Edu aio 's i st Ho o a Fello . Joh e odies the spi it a d p a i e of lifelo g life ide lea i g. “i e the i th of ou ideas i he has p o ided e ou agee t, guida e a d p a i al suppo t du i g the ea l de elop e t of Life ide Edu aio a d has o t i uted g eatl to ou p og a e of esea h a d de elop e t. Fo o e a out Joh a d his a a d, see Life ide Magazi e , Ma h . I ould des i e lea i g e ologies as the etapho i al ha itats i hi h I self- egulate lea i g a d de elop e t of a ious t pes, th ough i te a io ith a ious i di iduals a d e pe ie es; a d he e I i di iduall a d olle i el ele t o alues a d a i iies, as I a doi g o . But i e o ds ute o pa s ips; so hat is the ealit , pa i ula l ith ega d to oss- ultu al lea i g e olog ? Fo a ea s o k has take e i to dife e t ultu al sei gs. I these o te ts, I ha e ee a le to de elop the oss- ultu al a a e ess to e a le e to e as efe i e as if I e e fa ilitai g stude ts' lea i g i o fa ilia ho e ediu . I this a i le I ill t to illu i ate ho this happe ed o e a ea s. pe da – o dife e t fa ult sites, a d ith e dife e t topi s hi h the had i l hose fo e. I e all ei g d i e speedil f o o e site to a othe , hasil ha gi g slides i the a ousel agazi es, a d ea estl hopi g I as p epa i g fo the o e t itle. M lea i g e olog as ei g e i hed app e iaio of the adi al dife e es i fa ult i te ests a d o e s, a d the o t asts et ee the st les of i te a io e pe ted i “. áf i a a d “ a di a ia. Late , I spe t th ee ea s i hi h so e i e as de oted to a asso t e t of sho t o sulta isits to “audi á a ia. The e I e a e a a e, f o helpful e pat ad i e, of the eed to a oid gi i g ofe e taki g a e to pass a thi g ou d ou g oups ou te - lo k ise, a d to e su e that e dist i I ea l tea hi g ea s i “ otla d, I taught lasses of i il uted ou a iousl olou ed folde s so that the se io pe so s e gi ee s i hi h No egia s e e ote a ajo it . It as i the g oup e e al a s gi e the g ee o es. M lea i g e olog as de elopi g se sii it to the alue of i di g a oss- ultu al e pe ie e – ut just fo the . The had to adjust to ou / “ oish a s, a e ts a d o a ula . Ho - sou es to assist e to a i ipate, a d a oid ausi g, hu t o e e , si e I as soo de elopi g esou e- ased lea i g fo ofe e as ell as to espo d to he e the pa i ipa ts had ea hed i thei o de elop e ts. su h lasses, this ought e a i itaio f o the B iish Cou il to isit “ a di a ia to sha e philosoph a d e peC oss- ultu al e pe ie es i lea i g e olog a ha e ie es. I as asto ished to dis o e g eat dife e es etaught e the alue of aski g those ith hose edu aio al t ee No a , “ ede a d De a k – despite thei o de elop e t I e gage he e a d ho the ould like to o he itage a d p o i it . The dife e es e t fa eegi , a d to take that ad i e as est I a a le. The ha e o d the fa e ofe ed at eakfast i e. I soo dis o e ed, taught e the i e se e a ds hi h a ue he I de elaski g, that the fo al No egia s i T o dhei a ted e op elaio ships ith lea e s, e the stude ts o tuto s, a d to speak to thei gi e itle fo a audie e sii g i o s, egi f o thei ultu al o s. The ha e e e theless ei aski g o e o t o itualisi uesio s at the e d, ut ith fo ed o i io that people a e fu da e tall people ate ial ha ded out fo follo -up eadi g. I i te a i e e e he e – ell, pe haps I ust est i t that s eepi g ge Gothe u g, i o t ast, the ished e to speak ith e alisaio to stude ts a d tea he s ho sha e a i iial i slides fo a sho t i e i espo se to a uesio hi h the te est i the aspe ts of stude t- e t ed lea i g fo hi h I had ta led, a d hi h as ot the sta i g poi t I ould ha e sta d. “o hile I sill lea to adjust to ultu al o s, I ha e hose . áte so e te i utes o so, the sudde l i te o ide e i adhe i g to the asi p i iples a d app oa hes upted e, oke i to dis ussio g oups, a d i due ou se hi h see al ost i depe de t of ultu e. a ou ed thei e t uesio fo e. I p oje t-o ie ted Sou es ited De a k, the e pe ted e to set the tasks he ei the Watki s, D., & Biggs, J. . Tea hi g the Chi ese Lea e : ould o k o a sho t i put f o e. I this, e , ealPs hologi al a d Pedagogi al Pe spe i es. Ho g Ko g: Co pa ai e Edu aio ‘esea h Ce t e; U i e sit of Ho g Ko g. i e, oss- ultu al lea i g e olog , I as ui kl lea i g Co a , J. . P o oi g self-ei a th ough afe i e feedthe alue of aski g ad i e a out hat as e pe ted of e, a k a d feedfo a d. Jou al of Lea i g a d De elop e t i a d of ea estl t i g to follo that ad i e. Highe Edu aio , I p ess. I e t to “outh áf i a, o a si ila e tu e. I Cape To the a a ged a us s hedule, i ol i g fou o i e sessio s LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul Chiu, Y., & Co a , J. . Helpi g Easte stude ts to aste Weste ii al thi ki g. Asia Pa ii Edu aio ‘e ie , , . Che , Y., Chou, Y., & Co a , J. . Co e t ai g o afe i e feedfo a d i o li e tuto i g. B iish Jou al of Edu aio - .life ideedu aio .uk Exploring the Relationship Between Culture and Need Ildiko Eck Ildiko has e pe ie ed a dife e t ultu es as she has jou e ed th ough life. “he as o i Hu ga a d aised i a iddle- lass o ki g fa il lose to Budapest he e she ate ded a o aio al se o da s hool. “he iel ate ded the U i e sit of E o o i s, ut let to sta t o k as a u se's aid. T o ea s late she got i ol ed i fo eig t ade, hi h i luded lo g t a els to Ta za ia a d Thaila d a d uildi g ide a ge usi ess elaio ships ith othe t adi g pa t e s. At she a ied, o ed to Vie a, Aust ia a d ega to aise a fa il . Th ee ea s late he fa il elo ated to Ne Yo k fo th ee ea s, efo e o i g a k to Hu ga . The sa e ea she sta ted to o ga ise a d tea h E glish la guage to e plo ees of la ge o pa ies. I she ega a u i e sit ou se a d g aduated as a E o o ist, the o i ued he studies to a d a M“ at the Co i us U i e sit of Budapest, he e she as a a ded a Tea he of E o o i s deg ee i . Ate tea hi g i a se o da s hool fo t o ea s i Hu ga , she isited the UK to e plo e possi iliies a d as a a ded Qualiied Tea he “tatus QT“ i . ‘etu i g to Hu ga he a ee took a sha p tu a d she e a e a ta audito at the Naio al Ta a d Custo s Ad i ist aio of Hu ga ut i she etu ed to a tea hi g posiio i the U ited Ki gdo . “he is ell pla ed to des i e the efe ts of o i g th ough a d o e i g ith dife e t ultu es. Ho ultu e i lue es ou eeds I this o t i uio to Life ide Magazi e I a t to e plo e the possi le elaio ship et ee ultu e a d the so ts of eeds that á aha Maslo p oposed u de lie hat it ea s to e a hu a ei g, a el ph siologi al eeds, safet , elo gi g, ei g lo ed, self-estee a d self-a tualisaio Figu e . Figu e The hie a h of eeds p oposed á aha Maslo Maslo o side ed that these eeds e e the ai oi aio s fo hat e did ut hat happe s if the ultu e e i ha it i hi its ou a ilit to saisf ou eeds? ás I ha e jou e ed th ough dife e t ultu al spa es a d pla es i life I ha e e pe ie ed this o a u e of o asio s. I su h i u sta es I ha e take steps to aise a a e ess of h I ha e felt i hi ited a d the sought a s of tu i g dife e t ultu al situaio s to ad a tage. I ha e dis o e ed that he I a out pla s a d follo o path a , the opp essi g li itaio s of so iet a d lose o u it sudde l elts a a a d I a a le to saisf highe le el eeds a d e a le e to fulil o e of the pote ial I k o I ha e. I ha e jou e ed th ough a dife e t ultu es a d I ill d a o pe so al e pe ie es to e plo e this elaio ship i the o te t of o life. Lea i g lo e a d estee sta i g ith the asi s I as a good stude t, ith st aight á's e e si gle ea . I e jo ed ei g i s hool, e ause fa il life ade e e u happ : I fou d o ea i g, o fu , o uddles o kisses i fa il . These ea s e e spe t ou i g do the i e u il I ea hed adulthood, he I ould lea e ho e a d do hate e I a ted to. I the i al ea of high s hool, e ause of e epio al g ades, I got a epted to Hu ga 's est u i e sit , he e I e olled a d sta ted. M highe edu aio this i e lasted fo th ee da s, he I ea hed , a d said good e to e e thi g I had e e t ied u il that i e. I e o e a u ses' aid i a s all to , I o ed i to a te po a a o odaio a d et o f ie d. ‘e e e i g ho happ I as sill gi es e the hills, a d the e thusias I had fo sta i g so ethi g e , lea i g a thi g I had the ha e fo . I sta ted to thi k a out the p o le s I'd e pe ie ed ith highe edu aio a d ealised that I as ot ead fo it et. Fi st I had to lea o e asi thi gs that I ould 't lea as a hild a d adoles e t, su h thi gs as lo e, fa il , o passio a d happi ess. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk I ole as a u se's aid goi g to o k as a o de ful e pe ie e e e da . Old ladies ith se e e de e ia g eei g e ith the ightest s ile e e , ou g adults i a heel hai aii g fo e to take the outside, olleagues th illed the e e e of the tea ho e e i es, is al a s o te t a d lo ed doi g o e i e. M oss as saisied a d eall a ed hat I thought a out the a e, that as p o ided at the hospital. This as ot a o ki g e i o e t, ut t ul a lea i g e i o e t fo e, I o side the de isio I ade to e o e a u se's aid o e the est I e e ade. If e a e u happ ith ou life, a d if e a e lu k e ough to ha e a ha e to do so, e look fo a dife e t pla e, so iet a d a of life that e a i te alize. O e thi k e ill e a le to a hie e this ete life at the egi i g, a d he ealizi g the dii ulies e a sta t o ki g o ou sel es to ake it eall happe . This pe iod of life taught e this lesso ell, eside gei g lo e, self-estee de eloped to a le el, he e I felt o ide t to take the e t step. Ta za ia - lea i g of alues of o k, app e iaio of a si ple lifest le Whe I felt o fo ta le e ough i ski , I sta ted to o de a out lo g te a ee pla s. Both e a d pa t e e e poo l paid. We ha dl ade e ough o e to li e e f ugall , so he o e of his f ie ds ofe ed hi a se o d jo , selli g s all de o aio s i the st eet i the Ch ist as Bazaa , he as happ to take this oppo tu it . We oth e e a azed at the a ou t of goods that ould e sold the e. This as i st e pe ie e ith e ha disi g. Bei g e ou g a d aï e, othi g as i possi le, e thought this ust o k fo us, too. We just ha e to go to áf i a a d u so e goods to sell ou sel es. Neithe o e of us spoke a fo eig la guage, s hool e ui ed ‘ussia la guage studies, hi h as e el fo al, the e as o o u i aio alue of the k o ledge, so I de ided to lea E glish. I sta ted a i te si e la guage ou se, i ished so e la guage ooks, illed a tests fo e a i aio ut did ot ha e o e i e tha si o ths, e ause e took a loa to sta t ou usi ess, a d had to lea e i o de to get a k ith the goods efo e the e t Ch ist as Bazaa . O iousl , I did 't speak E glish et he e had to lea e, ut lu kil o od else did i ou i les i áf i a. “o I o u i ated ha ds, sig s, s iles, u e s a d ale da s, a o pa ied f esh E glish e pe ise. U de the hot áf i a su shi e, e iste ial fea s di i ished. This as i st e pe ie e of li i g i a o pletel dife e t ultu e. I this di e se e i o e t I as a azed at ho litle people eeded to li e a happ life. I a ot talki g a out a ideal life, ut as e e e da i g to the d u s i the e e i gs a d eai g a a as f o a a a a t ee, a iet a d st ess depa ted. It as also i e fo a litle p ospe it I guess, e ause e e e su essful at egoiai g, pu hasi g, selli g a d a kei g, i lue i g the usto e s, doi g usi ess pla i g a d the a ou ts fo the usi ess. This step as ot o l p og ess i i a ial te s, ut ou self – estee a d o ide e e a e highe e ause e had dis o e ed so ethi g that e e e good at a d e jo ed doi g. While e felt ou othe eeds e e ei g saisied, fo the i st i e e felt that e e e a hie i g hat e oth a ted to a hie e. Thaila d – E glish la guage i a les M fo eig la guage k o ledge did 't i p o e u h, u il the follo i g ea he I had the idea of i ludi g so e sil e je elle i ou sele io of goods. We sou ed these i Thaila d so a a e e t to u the . B o I had gote used to o u i ai g ith people ega dless of la guage, ut i Thaila d the e ha ts spoke E glish uite ell, a d the did ot u de sta d h I did 't use the o a ula I appa e tl had. This situaio fo ed e to t : o e da I ould put o l - o ds togethe , the e t eek I spoke i full se te es. I the Thai ultu e I oi ed, that the eall paid ate io to e. The e pe ted e to speak, so I did. I o side this the e t i po ta t lesso i lifelo g lea i g jou e . Na el , that the ai task of the tea he is to elie e that the lea e is apa le of a hie e e t, the ha e to e pe t it i the ight a , a d the stude ts ill lea a thi g al ost the sel es. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk A othe path a to self-a tualisaio I Hu ga , life as g eat ut I sta ted to feel that so ethi g as issi g f o life. I Hu ga ia so iet o e ote hea s people sa i g, 'You ha e e e thi g, good food, eauiful house, e ough o e , hat is ou p o le ? You should e saisied. These o ds al a s ake e feel u o fo ta le, e ause i fa t, I as ote dissaisied a d happ at the sa e i e. I had ade p og ess i life - I as safe a d e o o i all e e da eeds e e ei g et ut I lea l felt that I ould do o e. M asi ph si al eeds e e take a e of so it as i e to a hie e o e of pote ial i o e spi itual, aesthei a d a ade i ields. I sta ted to liste to p ese taio s a out ps holog , I ead philosophi al ooks o e ate a othe , I e a e o e a d o e i te ested i e o o i s ut I had o od to talk to a out these thi gs, so I applied to a ollege agai , ut sill as 't uite ead fo it et. I i ished a se este a d u e plai a l ould 't o i ue it a o e. “o I ef a ed goals a d de ided to egi de elop e tal p o ess u de taki g so e si ple, skill- ased ou ses. I spi ed i te ests, I liked pote a d pai i g so I e a ked o a ea pa t i e ou se a d e o e a e iied e aist. While this a hie e e t did ot tu i to a jo it ga e e the feeli g of saisfa io that I eeded. E e thi g as eauiful, the shapes, the e olou s he I took the o je ts out of the kil , the fu io alit , it all se ed a pu pose. The eal goal as ot o l aki g so ethi g aesthei all saisf i g, ut it felt, as if I o ked fo so ethi g o e ajesi . It ga e life o e ea i g. I sill a ted to g o p ofessio all , ut the i e fo highe edu aio ad e tu e had ot et a i ed. E pe ie i g a othe ultu e B this i e I as a ied to a á e i a a ith i e hild e , a d I o ed to the U“á ith the . I e si g self i the á e i a ultu e as ot a sho k fo e. I just sile tl o se ed that life is just like the o ies, hi h I do 't e jo too u h a a . O this o asio I ha e lea t, hat I should ot do, if I a t to p og ess i life. It as a i alua le e pe ie e, I e a e o e a a e of the ealit of life e sus the idea of ealit sp ead the edia. I felt so fo the hild e , ho e e addi ted to TV a d ideo ga es, u a le to e jo the si ple jo s of life. The o t ast as so i id et ee ho I a ted to aise hild e a d hat I had see the e, that ga e e e ough o ide e to o e o . Whe e ha e the ight i tu e of the ultu al o po e ts i ou li es, e a e ge e all o e saisied ith less, ut fo the ight sele io e ust k o hat ou hoi es, p efe e es a d p i iples a e. Lea i g to tea h Lu kil E glish la guage as ot a p o le fo e hile li i g i á e i a, ut th ee ea s late I as li i g i Hu ga agai , t o so s e e o sho tl , a d ith these g eat e e ts the e t stage of de elop e t sta ted. M litle o es eeded e all the i e, so I hose a jo that as le i le a d ould e do e f o ho e, I sta ted to tea h E glish. I al a s e e e ed ho I lea t it du i g t a els, hat helped e to p o ou e a dii ult o d, ho I p a ised a g a a ule. I ould e all the o ide e I felt he I as talki g to people i Thaila d, a d the dis a if I had to talk to Hu ga ia tea he . I head, I listed the istakes that I a ted to a oid he tea hi g othe s. I held o e la guage ou se fo e plo ees of IBM a d “a su g i Hu ga , soo I had , the ou ses a d ade a good li i g f o it. I sta ted e e lesso ith slight e ite e t, looki g fo a d to it, a d i ished ith e o ous e e gies a d e thusias fo lass, I e e got i ed. I fou d the a ee I should e i , a d – i e ea s ate sta ted tea hi g - agai , I applied fo u i e sit . This i e I as ead , I did 't e e o side lea i g it. I as o ki g, aisi g t o litle hild e , I as uildi g a house a d sill a aged to g aduate fou ea s late . The ithout hesitaio , I i ediatel sta ted aste s' studies, this i e ith a E o o ist Tea he spe ii aio , a d at the age of , I as a a ded M“ . I ould o l do it, e ause that as the ight i e fo e so eho , despite the illio othe o ligaio s I had. I e a e the edu ated pe so I a ted to e. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk áte g aduai g, I got a jo as a tea he i a high s hool i Budapest ut so ethi g did ot feel ight. álthough E“L tea hi g E glish as a se o d la guage as ot spe ii aio , I held lasses i it, st i tl ith the dei ed di e io of the s hool. The pupils had hou s of E glish ea h eek, ith th ee dife e t tea he s a d at the e d of the s hool ea , sill ould 't hold a light o e saio . I as deepl disappoi ted, e ause stude ts at the o pa ou ses eeded o l si o ths to e o e o e saio al, o ate o e ea e sill st uggle. ‘efo s, e ideas, dife e t ethods, all of these e e eje ted. I felt s all a d i sig ii a t, that I sa these ight a d s a t kids asi g thei i e. What I lea t he e is ot the ost pleasa t e pe ie e. I had to lea , ho to fu io i a s ste , ake the ost out of the situaio , o pl ith the ules a d et do est fo the stude ts. I u de esi ated the po e of edu aio al a d polii al s ste , at that i e I ould ot elie e that I o 't e a le to ake sig ii a t ha ges, the I lea t that also, ete late tha e e . I felt et a ed o so iet , ha i g see too u h of the o ld, I as o i ed that the e a e pla es he e I ould it i o e easil . Belo gi g i a ultu e of a epta e I d a o o e o e ultu al e pe ie e a el e pe ie e of li i g i the UK. This so iet akes e feel like i all I fou d the issi g li k i the hai of life. Cultu e is a out elo gi g, i o de to g o , e eed ea h othe to a g eate of lesse deg ee, a d g o i g is a solutel e essa . The o po e ts of a ultu e a e like a i kle fo ou i d, hu a soul a d ph si all ou ai he ishes the thi gs the e og ise, k o f o lo g ago o u de sta d. The e te io , i luded the de o aio s, lothes, e i o e t a d the hu a i te io , su h as thi ki g, eha iou , ha its, usto s e o e fa ilia to us e ui kl , hi h eates that se se of jo . C ossi g a d o e i g ith ultu es ea s that, e al ead ha e a sei g he e e – like it o ot – feel e elo g, a d gei g to k o the sei gs e a e i g aduall e e o e a a e of the alues a d faults a d ithi so e li itaio s, a a i el sele t the o po e t that e p efe a d o it the o es e do t like. I this a e eate a o e saisf i g life fo ou sel es. “i e I ha e li ed i the UK, I feel o e p oud to e Hu ga ia also, e ause this e i o e t has taught e that di e sit a d the tole a e of di e sit has g eat alue. Th ough sto I ha e e ealed ho I ha e ee a le to saisf dife e t eeds ith the help of dife e t ultu es so e of hi h a e e dife e t to the ultu e I as o i to. Fo e - o si gle ultu e p o ided e ith the afo da es to saisf all the eeds I ha e to a hie e o e of pote ial. ‘athe , the dife e t ultu es I ha e e ou te ed th ough life ha e p o ided e ith the o te t a d afo da e to e a le e to saisf the o i uall u foldi g eeds I ha e fo o de elop e t. Ea h ultu al o te t I as fo tu ate to get to k o has taught e alua le lesso s elai g to happi ess, the t uth a out eal eeds, h a e e stu k at a pa i ula poi t of life a d hat e a e do to help ou sel es, ea h out to othe s a d e e e af aid to put ou sel es i to u fa ilia situaio s he e e a lea . ‘efe e es Maslo , á. H. .á Theo of Hu a Moi aio .Ps hologi al ‘e ie , , - . htps://e . ikipedia.o g/ iki/Maslo % s_hie a h _of_ eeds I age sou es htp://lee ediag oup. o / o dp ess/ p- o te t/uploads/ / / ppl.jpg htp:// .spoke e glishp a i e. o / p- o te t/uploads/ / / Ou -U i ue-ápp oa h.jpg htp:// lipa f eefo . o /iles/ / .ht l htp://i age.shute sto k. o /z/sto k- e to - o a - ith-si -a sholdi g-a -apple- a - ook- ellpho e- o pute -a d-hea t.jpg LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul Cultu al I lue es o Needs Th ough e a i i g ultu es i hi h la ge u e s of people li e i po e t su h as I dia it is lea that people a e sill apa le of highe o de eeds su h as lo e a d elo gi g ess. Ho e e , this should ot o u , as a o di g to Maslo , people ho ha e dii ult a hie i g e asi ph siologi al eeds su h as food, shelte et . a e ot apa le of eei g highe g o th eeds. álso, a eai e people, su h as autho s a d a ists e.g. ‘e a dt a d Va Gough li ed i po e t th oughout thei lifei e, et it ould e a gued that the a hie ed self-a tualizaio . Co te po a esea h Ta & Die e has tested Maslo s theo a al zi g the data of , pa i ipa ts f o ou t ies, ep ese i g e e ajo egio of the o ld. The su e as o du ted f o to . ‘espo de ts a s e ed uesio s a out si eeds that losel ese le those i Maslo 's odel: asi eeds food, shelte ; safet ; soial eeds lo e, suppo t ; espe t; aste ; a d auto o . The also ated thei ell- ei g a oss th ee dis ete easu es: life e aluaio a pe so 's ie of his o he life as a hole , posii e feeli gs da -to -da i sta es of jo o pleasu e , a d egai e feeli gs e e da e pe ie es of so o , a ge , o st ess . The esults of the stud suppo t the ie that u i e sal hu a eeds appea to e ist ega dless of ultu al dife e es. Ho e e , the o de i g of the eeds ithi the hie a h as ot o e t. "álthough the ost asi eeds ight get the ost ate io he ou do 't ha e the ," Die e e plai s, " ou do 't eed to fulil the i o de to get e eits [f o the othe s]." E e he e a e hu g , fo i sta e, e a e happ ith ou f ie ds. "The ' e like ita i s," Die e sa s a out ho the eeds o k i depe de tl . "We eed the all. M Leod, “. á. . Maslo 's Hie a h of Needs. htp:// .si pl ps holog .o g/ aslo .ht l Ta , L., & Die e , E. .Needs a d su je i e ell- ei g a ou d the o ld. Jou al of Pe so alit a d “o ial Ps holog , , . .life ideedu aio .uk Journey into Another Culture : My Sabbatical Experience Lorraine Stefani Lo ai e is P ofesso of Highe Edu aio “t ategi E gage e t at the U i e sit Of Au kla d UOA , Ne )eala d. “he is ell t a elled, he e pe ise i o ga izaio al ha ge a d de elop e t has led to o sulta oles i a ou t ies i ludi g “ itze la d, Hu ga , Ho g Ko g, Aust alia, “outh Af i a a d ost e e tl , “audi A a ia. á sa ai al is a i e fo e e al a d eju e aio a d a oppo tu it fo e e pe ie es. Used ell, it is a oppo tu it fo e tal a d ph si al e e al a d e plo aio of eai e pu suits. I appl i g fo ‘esea h a d “tud Lea e i , u i e sit e ui ed uite detailed i fo aio o the pu pose a d goals, e pe ted ta gi le out o es a d e eits to the u i e sit , a d to pe so al a d p ofessio al de elop e t. M o e a hi g goal at the outset as to a out esea h o leade ship i highe edu aio ith the lo ge te ai of pu lishi g a si gle autho ed ook o this topi . This as a e esea h fo us fo e. Leade ship i highe edu aio is a u de - esea hed topi . ás u i e siies a e o sta tl ei g halle ged to ha ge a d al ost e-i e t the sel es to alig ith shiti g o epio s of the pu pose of highe edu aio , it is i e to e plo e leade ship i highe edu aio , to take ou ole as ole odels se iousl a d to u de sta d ho to uild leade ship apa ilit a d apa it , as a ii al aspe t of ou so ial espo si ilit . Bei g li e ated f o the oui e hile o sa ai al, i eases the pote ial fo lea i g. The oppo tu iies a e life ide as e look outside of the elai el safe ha e of a ade ia a d ou e e da p ofessio al o dis ipli e ased e pe ie es, k o ledge a d lea i g. It is aki to seei g life i the a ! á sa ai al afo ds us the oppo tu it to see a d e pe ie e the o ld th ough dife e t e es a d le ses a d to halle ge ou o al i dsets a d assu pio s. Just o asio all i life, a oppo tu it o es alo g that ould ot ha e ee p edi ted ut ope s up e a d e ii g possi iliies fo lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t. Late i I e ei ed a i itaio to spe d a pe iod of i e as a Co sulta t to the Dea ship of De elop e t a d “kills E ha e e t DD“E at PNU. I as se o ded f o posiio at the U i e sit of áu kla d, as pa t of ou highe edu aio st ategi e gage e t age da. The o e a hi g pu pose of the o sulta as to suppo t the de elop e t of a Ce t e fo E elle e i Lea i g a d Tea hi g ithi the PNU Dea ship of De elop e t a d “kills E ha e e t a d to suppo t the U i e sit i de elopi g st ategies to uild leade ship apa it a d apa ilit i lea i g a d tea hi g. The Cultu al Challe ge P io to e ei i g this i e t i iiai es i a p ofessio al edi ilit had a lo g-sta a ade itaio I had ee to “audi á a ia se e al i es a d had suppo ted lea i g a d tea hi g de elopu i e siies i the Ki gdo , a d ith the “audi á a ia Mi ist of Highe Edu aio . I had gai ed a d i sights i to the halle ges of ha ge i ultu all dife e t u i e siies, ut I had ot p e iousl i e gage e t i a u i e sit i “audi á a ia. I taki g o the ole of o sulta t to the Dea ship of “kills De elop e t a d E ha e e t, a o te t that as ultu all e dife e t to a thi g I had e pe ie ed efo e, I o de ed if t ied a d tested app oa hes to a ade i de elop e t ould e essa il e t a sfe a le. Would e pe taio s ithi a dife e t ultu al te ai , a pla e ith e dife e t po e a d polii s e adi all dife e t? Would philosoph , eliefs a d p a i es e appli a le i this dife e t ultu e? To hat e te t e e et o ks of a i iies a ealit i P i ess No a U i e sit ? LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk It is fai to sa that as a o a t a elli g alo e, othi g a uite p epa e ou fo the ultu e sho k of a i i g i “audi á a ia. You a e o e a o gst the e a , o spi uous ou p ese e. Wea i g the á a ah is a dato at all i es fo o e outside of the ho e. This issue is o - egoia le, a fa t of life i “audi á a ia a d fo a Weste o e this aises the issue of h o e ould hoose to spe d i e i “audi á a ia. Fo e it as a out e pa di g glo al pe spe i e o the i po ta e of edu aio , se se of self as a glo al a ade i iize , e thusias fo halle ge a d de elopi g a d g o i g se se of self a d o ld ie . The o ld is ess a d o ple a d oss- ultu al a d ossou da olla o aio s a e edu aio al a d de elop e tal. If e a u de sta d ea h othe ete hate e ou ultu e e ight e a le to uild a ete futu e. Leade ship Challe ges fo Saudi A a ia Wo e The ost halle gi g aspe t of o ki g i “audi á a ia as a edu aio al de elope is ot i sha i g a ade i de elop e t p a i es, ut athe i u de sta di g ultu all dife e t o epio s of leade ship. This issue as e e o ep o i e ti P i ess No a U i e sit hi h a ot e o side ed to e the o . While it is a o e -o l u i e sit , the e a e sig ii a t issues ega di g the status of o e i “audi á a ia. Wo e ust ea the á a ah at all i es; the a e ot pe ited to d i e; the ust e a o pa ied at all i es outside of the ho e a d the ust gai pe issio f o a ale elai e to t a el, a d of ou se e a o pa ied. These so ietal est i io s o o e ha e ea t that o e a e ot ge e all a usto ed to ei g afo ded o taki g o leade ship oles i the o kpla e. O the othe ha d the o e o ki g i highe edu aio a e e t ao di a i thei o it e t a d thei passio fo su ess. Ma of the ha e ee edu ated i u i e siies a ou d the o ld, i the U“á, Ca ada a d the UK fo e a ple. I e pe ie e of o ki g i u i e siies i “audi á a ia, the e is o uesio that the e is a e thusias , a hu ge to lea as u h as possi le a out lea i g a d tea hi g, to adopt a d odif st ategies that o sulta ts like self i g to thei u i e siies. It as ot too p o le ai the efo e to i t odu e a oss fa ulies i iiai es su h as Pee O se aio of Tea hi g, ii g a “tate e t of Philosoph of Lea i g a d Tea hi g, e plo i g the oio of de elopi g a po folio fo the pu poses of i iiai g Tea hi g E elle e á a ds. It as i te esi g that i o pa iso to thei ale olleagues i othe i ed ge de u i e siies, o e fa ult i PNU did ot ha e a p o le a out sha i g tea hi g e pe ise, a out i t odu i g pee o se aio a d feed a k. I a othe u i e sit , the idea of pee o se aio as ot el o ed e ause of a fea of ep isals if a ad epo t as ite a out thei tea hi g. It as ot possi le i that i sta e to e-assu e so e fa ult e e s that ad epo ts as ot the poi t o pu pose of the e ha e e t st ateg . The fa ult i PNU el o ed the idea holehea tedl ! What as u h o e halle gi g as e gagi g i o e saio s a d i iiai es to uild leade ship apa ilit a d i this espe t, ultu al o epio s of leade ship e e at the fo ef o t of the halle ge. Pe haps this is á solute o a h a d auto a a e ot o pai le ith dist i uted leade ship a d e po e e t a d, i ould e e su p isi g if the e e e ot sig ii a t ge de dife e es i thi ki g a out leade ship, gi e t adiio al ole i “audi á a ia so iet . I the e t se io I outli e so e of the ultu al is at h et ee o epio s of leade ship a d those I e pe ie ed at PNU. ithi PNU ot su p isi g. addiio it o e s Weste The leade ship i puts that ha e i pa ted o e ost i lude, a Leade ship at the Peak p og a e fa ilitated the Ce t e fo C eai e Leade ship CCL a d the o k of Ji P Kouzes a d Ba Pos e i thei ook . The lea i g f o these i puts a e hat I a ith e a d e dea ou to li e up to i o k uildi g leade ship apa it a d apa ilit . I o k to a ds le di g togethe leade ship a d pedagogi al k o ledge i a ade i p a i e. Cultu al Co pa iso s O e ea s of a i ulai g a s i hi h ou app oa hes to leade ship dife f o those of su h a ultu all dife e t e i o e t as a o e s u i e sit i the Middle East is to take Kouzes a d Pos e s Leade ship Challe ges a d gi e hat a e o side ed si plisi o pa iso s ut hi h hopefull gi e a se se of the ultu al ua es that e a t ig o e i sha i g ou e pe ise a oss ultu es. I ake so e ultu al o pa iso s elo usi g Kouzes a d Pos e s Leade ship Challe ges as a f a e o k. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Model the Wa The i st leade ship halle ge is to odel the a eed to e o s ious of ou sel es as ole odels; e gaged ou sel es, sho o it e t, espe t a also e i lue e s a d ad o ates – a d e gage i . What is ea t this is that as leade s e e ust p o ote e gage e t ei g d dig it fo all ega dless of status. We should take fo g a ted de o ai p o esses. The ke to su essful leade ship is i lue e, ot autho it K.H.Bla ha d I “audi á a ia ho e e , the e a e fe ole odels fo o e i leade ship posiio s a d the e is a st o g te de to e uate leade ship ith po e . Leade s a e ot e essa il hose fo thei skills a d e pe ise ut athe th ough pat o age – status, lass, ultu e. It is ho e e uite o g to o side that Weste ou t ies a e odels of de o a a d this as a o e t I hea d f e ue tl f o olleagues i “audi á a ia. The e is a depth of hie a h , po e a d autho it i u i e siies i “audi á a ia that is e t e el dii ult to a igate a d thus, it is ot al a s the ase that odeli g the a is eas to do. I spi e a Sha ed Visio Leade ship is the The se o d of the i e leade ship halle ges alls upo leade s to e gage i a olla o ai e efo t apa it to t a slate to dete i e a isio fo the o ga izaio hi h is lea l alig ed ith o ga izaio al goals. I isio i to ealit this espe t ost of us a pa i ipate i a de o ai p o ess. While e a e o ea s Wa e Be is pe fe t, e do e jo f eedo of e gage e t a d dialogue a d dife e t oi es a e hea d. I o t ast, e pe ie e pa i ula l i PNU as that the e is a so ietal di ide et ee t adiio alists a d ode ize s. The e a e t o ie s e p essed a out PNU. O e is that edu ai g o e the ill ake ete i es a d the othe is that edu ai g a o e o e tha has t adiio all ee the ase, o e ill ha e a oi e i the polii al, so ial a d e o o i futu e of “audi á a ia. But ight o , o e do ot ha e that po e a d it appea ed to e that PNU is st uggli g to set out a lea isio , st ategi pla s, ope aio al pla s et . It is a i situio sill i its i fa a d as su h is ot et i o t ol of its o desi a d the efo e it is dii ult to i spi e a sha ed isio , a d the le els of e gage e t a oss i situio s that e e og ize a e ot isi le i PNU. Challe ge the P o ess Leade ship is the Most leade ship lite atu e hethe it o es f o the usi ess o the edu aio se to s ould illi g ess to put o esuggest that leade ship is ot a out ai tai i g the status uo. I highe edu aio the e is a self at isk e pe taio that leade s ill lead i o aio a d e pe i e taio ; a esea h-led app oa h to Ma ell, J.C. ha ge u de pi ed s hola ship; st ategies to e ha i g o ga izaio al pe fo a e. ás a e e of a a ade i de elop e t o u it ith leade ship espo si iliies, the oio of halle gi g the p o ess ote e ui es ou age, u h ad o a a d pe suasio at dife e t le els, ut elief is that I a ot eall e pe ted to keep thi gs i ki g o e , ut athe to efe t ea i gful ha ge th ough a dife e t st ategies. I “audi á a ia ultu e a d t adiio ake it e dii ult fo o e to halle ge the p o ess . The u i e sit is e el a i o os of ultu al o s of high po e dista e i the hie a h a d a la e s of u eau a , esuli g i a lo g p o ess of de isio aki g. It is ot i the po e s of fa ult o a age e t i PNU to halle ge the p o ess. E a le Othe s to A t M i te p etaio of the fou th leade ship halle ge is that as a i di idual ith leade ship espo si iliies it is ii al to ole to eate a li ate of t ust a d lit people up. The e a e a e a ples of leade s elie i g that it is all a out the . I fa t a e e t log post f o He Mi tz e g, a outsta di g leade i leade ship a d a age e t is e itled The Epide i of Ma agi g Without a “oul. I this posi g, Mi tz e g talks a out a age s ho spe ialize i killi g ultu es at the e pe se of hu a e gage e t! E a li g othe s to a t ea s ei g ge e ous ith leade ship oles to uild apa it a d apa ilit , e to i g a d oa hi g e pli itl fo leade ship a d eai g t a spa e i a ee p og essio a d the e a d p o esses. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk A leade is est he people a el k o he e ists, he his o k is do e, his ai fulilled, the ill sa : e did it ou sel es Lao Tzu I ould ot lai that i ou u i e siies all is ell, i fa t e a e less tha pe fe t i a of ou i situio al p o esses. Ho e e i a auto ai so iet , it is lea l u h o e dii ult to e a le othe s to a t. The poi ts elo gi e a i di aio of so e of the issues I dis e ed f o o ki g ith fa ult i PNU:     La k of o i uit of p a i e, ith a dife e t o sulta ts ot e essa il all gi i g the sa e essages. “ ste i ha ges a e e ui ed to e ha e oi aio a o gst staf gi e that the e is o t a spa e p o esses fo e uit e t a d a ee p og essio . Fa ult e e s a e doi g a he oi jo i o e edded halle gi g i u sta es. Fa ult e e s a e illi g to e gage, a d seek app op iate de elop e t oppo tu iies alig ed ith thei oles, ut i di idual o e a d the i situio itself a e ot i o t ol of thei o desi . E ou age the Hea t The last ut ot least of the i e leade ship halle ges espoused     ‘e og ize a hie e e t, e a d high pe fo Li e ou alues, e a ole odel fo Pos e a d Kouzes e ou ages us to: a e, sho ge e osit of spi it alues ased leade ship “ho the est, e ou age the est E gage, lit, e thuse, i spi e These poi ts a e ot so e dife e t f o those espoused othe e pe ts i the ield of leade ship a d ould see to e appli a le i all leade ship situaio s. ás leade s e eed to o k at li i g up to the halle ges a d the o ple iies of leade ship ithi ou highe edu aio i situio s, a d i ealit the e a e fe a ie s to us ei g the est e a e. I the ultu al o te t ei g o side ed the e a e a o sta les a d a ie leade ship hi h ste s f o the ultu al e i o e t. Wo e i “audi á a leade ship i a e i o e t he e the e is a disi t la k of e og iio . M e t e el ou ageous o e doi g a dii ult jo i e dii ult i u sta The people ho a e liti g the o ld o a d a d up a d a e those ho e ou age o e tha the ii ize Eliza eth Ha iso s, ot least of all the top do a d top hea ia ha e to o k i e sel ha d to p o e thei e pe ie e at PNU as o e of at hi g es. To i d it as ot a ase of o e ot a i g to e o e o e the est leade s the ould e, it as ot e essa il a ase of Weste assu pio s ei g t a sposed i to a e dife e t ultu e. ‘athe it as the ase that de o ai p o esses as e u de sta d the a e ot u h i e ide e. While o e a e aki g ad a es i so iet , i the o kpla e, i the polii of “audi á a ia, the oio of leade ship e uai g ith po e is deepl e t e hed, a d the idea of e po e i g people, o e i pa i ula , is o e of a uphill st uggle i this ultu al e i o e t. Gi e that a of us ill e i ited to e gage i o sulta o t a ts i ou t ies e dife e t f o helpful to e plo e the ultu al halle ges a d glea i fo aio f o those ho ha e go e efo e! What dife e e did this e pe ie e ou o , it ake to e? a e Li i g a d o ki g i “audi á a ia ga e e i edi le i sights i to the status a d the halle ges fo u i e siies i “audi á a ia. I lea ed so u h o e a out Isla a d the Isla i ultu e. I also lea ed that u h of hat e take to e a d assu e to e ep essio of o e , is see e dife e tl highl edu ated “audi á a ia o e , ut I also did lea u h a out the dissaisfa io of o e ega di g the ight to ote, the ight to d i e a d f eedo of o e e t. htp:// i ages .saudi it. o / / _ _ LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue .jpg : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk I lea ed a g eat deal a out i te ultu al o pete e, hat it eall ea s – a d I uesio hethe o e ough jo of suppo i g stude ts a d i deed staf i de elopi g this o ple skill o at i ute. ot e do a good Pe so all a d p ofessio all I a ot i a dou t that I ha e g o as a pe so . I etu i g to u i e sit I hoped that lea i g, pu li aio s, ta gi le i pa t ill e of alue ot o l to u i e sit , ut also u h o e idel tha that. I the less ta gi le a d easu a le aspe ts of sa ai al lea e, I hoped that I ould add alue to the u i e sit , i g e ha ed se se of i dful ess a d ei g i dful, a d glo al k o ledge a d u de sta di g to ea o o ko leade ship i highe edu aio . I a g ateful to the U i e sit of áu kla d fo the suppo t p o ided fo sa ai al ‘esea h a d “tud Lea e. I holehea tedl e o e d sa ai al i e a d full elie e that the added alue fo the i situio is sig ii a t ith easu a le a d i easu a le o po e ts. F o ie poi t the oppo tu it to e a e o lifelo g a d life ide lea i g i this a , as a t eat, a halle ge a d a p i ilege. The pe so al a d p ofessio al de elop e t a d e elaio ships a d oppo tu iies that ha e e e ged th ough dis upi g life, to e is o th its eight i gold. A k o ledge e ts This a i le as adapted f o t o p e ious a i les: “tefa i L Dis upi g You Life Ca Help You G o Life ide Magazi e De e e htp:// .life ideedu aio .uk/ agazi e.ht l “tefa i, L. Is Ou á ade i P a i e T a sfe a le á oss Cultu al Bou da ies? “EDá Edu aio al De elop e ts pp “tefa i L Is Ou á ade i P a i e T a sfe a le á oss Cultu al Bou da ies?: á leade ship ase f o “audi á a ia “EDá Life ide Edu aio is g ateful to “EDá fo allo i g us to epu pose sig ii a t pa ts of thei a i le. Othe sou es ited Kouzes, J. a d Pos e , B. The Leade ship Challe ge th Ediio Josse -Bass, “a F a is o Mi tz e g, H. The Epide i of Ma agi g Without “oul htp:// . i tz e g.o g/ log/ a agi g- ithout-soul á tuall li i g i a othe ou t ei d ou ho i edi le life is. Though ou get used to a e oui e a d e jo a e o fo t, so ethi g a out it gi e ou a app e iaio fo e e thi g—thi gs that ou ould t usuall oi e o pa ate io to. ála a Ha e htps:// ediu . o /hu a -output/ h ou-should-li e-i -a othe - ou t -at-so epoi t-i - ou -life-o -as-soo -as-possi lefd #. du pz LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Valuing Differences and Similarities Melissa Hahn Melissa as o a d aised i A izo a ut has also li ed i Pola d, a ied i to a Ko ea A e ia fa il , a d isited o e tha states a d ou t ies i No th A e i a, Eu ope, a d Asia. These e pe ie es ha e sho he the eaut – a d the halle ge – of ossi g ultu es ith o pete e a d o ide e, a d ha e oi ated he to help othe s ith thei jou e . He passio is to help people a igate ultu al dife e es i elo aio , edu aio , a d fa il life. “he is the autho of se e al a i les fo the Ha a d Busi ess ‘e ie a d a i te ultu al hild e s ook Lu i a ias Light the Wa . Follo he o T ite @“o o a Ha ok. Cultu e is a a ellous thi g But it a also e pe ple i g a d f ust ai g he e do t u de sta d ho to ead the hidde odes a d pe fo the eui ed s ipts. It a also e ha d to k o hat to do he e pe taio s lash ith ou o ethi s a d o s. E e people ho o side the sel es le i le, ope - i ded, a d se sii e a st uggle ith feeli gs of o fusio , dis o fo t, a d u e tai t ! I help people o e t a oss ultu es a d a age the sel es du i g ultu al ha ge a d t a siio . Dife e t situaio s all fo dife e t app oa hes; I e gage people i a a iet of a s, i ludi g as a ite , oa h, o sulta t, e to , esea he , a d photog aphe . Th oughout i te ultu al o k, o e uesio f e ue tl e e ges: Is it ete to fo us o si ila iies o dife e es he thi ki g a out ultu es that a e dife e t to ou o ? Whe I as a stude t i ele e ta s hool a k i the s, I e a e e fa ilia ith the Ve Diag a . I a pape a d pe il e a, tea he s ould t get e ough of o pa e a d o t ast a i iies i hi h e ould ide if ho t o thi gs – like a o el a d its il adaptaio – e e the sa e i so e a s a d dife e t i othe s. Neithe half of the a i it as the e d goal; athe , the poi t as to dis o e the d a i elaio ship of sepa ate ess a d o e ted ess et ee the t o ite s. This old-fashio ed diag a has esu fa ed i i d latel as I ead a i les a out hethe it s o e i po ta t to fo us o si ila iies o dife e es he ossi g ultu es. I ie , a d i keepi g ith the Ve Diag a , it s ot eithe -o ut oth-a d. The Po e of Si ila iies Milto Be et , o e of the leadi g s hola s i the i te ultu al ield, o se ed that a o o ea io to a d ultu al dife e es is defe si eess. I stead of e pe ie i g u iosit o ope i g thei a s i tole a e, people a t ist dife e es i to e ide e that thei o ultu e is eithe u de th eat o is i he e tl supe io . The ost o ious e a ple of this is i the polii al it iol that su ou ds i ig aio de ates, ut it also pla s out i o kpla es a d o u iies. Co side ho so e people see a o a i a heads a f a d assu e that she is just too fo eig o da ge ous to elate to, o ho te pi g it is to la e tea e e s f o othe ou t ies fo e e p o le . I these situaio s, fo usi g o si ila iies is a u da tl helpful. Would t it e i e to k o that the o a i the s a f also e jo s ooki g, photog aph , a d da i g – just like ou? That the tea e e s sha e ou passio fo foot all/ so e , a e also doi g pa e ts, o possess ede ials that ou espe t? “i ila iies edu e ou ul e a ilit a d put us at ease. B fo usi g o the , e a do g ade ou i te al th eat le el a d idge dife e es that ight ha e ade us a t to sta a a . The Po e of Dife e es “i ila iies i spi e us to pla t those i st seeds of a e elaio ship. Thei li itaio is that e a e o e pe ple ed he people e e ide iied as ei g like us su se ue tl do thi gs that ake us a g , i sult us, o let us do . If e a e so si ila , the h do ou glo al tea e e s iss deadli es, gi e ague a s e s to ou uesio s, o defe to thei o osses athe tha e hi it the i di idual espo si ilit , di e t o u i aio , a d se se of i iiai e e i the U.“. e pe t as hall a ks of p ofessio alis ? Wh does ou eigh o appea to ha e pe spe i es o fa il life, odest , a d fe i is that di e ge f o ou o ? LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk If e ha e egated ultu al dife e es, the a s e a t e ultu al, so all that s let is to ake it pe so al. We a a a ith a ie poi t like this: I a ope i ded he it o es to othe ultu es – the e is just so ethi g o g those i di iduals. I di idual pe so aliies do pla a pa t, ut he e f a e ultu al dife e es as pe so al la s, e a tl thi k the othe pa t is upsei g us o pu pose, a put all of the espo si ilit o the to i the situaio elie e that o esoluio is possi le. Eithe a , it is a dead-e d that lea es us feeli g dise po e ed a d dise ha o e ith e a ,o a ted. B o t ast, he e o side dife e es, e a e og ize that a oss- ultu al halle ges a e ell-i te ded lashes he e o pa t is e essa il to la e. E pa di g o this ealizaio , e a e ope - i ded e ough to o side that e a e i ad e te tl a d ig o a tl ausi g othe s f ust aio s e ause of ou o ultu al assu pio s. Fo e a ple, pe haps ou e pe taio s that tea e e s p io iize li ea ale da / lo k i e, e gage i pe so al isk speaki g up, a d app oa h thei o k i a egalita ia a e auses a lot of st ess fo those ho o e f o ultu es he e i e is luid, elaio ships take p e ede e o e task o pleio , g oup ohe e e ate s o e tha i di idual su ess, a d tea s a e se sii e to hie a hies a d po e d a i s. ‘athe tha e t a i al o defeaist i the fa e of u e pe ted dife e es, e a e gage ou u iosit , lea a out the othe s ultu e, de elop e path a d o e to a d a o e p odu i e esoluio . Ide if i g dife e es o t auto ai all lead to a soluio , ut it s p et ha d to o e o e dife e es he ou do t see the . Fo e a ple Ca ada ight felt so u h like the U.“. that it as eas to fo get that e a e dife e t ou t ies ith dife e t ultu es. Pui g it Togethe Be et said that fo usi g o ultu al si ila iies a d i i izi g dife e es is a g eat pla e to sta t ut a te i le pla e to stop. I ag ee, a d this is he e the Ve Diag a o es i . It is a helpful e i de that ou a t u de sta d the elaio ship et ee t o ultu es ithout o side i g ho the a e si ila a d dife e t. To do o e a d ot the othe ould e i o plete: looki g at o l si ila iies a gi e us a o fo i g ut false se se of ho alike e eall a e, hile looki g o l at dife e es a ake us feel alie ated o th eate ed efo e e gi e the oss- ultu al e ou te a eal ha e. The diag a has its li itaio s: fo o e thi g, it is ased o a Weste p efe e e fo app oa hi g p o le s logi all th ough atego izaio a d lassii aio ; fo a othe , it does t p o ide soluio s. That said, it is a a agea le sta i g pla e: a st aighfo a d a to o ga ize a d la if ou thoughts a d isuall o side hat ou k o , hat ou ha e to o k ith, a d hat issues ou ight o e o e. á d est of all, it is f ee a d o pletel po ta le. A k o ledge e ts I o igi all pu lished this a i le as a post o log htps:// i te ultu al elissa. o / / / /dife e es-a d-si ila iies/ I etai the ights to the a i le a d photog aphs. You a i d out o e a out o ko e site htps://i te ultu al elissa. o / ‘efe e es Milto Be et as p ofesso du i g Maste s i I te ultu al ‘elaio s, a d the i fo le tu es he deli e ed. You a also i d his ideas i the ook Basi Co epts of I te ultu al Co I age sou e p e ious page: htps://upload. iki edia.o g/ ikipedia/ o Me ge_Ve -Diag a _ .s g.p g LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk o s/thu / / aio i luded he e is take f o u i aio : “ele ted ‘eadi gs. /Me ge_Ve -Diag a _ .s g/ the p - Finding Sanctuary in Another Culture: The Ecology of Survival Edito 's Co e t: Most of the sto ies i this issue of Life ide Magazi e a e o e ed ith e pe ie es of e ou te i g o ossi g othe ultu es that, although the ight e halle gi g at the i e a e u de take people ith thei o ill a d age i situaio s he e isk a d se u it a e ot sig ii a t fa to s. But the e a e situaio s he e people ha e to es ape thei o ultu al o te t e ause thei li es a e at isk a d the ake pe ilous jou e s th ough a ulitude of ultu es to i d a life that is safe a d se u e fo the sel es a d thei fa ilies. Thei sto ies ele t e t e e ph si al a d e oio al dis upio , diso ie taio a d ha dship that is i possi le fo ost of us to i agi e. Thei e ologies fo lea i g a e gea ed to su i al a d lea i g ho to su i e the i ediate da ge a d th eat to thei life u il the i d safet . E e the thei lea i g is gea ed to i di g the k o ledge a d esou es e essa to sustai thei li es i a e i o e t that is u k o a d a ultu e that is e dife e t to thei o a d a ell e hosile. I o du i g esea h fo this issue I a e a oss a ha o i g ut upliti g sto ies of efugee jou e s ut this Gul ali Passa la see ed espe iall e a ka le fo the la it ith hi h he des i es his e pe ie e a d the isdo he d a s f o it so that e ight lea . Journey of a Refugee: What ‘Crossing Cultures’ means to me Gulwali Passarlay Gul ali is a e a ka le ou g a hose passio s a d ide it ha e ee fo ged th ough a e a ka le life sto that i ludes leei g Afgha ista at the age of a d spe di g o ths o the oad, half-sta ed a d ilth , o e ed o e , kilo et es a d t a elli g th ough dife e t ou t ies. The jou e ea l killed hi , lea i g hi ith e tal, ph si al a d e oio al s a s, ut also e o ous esilie e a d a iio to ake a posii e dife e e to the o ld. “i e a i i g i the UK i as a polii al efugee Gul ali lea t E glish, studied ha d a d e o e a stude t at the U i e sit of Ma heste , a outh polii ia a d the autho of a ook e ou i g the tale of his jou e a oss the o ld. I this a i le he e eals so ethi g of hat ossi g ultu es ea s to hi . So e hildhood e o ies Fo the i st ea s of life I li ed ith ga ha ged. F o O to e , the opp essio that e t ithout o i gs, death, dest u o a , ut fo us the had take ou ou t dpa e ts, ho e e shephe ds i the hills. The ate / e e thi g e sufe ed at the ha ds of the U“ ilita as o sta t – the e as 't a da io . I app e iate the Tali a uled ith a i o od, a d e e utal i thei f o the i il a a d eated so e se la e of sta ilit a d pea e. I as se e ea s old. I e e e u i g et ee the kit he a d the guesthouse, take to the t i al elde s a d Tali a ighte s ho had a assed i ou ho e. á “audi a told e as a g eat f eedo ighte , had ata ked á e i a. No , just da s ate a ds, the U“ as a g ith áfgha ista , la i g us fo it. This as e ause the Tali a as efusi g to o to á e i a p essu e a d ha d o e Bi Lade , ho as said to e shelte i g i To a Bo a, a ouple of hou s d i e f o he e e li ed. Whe the U“ ega to o To a Bo a, e ould hea the sou d, ut it as fa e ough a a fo us ot to e at di e t isk. “ho tl ate a ds, ho e e , o s ai ed f o the sk di e tl o e head. It as o l late that I lea ed that the a ea a ou d ou ho e had ee the last f o t li e; U le Lala had ee o e of the last lo al o a de s of the Tali a to hold his posiio agai st the U“-led oaliio fo es. “oo ate that i al atle, he led the ou t hi self, a d e did t k o he e he had go e. Gul ali Passa la , se o d f o let, ith e e s of his e te ded fa il i áfgha ista i LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk othe ha di g e pots of tea to alled Bi Lade , ho U le Lala Th ee ea s ate the U“ o upaio ega , fathe , a do to , as shot U“ t oops. Tali a ep ese tai es ega to isit ou ho e. The a ted othe a d e to e o e ighte s o e e sui ide o e s – a t s – to a e ge ou fathe s death. I a ted to do it. But othe as i lue ed a dife e t set of thi ki g – he deep a d a idi g faith. “he had a ge ui e a d st o g u de sta di g of t ue Isla i la , a d it is a eligio that p ohi its the taki g of life. M othe as also dou l s a ed fo e a d elde othe Haz at, e ause the U“ fo es e e u gi g us to e o e i fo a ts. “he fea ed that if e got i ol ed ith NáTO fo es, e ould e see as t aito s a d killed – so she hat hed a pla to get us out. Ne e did I i agi e that he pla ould i ol e pa i g people s uggle s thousa ds of dolla s to take us to Eu ope. M jou e a oss ultu es Fi st, he I as te , she se t us to sta ith au t i Wazi ista [ o the Pakista ]. The , o e ight she a i ed a d told us that e e e to e take to safet . To Eu ope . I ill e e fo get he pa i g o ds: You ust hold o to ea h othe s ha ds. Ne e let go of ea h othe . This is fo ou o good. Ho e e ad it gets, do t o e a k. The a ho took us f o he ade light of ou g ief at pa i g. The ill e the e i a fe eeks, he assu ed othe . It ill e like a holida , a ad e tu e. His o ds ould t ha e ee fu the f o the t uth. The e t o i g e e e ha ded o e to a a a d a o a . The o a e plai ed that the ould l ith us to I a . át the ai po t, e e e to ake o oise a d ot at a t the ate io of se u it gua ds. F o the e e ould go to Eu ope. Map of Gul ali's Jou e take f o his ook a d p odu ed Ja ie Wh te htp://ja ie h te. o.uk/po folio/the-lightless-sk -a -afgha - efugee- o s-jou e -of-es ape-to-a- e -life-i - itai / O a i al at Pesha a s i te aio al ai po t, o e the o de i Pakista , the a e e e ith pi ked up Haz at s ag a d led hi th ough the gate. I e t to follo , ut the o a held e a k. I a ted to ell his a e ut the o a s ea lie a i gs a out ot at a i g ate io sill loo ed la ge i i d. I a t to go ith hi , I hispe ed. I sta ted to a d she looked a ou d e ousl . Late . You ill see hi o the pla e. I stopped i g e ause I elie ed he . But he e oa ded the pla e, othe as o he e to e see . I ould ot see hi agai fo o e tha a ea . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk I le to the it of Mashhad i I a a d so ega the ough a d te if i g - o th od sse . It led e ea death, ju pi g f o a o i g t ai i Bulga ia, a d to to tu e at the ha ds of the poli e i Ista ul. I es aped f o a p iso us i I a , as shot at the poli e, a d d ited fo da s o a st i ke oat i the Medite a ea . The ha dship ega i I a : t a elli g hidde i lo ies, uses, a s, alki g lo g dista es a d e e idi g a ho se. It as espe iall ha d at o de s. I as s a ed a d ould t t ust a o e. The age ts e e hea tless, so ei es the e as o food fo da s a d it as e old. I k e I had to lea e áfgha ista , ut I as o ied fo fa il . It took a o th to get to Tu ke . I Tu ke e e e pa ked i to t u ks – the e e e just th ee t u ks that et us fo hu d eds of people. We t a elled that a fo hou s o e ou tai s a d the e e e let. I ould t u de sta d hat as happe i g to e, ut I k e I had to go o . I t ied ot looki g like a hild. I p ete ded to sha e, ut the e as othi g to sha e. We sta ed i di t , o e - o ded oo s, so ei es the e e u de g ou d. The e e e i es I as kid apped age ts – I as a o odit fo the . I oa ded a oat fo áthe s a d as s a ed as I k e that oats like this so ei es si k. It as e o ded. It as o l fo people, ut e e e o e . We a out of food a d ate – this as the o l i e I felt af aid of hat ould happe . We e e t eated like a i als. E e thi g hu t. Wate sta ted to o e i the oat, so e people ju ped out ut I sta ed o . Poli e a e to a est us. I did t a t to die the e, i the ate . If I did, od ould e lost a d fa il ould e e k o hat happe ed to e o he e I as. The poli e es ued the a d ga e the food a d ate , at least e e e safe. This is the ost s a ed I e e a i al i G ee e, se te ed to th ee o ths i jail, he e I oke the ell lo k at ight ith s ea i g. as . O Gul ali e e tuall a aged to get to Ital a d et up ith othe Afgha as lu seeke s a d the ade thei a to F a e – it took o ths to get the e – a d the Calais. I a ted to get to the UK e ause u le as the e. But I ould ha e go e a he e safe that ould let e sta . Hustled oughl s uggle s f o uses to pi k-up t u ks a d atle ago s, ithout uesio i g o eall e e thi ki g, I put life i to the ha ds of st a ge s agai a d agai . I ote t a elled o foot fo da s a d ights o e d, alki g th ough the da k i e ote, da ge ous ou tai ous egio s to a oid dete io . á o odaio as at est o ded, a d at o st ile: at o e stop i Tu ke I as he ded i to a he oop o ded ith ig a ts a d told: Wel o e to hell. M jou e ea l killed e, a d it let e tal, ph si al a d e oio al s a s that I ill ea fo the est of life. Whe I thi k a k to that e t ao di a i e, I a e i ded i e a d agai ho lu k I a to ha e ade it out ali e. You life is take out of ou ha ds. You spe d all ou i e ei g take f o feel hu a . It is like ou a e a dead pe so al ead . pla e to pla e. You a e a shell. You o lo ge át i es alo g the a I ould tea full uesio h othe had fo ed e to go a a . But I ould e i d self that she had do e it fo e, fo safet , a d that ould d i e e o . Besides, Haz at as sill out the e so e he e, a d I had to i d hi . I lu g o to that thought ith g i dete i aio . “i e e had ee sepa ated i Pesha a , I had hea d o e s of hi , ut had e e gi e up hope. Fi all , i G ee e I et a s uggle s age t ho had o e a oss hi . Haz at, I as told, as o his a to E gla d, so that s he e I ust go. But i st I had to egoiate the hell o Ea th k o as the Ju gle i Calais. Whe e ate a ate pts to get to E gla d he e his u le li ed he a aged to sto a a o a ef ige ated a a a lo . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk To su i e, a d hethe I a tuall a ted to, as i easi gl o i d. á d I suppose that s h ...sta di g i f o t of a ef ige ated lo full of a a as, I did t hesitate. The si othe gu s I as ith e e t so su e. We ll f eeze to death i the e, o e said. I just ki ked the ud of o -out oots a d li ed up. Gul ali, the asked. á e ou su e? I sh ugged. What dife e e did it ake? F eeze i a a a a t u k o f eeze i the Ju gle du i g this old No e e ? The li ed i too. We k e the dista e f o the lo pa k to the po t e t a e, e k e the "Whe I a i ed i B itai i the a k of a a a a lo , I ha dl spoke a E glish at se saio of goi g o e the speed u ps that led to the po t he k-i a ea. all," the - ea -old sa s. "But I as This as the losest I had e e o e ate a o th of t i g – a o th that had dete i ed to o k o edu aio e e felt like th ee i es as lo g. o e t of e e da o e I as he e, e ause I k e that this ould e the o l The lo o led fo a ds. á hollo , etalli la k- la k- la k as ea h a le a I ould e a le to o u i ate to the passed o e a a p se t a ho us of e ite e t th ough the t aile . We e o ld a out hat as happe i g to gei g o the fe . people." The the lo e t uiet as the d i e tu ed of the e gi e, a d fo the e t i utes the se e of us sat i a solute sile e. á e e o i g? so eo e hissed. I held as the e – a dis e i le s a , a ge tle o ki g oio . We e e o ou a to E gla d." eath a d o e t ated. It Gul ali as dis o e ed he the lo a i ed at the fa to a d se t to p iso fo hou s. He as . The poli e asked he e he as f o a d his age. He as take to a i ig aio e o al e t e i Do e , ut e ause he as sill a hild, he as t depo ted. I stead he as take to a hotel, he e he sta ed fo a fe of da s. He as gi e a i ig aio egist aio a d a d ega to look fo his u le. Whe so ial se i es i te ie ed hi the did t elie e his age e ause he a e a oss as o e atu e a d self- o ide t. The de ided he as ½ — though a do to assessed hi as ei g et ee a d . The did t a ept his i th date o he e he as f o . Ho e e , he as asked if a ted to seek as lu a d he said he did. He as kept i a hostel fo e l a i ed as lu seeke s u il the ould i d hi a easo a le pla e to li e. He as the e fo th ee o ths. Be ause he as assessed as ½, he as gi e a o e ea isa, ith o ight of appeal, ea i g he ould e se t a k to Afgha ista he he as o . Be ause his age as disputed, ollege ould t a ept hi so ial se i es said he as ea l . e ause he said he as He fou d his u le i Bolto , ut the autho iies ould t allo hi to sta oo that he sha ed ith a othe as lu seeke : a a aged a out . . “ hool ould t a ept hi e ause ith hi . I stead he as put i a ed spa e – a Tha ks to “ta i g Poi t, hi h helped e l a i ed as lu -seeki g hild e e o e ead fo ai st ea s hool, Gul ali as a le to ate d a UK s hool o e his age dispute as esol ed. The head tea he u de stood his ase, elie ed his age a d helped hi get a s hool u ifo a d othe thi gs he eeded. I as at this s hool fo a ea . I as i despai , o o e elie ed áfgha ista . But i the e d, I a aged to p o e age. “o, f o o l . ás a esult, I ould go to a ai st ea s hool. age, the Ho e Oi e th eate ed to se d e a k to ei g thought to e this i e, the e og ised I as I a ted a edu aio . It as e ha d to get used to the s hool a d to lass ates. But I soo ealised that I eeded to do o e tha just stud fo e a s. I eeded to ha ge stude ts aitudes so the ould app e iate s hool, hat the ha e a d thei oppo tu iies. I did this th ough telli g sto . I e a e pa t of the stude t ou il a d a stude t leade at the a ade . Late I e a e a p efe t a d a ep ese tai e fo i te aio al a i als. I helped set up a s ste that ould help the u de sta d the life i B itai a d i s hool. Whe Gul ali as he had to go i to a e as oth his u le a d othe etu ed to Afgha ista to help his othe . He as put ith a foste fa il fo t o ea s. The suppo ted hi th ough his edu aio , p o idi g the sta le a d suppo i e e i o e t he eeded to get i e A le els. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk át the age of , o e tha si ea s ate I had tea full said good e to othe i Wazi ista i N Pakista , I stood i Bu le To Hall. I, the o e-s a efugee ho had let áfgha ista to a oid e o i g a Tali a sui ide o e , had ee sele ted to help a the Ol pi to h th ough B itai ahead of the Lo do Ol pi Ga es. The st eets e e li ed ith people hee i g a d a i g lags. át that o e t, I do t thi k I ould ha e lo ed adopted ou t o e. I kissed the to h a d ea ed ith p ide. át so a i es o jou e to f eedo I had felt hopeless, despo de t a d af aid: he I as shot at i I a , to tu ed i a Tu kish poli e staio , ea l d o ed ossi g the Medite a ea , a d li i g i s ualo i ig a t a ps ea Calais. Ma i es I o side ed gi i g up a d goi g ho thought kept e goi g: othe se t e a a st eets of adopted ho e, the to h u i g o l of o e thi g – he . át that o e t I k e , had ade it. The UK ga e Ol pi glo : Gul ali a i g the Ol pi to h i e safet a d p ote io , hi h e. But at those o e ts of eak ess o e to sa e life. ás I a th ough the ightl a d ith people hee i g, I thought e o d all dou t, that I had t failed he . I ea s e e thi g. Gul ali's isa a out he he tu ed ½, ut tha ks to u e ous lete s of suppo t f o the g oups he as i ol ed ith a d f o his MP, Julie Hilli gs, to the Ho e Oi e, he as gi e efugee status. His efo ts at s hool paid of a d , aged , he as a stude t of polii s a d i te aio al elaio s at the U i e sit of Ma heste . But ei g a stude t as ot e ough: d i e his issio to i p o e people s li es he has i ol ed hi self i a o ga isaio s a d p oje ts i ludi g Edu aio Youth A assado , Me e of Naio al “ ui G oup, Co issio e o the Child e s Co issio o Po e t suppo ted The Child e s “o iet , Youthfo ia Youth E plo e t Co issio , Youth e e of UN Asso iaio UK, Child e Cha pio – UNICEF, You g La ou ‘ep ese tai e, Me e of E ualit & Di e sit Co itee / Pea e A i ist, NH“ – Youth Fo u Me e , BA““, stude t ep at U i e sit of Ma heste , You g A assado fo ‘efugees & As lu “eeke s, Bolto Youth I te aio al Ne A i als ‘ep ese tai e, Vi e P eside t of U ited Afgha Pea e Mo e e t, Me e of Child e i Ca e Cou il. Gul ali isits the s hool he ate ded Essa á ade to sha e his e pe ie es ith stude ts. The Lightless Sk - a efugee's jou e to a e life & ultu e O e of the g eat oi aio s d i i g Gul ali's life as the desi e to o u i ate his e pe ie es a d the plight of fello efugees to the o ld. I he a hie ed a goal he his i st ook, The Lightless Sk : A Afgha ‘efugee Bo 's Jou e of Es ape to A Ne Life i B itai , as pu lished. I feel a se se of dut to aise a a e ess of the plight of efugees, a d the o -goi g st uggles of gha ista . That's the easo h I ote the ook. people a k i áf- M ook depi ts the efugee st uggle, ut fo e the jou e has also ee of a othe ki d. That of lea i g o e ultu e – eligious, deepl o se ai e, Isla i , t i al – a d the to e th ust i to a othe – alie , se ula , ode . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ás I sat opposite o- ite Nade e, du i g the lo g s eat-illed da s of ii g, I as st u k at ho fa I e o e. O e I ould t ha e sat alo e i a oo ith a o a ho as t elai e. I had e st o g ie s o a o a s posiio a d pla e at ho e. I o se ai e Pashtu ultu e a o a see outside the house is o side ed a g eat sha e. ás a hild I used to take it upo self to a au ts f o goi g outside, e e he e eeded ate o i e ood. I ould athe a the ood self tha isk so eo e seei g the a d ausi g disho ou to ou fa il . Fo a lo g i e I as ho iied to see o e alki g do the st eet ith thei heads u o e ed. M g a d othe told e that o e e e the ki dest eaio of God. I elie ed this. Co se ais does ot ea dis espe t. But i the Weste o ld ope ess a d e ualit is see as espe t. U de sta di g that as a slo p o ess. U de sta di g that I ould a ept ha ge ut sill li e ithi the li its a d ou da ies of eligio a d ultu e took e e e lo ge . O ea -lo g jou e to safet I as et ith so u h ki d ess a d lo e f o o e i the ou t ies I t a elled th ough – f o a do to i áthe s to hild e s ho e staf i Ital to the i eless soup kit he olu tee s i Calais. Pe haps eei g these o e ade it possi le fo e to sha e i e ost se ets ith Nade e, so eo e ho as a o plete st a ge a ea ago. á d it s ot just he . I e o ked ith a la gel all-fe ale edito ial tea at átla i pu lishi g. W ii g a ook a d la i g a e ost pai ful e o ies has ee o e of the ha dest thi gs I ha e e e do e at i es e e ha de tha the jou e itself ut this ele e t has t fazed e – so ethi g hi h su p ised e e e. I sill ha e st o g ie s a d I a sill a o se ai e Musli , et I espe t a d app e iate e uit et ee e a d o e . Toda so e of est f ie ds a e o e – i spi i g, i p essi e a d ad i a le people. I also ha e f ie ds f o all dife e t eligio s a d o e. I judge o o e a d a ept e e o e fo ho the a e. This as o e u thi ka le fo a o f o a u al illage i o e of the ost o se ai e ou t ies o ea th. Life t ul is a jou e – ot o l th ough the ph si al dista es a d ea s e t a el, ut th ough those e ha ge us alo g the a . I hope that e e o e ho eads ook ill i tu e a litle it ha ged. eet a d ho A k o ledge e ts This a i le is ased o se e al o -li e a i les a d pod asts d a f o sou es listed elo , o e saio s ith the autho a d his ook 'The Lightless “k : A Afgha ‘efugee Bo 's Jou e of Es ape to A Ne Life i B itai ' htps:// .a azo . o.uk/Lightless-“k -‘efugee-Jou e -B itai /dp/ Sou es htps://gul alipassa la . o dp ess. o / Dail Mail: htp:// .dail ail. o.uk/ e s/a i le/The-Tali a - - ea -old- a -life- a -Ol pi s-desi ed-death-sui ideo e -DID-s all- o - ake-sta -Lo do -g ippi g- e - ook- ha ts-i edi le-jou e .ht l#i zz áGW K J C ossi g Cultu es htps:// .e glishpe .o g/pe -atlas/ ossi g- ultu es/ ‘efugee Week: htp:// efugee eek.o g.uk/the-uk-ga e- e-safet -a d-p ote io - hi h- ea s-e e thi g/ B istol Post: htp:// . istolpost. o.uk/‘efugee-Gul ali-Passa la -t a elled- k -age/sto -detail/ sto .ht l#i zz F“j dP“& sp Bolto Ne s: htp:// .the olto e s. o.uk/ e s/ .“tude t_goes_ a k_to_s hool_to_sha e_his_i spi aio al_jou e _f o _ efugee_to_u i e sit _u de g aduate/? ef=a CBC ‘adio Pod ast: htp:// . . a/ adio/the u e t/the- u e t-fo -ja ua - - . /a- - ea -old- efugee-s-ha o i g -es ape-f o -afgha ista - . I age edits Ho I got to Ma heste f o áfgha ista : Fa il photo a d Ca i g the Ol pi to h: htp:// .dail ail. o.uk/ e s/ Gul ali Passa la at TED Ma heste htps:// a i le/The-Tali a - - ea -old- a -life- a -Ol pi s-desi ed-death. outu e. o / at h? =hBVMLY K hE sui ide- o e -DID-s all- o - ake-sta -Lo do -g ippi g- e - ook- ha tsi edi le-jou e .ht l#i zz áGW K J Map of Gul ali's Jou e p odu ed Ja ie Wh te htp://ja ie h te. o.uk/po folio/the-lightless-sk -a -afgha - efugee- o s-jou e -of-es ape-to-a- e -life-i - itai / Calais Ju gle htp:// .e p ess. o.uk/ e s/ o ld/ /Calais-Ju gle-Mig a t- a p-Mig a ts-‘efugees-F a e-E i io -‘efugeesF e h-poli e Visii g Essa á ade htp:// .the olto e s. o.uk/ e s/ .“tude t_goes_ a k_to_s hool_to_sha e_his_i spi aio al_jou e _f o _ efugee_to_u i e sit _u de g aduate/? ef=a LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk GATHERING THE VOICES www.gatheringthevoices.com Jenny Willis Whilst esea hi g a d o pili g a i les fo issue of Life ide Magazi e, e e ei ed a e o ta t e uest: it as f o a se io le tu e at Glasgo Caledo ia U i e sit , A gela Shapi o. She told us that she as just o plei g a PhD o iize ship a d that she is a fou di g e e of .gathe i gthe oi es. o . F o this si ple e ail the e e e ged a o de ful a a of sto ies that speak o i gl of the i pa t of fo ed ig aio , i thei ases, as Je s leei g the Holo aust. With A gela s pe issio , I ep odu e so e of he ate ial a d ould e ou age eade s to isit the e site he e the e a e i ages a d o al tesi o ies that a ot fail to tou h ou. Tha k ou to all ho ha e What is Gathe i g the Voi es? The p oje t e site i t odu es us to the s ope of its o k: This p oje t has gathe ed a d ade a aila le o li e o al tesi o f o e a d o e ho sought sa tua i “ otla d to es ape the a is of Nazi-do i ated Eu ope. “o e a e o the Ki de t a spo t, othe s su i ed o e t aio a ps. Ma ade e a ka le jou e s to get to safet i “ otla d. The e is u h fo ou to see a d hea o this site. Liste to the oi es of the su i o s – thei a e ts ill tell ou a lot a out thei jou e s. The e a e “ oish a e ts, o i e tal lilts a d so ei es a i tu e of oth. The idea as o ei ed The Gathe i g the Voi es ásso iaio , fou ded Hila a d “te e á so , á gela a d Da id “hapi o a d Clai e a d Ho a d “i ge a pi tu ed, ight . The a e suppo ted a d spo so ed u e ous odies, i ludi g those sho elo . The e site ollates the sto ies of Je ish people ho ade thei a to “ otla d i o de to es ape Nazi opp essio . It i gs the to life th ough sou d a d ideo, sill i ages a d t a s ipts of su i o s o ds. Ea h sto is st u tu ed a ou d a o o , i te a i e te plate, as illust ated o e leaf, allo i g isito s to dip i to e e ts o pe iods of the i di idual s life. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk The p oje t p o ides i fo aio fo edu aio al a d pe so al uses, a d has a o ile e hi iio that a e hi ed. O e ite that I fou d pa i ula l i te esi g as a glossa of o ds, a gi g f o te h i al te s asso iated ith Judais to i di iduals ho pla ed a sig ii a t pa t i polii s of the Nazi e a. The li a of e spape a i les ofe s a hou s of so e et i spi i g eadi g. Togethe , this has eated a li i g a hi e that e i ds us of the at o iies pe pet ated a fe a d the esilie e of those ho ha e su i ed to tell thei sto ies. To illust ate the p oje t, a d see the i pa t of ig aio i the i di idual, let us look at the a ou t of o e su i o , Ma io th Ca ass, pi tu ed he e ith he hus a d He o thei eddi g a i e sa . Ma io s sto Ma io tells us: I as o i K ako i Pola d o the ho e ot i hospital. th of Ja ua . I as o at M fathe as a la e a d I as a o l hild. The e e had a oe hild e e ause fathe as i the e t oo he I as ei g o a d he said to th ough that agai . “he laughs, e eali g he I had a e othe I ll e e put ou i ked ha a te , efo e addi g p i ileged up i gi g as I ealise o , of ou se ou do t ealise it at the i e. It see s that f o he e egi i gs, Ma io s ide it as i o li t, ith he pa e ts disag eei g o e He steel atu e sho s th ough as she e plai s ho she a e to e k o as Ma io : hat to all he . It as i Pola d he ou ha e a a e like Ma ia ou a e alled Ma isza, Ma illa, Ma i a, I ea the e a e a iaio s of the a e a d so I as used to ei g alled all so ts of thi gs a d I did t a t a of the . I said I d like to e alled Ma io so I [ha e ee ] Ma io e e si e. K o i g that la guage is a i po ta t pa t of ou spoke as a hild. “he eplies: Well at ho e u il , fo tu ate posiio , the e as that she had to k o he ou e se e , ell I ultu al ide it , the i te ie e asks Ma io a out the la guages she e o l spoke Polish at ho e ut I had a go e ess, ell othe as i a e as a ook, the e as a aid a d fo e a go e ess a d the sipulaio fo the go e ess He e e ause I lea t He e efo e I e t to s hool. I Pola d, ou go to s hool as ot uite se e e ause “epte e ou sta ted s hool a d I as se e i Ja ua . I as o l o e ea at s hool i Pola d a d it as a Je ish s hool, a litle p i ate s hool just th ee o fou lasses. But I had a go e ess ho taught e He e so that I ould ead a d ite He e a d I lea ed litle He e so gs a out a i o [ ae opla es] a d eh ou k o all so ts of litle He e o ds, a d of ou se all the i le sto ies. á d fo all the Yo to i [fesi als], e al a s e t to g a dpa e ts, fathe s pa e ts e ause othe s LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk pa e ts e e lo g go e, a d es, so that I as ou k o ho e. I o l lea ed ‘ussia he e fa ilia ith all this ut it as o l Polish e spoke at e e e take to “i e ia. I as th ee ea s i the i st lass. He o ds ele t the p i ileged life she e jo ed as a ou g hild, a d the i po ta e of fa il a d eligio . He ide it lea l ooted i he Je ish ess. F o he ou gest da s as Whe Hitle i aded Pola d i , like a Je s, Ma io a d he fa il led. The ossed i to the “o iet zo e ut e e se t to “i e ia, suspe ted of ei g e e alie s. The e e kept fo t o ea s i a loggi g a p, efo e the Nazis i aded ‘ussia a d the Poles e a e allies, e a li g Ma io s fa il to lea e. This the did o log ats i e to Bukha a i hat is toda alled Uz ekista . He fathe died of t phoid, a d he othe as ill ith t phoid, d se te a d ala ia though she ould su i e , so Ma io as se t to a o pha age. “he etu ed to Pola d ate the a , efo e o i g to Glasgo to li e ith a au t. ea -old Ma io s passpo t Whe she esu es he sto , she fo uses o he hild e a d g a d hild e . “he had t o hild e a d ould ha e liked a thi d, ut he hus a d He said a solutel ot . Befo e lo g, he daughte Ni a as lea i g ho e to e o e a áu Pai i F a e. He so , Pete , as sill at s hool, so Ma io de ided it as i e to stud : I e t to La gside College to do a se eta ial ou se a d thought I ould a e do that so t of o a d of to it i ith life. á d I as doi g e ell ith sho tha d t pi g, a ou ta , e e thi g a d the I ega to feel e u ell a d I ould t ea the s ell of the di i g oo . á d I got thi e a d thi e a d it tu ed out I as p eg a t. “he o i ues á d that s he I had áli e. I had to gi e up studies e ause th ee i es a da , ot just o i g si k ess. … I as eall , eall Fo tu atel , áli e as deli e ed safel . Ma io felt it as pe fe t, “he e e lood p essu e d opped do ad, ell I as . , I just as si k e ause ou ha e the i e a d ou ha e the e pe ie e. e s fo dl othe a e f o Is ael to help e a d othe as o de ful, she eall the e d of studies as a se eta ut it did help e to do the ooks fo He . as o de ful. á d so that as ágai , fa il is e t al to he life, a d he thi d hild as p oud to follo the fa il t adiio s, espe iall he Je ish faith. “he p oudl e alls áli e s g aduaio f o u i e sit : it as o a “atu da a d this i e she had e o e e o thodo a d she ould t g aduate o a “atu da . Whe Ma io s au t died, the fa il ea h e ei ed e ual p opo io s of he othe s a ai e: áli e used the o e to go to “he a i i Ha Nof. … To stud Je studied that a d that s he e she et he hus a d. … á d he a i ished u i e sit , I thi k i De e , Colo ado he e he o es f o ea i e fo a fe o ths a d de ided to e o e eligious a d o e . It is áli e ho featu es ost i he ish eligio . á d good ess she e tai l e o e f o a o o thodo fa il a d he had , a d as goi g to do la . But he e t to Is ael e t to O “o a a h Yeshi a. The fa il s ide it as Je s is st o g. áli e a d he hus a d ould ha e fou o s: T o o s e e o i Je usale u il he i ished his studies a d the he got a jo i Leeds as a stude t haplai to Yo kshi e U i e siies. á d she had a othe o i Leeds, that as “hlo i, a d the he got a jo i JF“ i Lo do tea hi g eligio . “o the o ed to Edg a e a d she had litle Moishe i Lo do . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Ma io s so Pete had a so a d th ee daughte s, the elde of ho ha e all ate ded u i e sit a d the ou gest is i ishi g he á le els. He o elde daughte , Ni a, has ee the hild ho o i ued the pe ipatei life ote asso iated ith Je ish ig a ts: Whe she e t to F a e, ate she i ished, she i ea old gi l a d a a . á d the had li ed i Ke she thought she ould take that jo . But the i ou t a d ought a h teau i the south of F a G asse a d it s the pe fu e i dust the e. … ished No la d s … she got a jo ith a fa il , I thi k the had a si gto a d the had so e estate i the Bo de s i “ otla d. “o e she a tuall a e to take the jo the had sold up i this e, i Ba -su -Loup o Tou etes-su -Loup hi h is ot fa f o Ma io s oute to Glasgo No aged “o she o ked the e fo a out o ths a d the she a e a k to Glasgo , got a jo i a u se i Batleield [ u se ] hi h as slightl dife e t, ut she de ided she a ted to go to Ca ada. He s t o ou ge othe s li ed i Ca ada, o e i Ma ito a, o e i Ota a. “o she a ted to e ig ate to Ca ada, a d ha i g F e h as ell as E glish, she did the appli aio s a d so o a d she e ig ated. “o she li ed i Ca ada fo a out ea s. á d the she de ided to go a kpa ki g a ou d Eu ope. á d the she etu ed to the south of F a e to isit a d she got this jo i the pe fu e i dust , a se eta ial jo . … “o she s ee o ki g the e o fo o e ea s. , Ma io is asked to ele t o ho he life has ha ged si e he hildhood i Pola d. “he eplies: I e ee e lu k . Well, if Hitle had his a the e ould e othi g, so e e e e It is pe haps this stoi is a d a ilit u de pi s Ma io s sto of ot o l io to su eed that pe eates the adaptaio a d i teg aio a o-e Ma io s sto lu k that the took us to “i e ia. Yes. to a ept ha ge, hilst etai i g st o g fa il a d eligious alues a d ide it that su i al ut t iu ph. It is this spi it of deia e i the fa e of ad e sit a d dete i aa ai es i this o i g a hi e. The a e a i spi aio to us all a d sho that ist ith ete io of ou o e alues. li es o á d Ma io s sto does ot e d he e. Fo a eai e tea of stude ts at Glasgo Caledo ia U i e sit ha e de ised a a of usi g he e pe ie es to i fo the outh of toda , speaki g to the i a la guage the ill elate to: i te a i e ga i g. The e spape ui gs a e e pa ded to sho ho these stude ts joi ed ith The Gathe i g the Voi es tea to p odu e a o pelli g, se ious ga e hi h takes pla e s alo g the oute follo ed Ma io to es ape pe se uio . át ea h stage, the a e i ol ed i de isio - aki g tasks hi h e ui e the to i e se the sel es i the e e ts that took pla e so lo g ago. This is a i ge ious a of tea hi g the ou ge ge e aio hat histo felt like i its aki g, a d a ot fail to ake a i deli le i p essio o the . If ou ould like to pla the ga e ou self, .gathe i gthe oi es. o /ga es. just go to htp:// Tha k ou to e e o e ho has o t i uted to a azi g o k. this t ul LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk The Enormous Value of Cross-Cultural Conversations: A Cultural Perspective on BREXIT Michael Tomlinson Mi hael is a e e of the Life ide Edu aio Tea . The e ill e u h ite a o e ualiied tha e o the topi of the i pa t of B e it a d hethe it is a good o a ad thi g. Ho e e , it see s o l ii g i this ediio of Life ide Magazi e that is e plo i g hat ultu e ea s to ou lea i g a d de elop e t, that e e a i e the pote ial i pa t B e it ill ha e o oss- ultu al e pe ie es ithi the UK. These e pe ie es a e all a ou d us if e a e ope to the possi iliies a d I had the lea est e a ple of ho ou ultu al e pe ie es i the UK ight ha ge as a esult of B e t du i g a lo el e jo a le o e saio I had ith th ee ‘o a ia stude ts the ight ate the efe e du i a pu - o e of fa ou ite pla es fo ultu al e ha ges. O e of the stude ts had just i ished a á hite tu e ou se i Lei este , o e as o plei g he Maste s i Media & Co u i aio at L“E a d the othe as a a age at a IT sta t-up. O e the ou se of the e e i g ou o e saio lo ed i la less E glish I should add f o topi s as di e se as ‘o a ia a d Bulga ia folk usi , the dife e es et ee the a ious eth i g oups of easte Eu ope, easte Eu opea polii s, ‘o a ia da e a d of ou se, the i po ta e of Tui a a d ‘akia! These o e saio s a see i o uous, a d et, if e look at the dei iio s of ultu e e e gi g f o Life ide Edu aio 's su e , it see s that a of us ag ee that it is the u i ue pe ulia iies of ea h ou t a d the a people eha e i that ou t , that e alue as that aio 's ultu e. O e the ou se of ou o e saio , I felt I u de stood thei ultu e a d alued the as people, a d pe haps ost i po ta tl , app e iated the o ld a d pla e i it, just that litle it ete . B lea i g a out the ultu es of othe s e lea a out ou sel es a d hat ei g a ultu e ei g ea s. People a e o ple a d u de sta di g othe s' o ple iies e a ete u de sta d ou o . Pe haps I alued ou o e saio so u h e ause lea i g a out so eo e else a d thei ultu e e a led e to ast light o self a d o ultu e. “adl , i the ake of the efe e du , these th ee people ho had so u h to gi e ou so iet , said the felt the ould o lea e the UK follo i g the ote, ot e ause the fea ed the ould e fo ed out, ut e ause the did ot a t to e ai i a ou t that the did ot feel a ted the . Ho a othe s, i si ila posiio s up a d do the ou t ould e sa i g si ila thi gs? Ho a of these ha d o ki g, ell edu ated people ill e lose e ause e a e af aid of the idea of the f ee o e e t of people ithi Eu ope? á d as a esult, ho a of these o e saio s, hi h e a le us to gai e i sights a d pe spe i es o the o ld, ou sel es a d ou o pla e i the o ld ill o e e get to happe ? It is ie that o e saio s that fa ilitate ultu al e ha ge help us u de sta d ou sel es, as ell as othe s a d the o ld, ete . The ake us o e tole a t a d ete a le to e pathise ith the ie s a d e pe ie es of othe people ho a e ot f o ou o ultu e. The help us o e t ou li es to the li es a d ultu es of othe people. The ote to lea e the U io of Eu opea ou t ies ill u dou tedl li it the oppo tu iies B iish people ha e fo su h e ha ge, a e ot fo those of us fo tu ate e ough to t a el a d e plo e, ut e tai l fo the ajo it of people i the ou t . I a ot elie e that su h li itaio s ill e e ei ial to the health a d p ospe it of ou so iet . Whe e lea a out othe s e lea a out ou sel es, a d I a fea ful that ou u illi g ess to ope ou sel es to othe s ill esult i a g eate ig o a e of ou sel es, g eate i tole a e of othe s, a d li it the possi iliies of ou so iet . The B‘EXIT ote is o e tha a ote to lea e the EU — it's a ote that ill, i the lo g te , ha e p ofou d i pa t o the ultu al lea i g a d u de sta di g of ou so iet . ‘efe e e Willis, J. C ossi g & Co LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue e i g Cultu es “u e Life ide Magazi e# : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Is Hybrid Cultural Identity the Natural Response to a Multicultural World? Kamila Sobiesiak Ka ila is a tea he ith e pe ise i “pe ial Edu aio al Needs a d Child Beha iou . “he is also P i a “ hool Pa e ts Asso iaio Me e a d Naio al Pa e ts Asso iaio ‘ep ese tai e. “he is Co-C eato of Li i g ‘espe t, a ot fo p oit o ga izaio de elopi g edu aio al p oje ts o authe i it , o passio , espe t a d a i- ull i g a paig s. Ka ila holds a Do to ate i Edu aio f o Naio al U i e sit of I ela d i Ma ooth, MA i Tea he Edu aio a d BA i “o ial Wo k a d Tea he T ai i g f o the Ma ie Cu ie “klodo ska U i e sit i Pola d. He do to al thesis as o o -t adiio al stude ts e pe ie es i I ish highe edu aio a d thei st uggles fo e og iio . Ka ila spe ializes i ps holog of de elop e t, ii al theo ies a d t a sfo ai e pedagogies. The spe ial i po ta e she puts i to the de elop e tal pote ial of hu a ei gs a d the fa to s oth st e gthe i g a d i hi ii g it. People a e o the Mo e I te aio al ig aio is as old as the histo of hu a it . Populaio o e e ts ha e al a s a o pa ied de og aphi g o th, polii al o li ts a d e o o i ha ges. People ha e al a s o ed i pu suit of a ete life o ha e ee fo ed to do so i u sta es. But a o i aio of po e t , dis upio a d polii al e ou age e t fo 'f ee o e e t', ea s that ig aio has e e ee as pe asi e as it is toda . It has e e ee so polii all a d so io-e o o i all i po ta t fo its li kages ith o ple p o esses afe i g the e i e o ld : as so iet e o es o e a d o e the eli g pot, the eth i it le d a d the osai of diaspo as M do to al stud at Naio al U i e sit of Ma ooth, I ela d, fo used o the e pe ie es of ou g Polish people e te i g highe edu aio i I ela d a d thei life t a siio s . The sto ies the told e eso ated deepl ith o life histo a d although ou life t aje to ies dife ed I ould add o oi e to the oade dis ussio a out ha ges i hu a ide it i a glo alised, uli ultu al, luid a d u p edi ta le o ld. M esea h e plo ed uesio s like - Ho u h a e e all ooted i o e pla e, ho u h a e e setled? I as aski g people a out he e thei pla e is, a d if the a e feeli g setled. What is the ide it of the i ig a t? Is he feeli g dife e t? Is he pe ei ed as dife e t? Goi g fu the , the a i le sets uesio s a out the o diio of ode apitalisi Eu ope a d a out the o diio of a i di idual i e sed i its li uid – eoli e al ealit , the i di idual d iti g, sea hi g fo his o he ide it a d thei pla e i the o ld ofe i g a osai of possi iliies. The stude ts i ol ed i stud ha e u de take jou e s hi h e e ot just a out e te i g HE a d gai i g a deg ee, the e e sto ies a out ei g i e sed i a o ple , i h o ld of ea i gs a d e pe ie es of i di iduals a d thei li es, hi h eated a u i ue o te t fo ea h stude t s lea i g ide it . The leadi g the e of esea h as t a siio p o esses pe ei ed f o dife e t a gles: the t a siio f o o e u i e sit to a othe , f o o e ou t to a othe , the eegoiaio of the self a d lea i g ide it . These jou e s of t a siio took pla e i the o te t of li uid ode it , as des i ed Bau a : the t a siio f o o u is to de o a , eoli e alis a d glo alisaio , the t a siio f o elfa e state, ith its se u it , to f eedo a d a deep se se of i se u it , u p edi ta ilit a d the fea of f eedo i this se se. O e of the ost i te esi g i di gs of the stud app oa hes the uesio of hat happe s ith hu a ide it i the glo alized o ld. I ha e pla ed i di gs i the o te t of post ode theo ies, like i.e. afo ee io ed li uid ode it Bau a , hi h does ot ea the a e est fo e plai i g the phe o e o ut su el i te esi g e ough to sta t the o e saio . I hope eade s i d the a i le alid fo d a i g thei o o lusio s a d ele io s. Li uid ode it is Bau a s o epio of ho the o ld toda de ies the so- alled solidit it o e st uggled ith pe siste e to eate a d ai tai . We li e i the o ld of shape-shiti g apital a d la ou , hi h est dei es ode it as a o phous, o li uid. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk M o sto of ei g a i ig a t M sto ega i Pola d, he e oth e a d hus a d had de e t jo s, hi h e e jo ed a g eat deal. áte a ouple ea s of a iage e de ide to lea e ou eauiful ou t . Wh ? Be ause e a ted a ete life, e ause i spite of o ki g fulli e e e e e el aki g e ds eet. We k e e litle a out I ela d at the i e of ou de isio to e ig ate, esides the fa t it as o e e o o i all ad a ed tha Pola d. To us it see ed like the 'P o ised La d', e e though ou la guage o pete let a lot to e desi ed at the i e. I ould sa it as a st uggle, ith o k, ith la guage, a e ultu e a d ou o fea s a d dou ts. What has ha ged si e that i e? What has i ig aio gi e e? Ho did it afe t e o e oio al, e tal, ph si al, e o o i le els? It i lue ed e i e sel . álthough I sill iss ou t of o igi , I o side all those ea s i I ela d as a lessi g. Blessi g i disguise. It as a ha sh i e, a st uggle so ei es, ut ha i g su i ed it ga e e a g eat se se of a hie e e t, a g eate se se of self-t ust a d pe so al e po e e t. M se se of elo gi g has ha ged. No lo ge a I ho esi k. ‘athe , the a I feel is so ethi g that is ha d to dei e. “o e all it up ooi g. It is like the feeli g of deta h e t f o all the p o le s ou ha e sha ed ith ou ai e o ades ot lo g ago. Ma i e G ee e aptu ed this feeli g as a se se of ei g a st a ge i oth ou t ies. We li e th ough e oio s a d th ough e oio s e pe ei e ou o ld. “o the ealit is ot as it is, ut as e see a d feel it. á d e a see it o l th ough the le ses e ha e. T a elli g a d ig aio gi es us e pe spe i e, ha ges ou og iio . We ha e to adapt a d e eed to ha ge the poi t of efe e e. It is so ei es a pai ful p o ess ut it is e essa i o de to see ith o e la it , to u de sta d o e, to e o e le i le, it st et hes ou e tal a d e oio al apa iliies. ás a esult e ot o l su i e ut also de elop a d th i e as ete hu a ei gs. Mig aio ha ges the o ld ie , e e thi g that as take fo g a ted is o ei g pe ei ed i a e light. á d this efe s ot o l to ou old ha its a d e talit . It also gi es us a e pe spe i e o e e thi g, e pa sio o og iio a d f esh ho izo s of u de sta di g. What happe s ith hu a ide it i the glo alised o ld? Bau a , the Polish so iologist a d a e e itus p ofesso of Leeds U i e sit e a ks, that people a e ot uildi g thei ide it g aduall a o e. It is also ot i posed o the ultu all a d lo all . The task of solid ide it - uildi g see s to e athe a ha pe i g a d u el o e task. The uesio of ide it is losel o e ted ith the ollapse of the elfa e state i situio s a d glo alisaio ith its uli ultu alis , te h ologi al de elop e t a d g o i g se se of u e tai t , aused the th eat of jo loss a d the de a ds of ei g le i le fo e plo e t. Mu h like that glo al o de hi h olle i el u de ote i di idual life-efo ts, the o de l o p ehe si e, ohesi e, o siste t a d o i uous ide it of the i di idual as ast as a p oje t, the life p oje t. Ide it as to e e e ted s ste ai all , le el le el a d i k i k, follo i g a luep i t o pleted efo e the o k sta ted. The o st u io alled fo a lea isio of the i al shape, a eful al ulaio of the steps leadi g to a ds it, lo gte pla i g a d seei g th ough the o se ue es of e e o e. á d so the e as a ight a d i e o a le o d et ee so ial o de as a p oje t a d the i di idual life as a p oje t; the late as u thi ka le ithout the fo e . We e it ot fo the olle i e efo ts to se u e a elia le, lasi g, sta le, p edi ta le sei g fo i di idual a io s a d hoi es – o st u i g a lea a d lasi g ide it a d li i g o e s life to a ds su h a ide it ould e all ut i possi le : Life has e a e episodi I the p e-i dust ial e a life as li al ied to the seaso s. I the ode e a, i e is li ea . Ea h poi t is p eg a t ith the p o ise of the ete to o o , ut o o e k o s hi h poi t, hi h p o ise, hi h possi ilit to hoose i o de ot to lose the ha e. Poi illist i e is oke up, o e e pul e ized, i to a ulitude of ad e tu es, episodes – self-e losed o ads, sepa ate o sels, ea app o i ai g its geo et i ideal of o -di e sio alit . ás e a o et , poi ts ha e o le gth, idth o depth: the e ist, o e is te ete al i sta ts - e e ts, i ide ts, a ide ts, h o sel edu ed to a poi t e e o e losel e e e f o s hool lesso s i Eu lidea gepted to sa , efo e spa e a d i e : Life, hethe i di idual o so ial, is ut a su essio of p ese ts, a olle io of i sta ts e pe ie ed ith a i g i te sit . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk T a siio -e pe ie e, pe epio The efo t a d dete i aio isi le i stude ts' app oa hes to lea i g is o e of the ke ha a te isi s a o g the espo de ts i esea h. It is st o gl oi ea le i thei sto ies. Bei g i t a siio si ulates a d oi ates people to ha ge a d lea . The o e a a e a d ope to e halle ges the a e, the o e the a t to e pa d thei k o ledge a out a e ultu e a d the o e eage the a e to pa i ipate i its o u it , a isi , a ade i o p ofessio al life. E a Hof a , e t th ough su h t a siio , hat B o alls loai g This des ipio a e gi e to all i ig a ts a d ot o l those ho e a e stude ts a oad. Floai g is the t a siio hi h i ol es a asi u e tai t a out o eself, ide it , pla e a d elo gi g B o i West & álheit : . O e of the ajo ha a te isi s of loai g is the feeli g of ei g f ag e ted, of ot ha i g the past, a d ot et ei g a le to eate a d k o the futu e. O l t o espo de ts ad ited to feeli g a si ila a , ut all of the had e pe ie ed this feeli g it at the egi i g. It ould e fo a e sho t pe iod of i e o u h lo ge . To e a le to ope ith loai g , B o o ludes that: We eed to o e o a d e o st u t iog aphi all ; e eed to e o e o e of a self hile i te a i g ith othe s. F o su h f ag e ts, illusio s a d disillusio s, a e hole is eo ga ised a d eated. Missi g pie es, la k of a se se of autho ship i life a d o i uous a i ale e do ot ake us happ . We eed to ea t to i d ou sel es agai ii g to so ial ealit : I di iduals a e o sta tl e gaged i o st u i g a d e o st u i g sel es. The do it th ough i te a io a d la guage lea i g, as the la guage shapes the ide it . People a e thi ki g i a pa i ula la guage. Maki g a d e aki g sel es i ludes also all the p o esses of adjust e t a d eadjust e t to ultu e. The sto ies espo de ts tell ha ge ith i e. The a e alled the te po al p odu ts, e ol i g alo g ith the ha ged so ial posiio o dife e t pe spe i es. The sho that ea h life t aje to e ol es a d i di idual life, ide it a d so ial ole is al a s ope to e e pe ie es a d ha ges, ega dless of the pe so s i te io s. Ea h sto is u i ue ut the e pe ie es of i ig a ts a d o -t adiio al stude ts ha e si ila iies, hi h a e g asped i the p o ess of a al sis. The i di gs e a le othe s to u de sta d ea h othe ete a d to e pathise ith the people i t a siio , hethe the a e i ig a ts, adult stude ts o people ha gi g thei life a ee . Captu i g the p o esses of life t a siio s is alid i u de sta di g hu a o du t ut also i u de sta di g the i te su je i it of hu a lea i g : O e of the ide it t pes i this fast- ha gi g o ld is the t a spa e t glo al ide it : . This glo al ide it e e ged i espo se to the eeds of ig o po aio s a d i te aio al i situio s. The eed the e pe ts ho ope ell ith the apidit a d f e ue of ha ges i thei li es. “u h people ha e to ha ge thei pla e a d ultu e alo g ith thei jo e ui e e ts. “u h a pe so alit does ot feel st o gl o e ted to a pla e o a ultu al asis. O e a e pe ie e fo d ess o asio all . Melosik ha a te ises this ide it as ell i teg ated a d a ee -fo used : . To keep the ga e sho t ea s to e a e lo g-te o it e ts. To efuse to e i ed o e a o the othe . Not to get ied to o e pla e, ho e e pleasu a le the p ese t stopo e a feel. Not to ed o e s life to o e o aio o l . Not to s ea o siste a d lo alt to a thi g o a od . Not to o t ol the futu e, ut efuse to o tgage it: to take a e that the o se ue es of the ga e do ot outli e the ga e itself, a d to e ou e espo si ilit fo su h o se ue es as do. To fo id the past to ea o the p ese t. I sho t, to ut the p ese t of at oth e ds, to se e the p ese t f o histo . To a olish i e i a othe fo ut of a loose asse l , o a a it a se ue e, of p ese t o e ts; to late the lo of i e i to a o i uous p ese t : Self-i age of Polish people i o ta t ith a othe ultu e: The se se of ide it a d Polish ess I esea h I as i te ested i i di g out ho eas it as to assi ilate a othe ultu e? Has the se se of ei g Polish lesse ed? Is the e so ethi g like a e Polish- I ish h id ide it ? Is it possi le to u de sta d a othe ultu e? To elt i to it, get i ol ed a d d it i to it, so o e a feel like ou a e at ho e. Ma e it is the la guage hi h eates the o de , ehi d hi h the e talit , e oio s a d histo i al e pe ie e e o e i o ei a le. Tu le i z states that e e he e t a d st uggle to u de sta d, to e o e lose, ake f ie ds, the e is al a s so ethi g that akes us dife e t. It LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk is the la guage, the o s ious, the iog aphi al dissi ila it , hi h p e ludes us f o deepe a d fulle o u i aio . It is possi le ho e e to lea e a s of li i g, to adjust a d e e laugh at the sa e jokes, ut it is the o l a a ou d it. To e the e ig a t, ea s ou ha e lost ou o pla e, that ou a ot go a k, o e e sta st o ge - the e is o a to get a k. Mo i g i to a othe ultu e a t igge a ultu al sho k. á i di idual a feel o e hel ed dife e t ultu al a d so ial alues a d ha its. It a su due as the i e goes o , ho e e at the i st o e t people a e de elopi g dife e t ki ds of opi g st ategies. “u h i u sta es a e ge de a igge app e iaio of o eso ultu e o the opposite – ii isi g, de i g o eje i g o e's o ultu e. I a ases the pe so e pe ie i g a ha ge of ultu e is aki g o i uous o pa iso s et ee e a d old, looki g fo fa ilia it i food, usi , s ols a d hoi es. “o ei es the est hoi e see s to e de idi g to lea the la guage a d ultu al odes i o de to i teg ate a d assi ilate the e ultu e a d so iet : The phe o e o of ot oi i g to e Polish he li i g i Pola d see s i te esi g. No od li i g i Pola d thi ks i these ultu al te s athe , the thi k of the sel es as ei g ale, fe ale, stude t, othe , daughte , o ke o hate e so ial ole the pe so is pla i g. áte the ossi g the o de i to a othe ultu e, the ultu al disi io is felt e e pli itl , espe iall at the egi i g. The lo gi g fo Pola d e o es ta gi le as ell - ho e e these feeli gs a e ot al a s ell dei ed. Most people do ot ish to go a k to Pola d, a d thei ho esi k ess a i ulates athe the lo gi g fo thei hildhood a d the feeli gs of se u it elated to that i e. “o e people i esea h stud e io ed the o a i isio of thei ho e ou t , ese li g su e a ps, the sto ies a out the fe ile la ds a d the old oods. It is the ea i g fo the ai it , esp it de o ps, a o pa i g all the e ig a ts. The e e e the oi es of Chopi usi , the su e t ips to the ou tai s, a out the eaut of atu e, su su e da s a d a ef ee s hool da s. The e o ies a d lo gi gs e ol e a ou d the pa ts of Pola d a d Polish ess hi h a e fou d i ooks, poe s a d so gs athe tha i the ealit of e e da life: The e t uesio hi h o es to i d i this o te t is the ha ge i ide it . M espo de ts a e o i g a a f o Polish ess, i the se se of feeli g o e deta hed f o the ultu e of thei ho e ou t . The a e u h less i te ested i Polish polii s a d gei g o e i te ested i the polii s a d e o o of I ela d. Talki g to so e i te ie ees ou a get the su je i e i p essio that the a e sill i p olo ged suspe sio , so e he e i et ee t o o lds – ot a o ei Pola d ut ot et i I ela d. The a e ot su e eithe if thei futu e ill e ou d to the ou t the a e li i g i . The see to e al a s i g o th a d p og ess a d aki g up e ai s. Fo aio of a h id ide it á othe issue, e lea l oi ea le i the i te ie s, is the di isio i the Polish populaio itself. Poles li i g i I ela d a ot e t eated as a o olithi , u ifo ed g oup of people. The e a e dife e es i the e talit a d life p io iies a o g the . O e of the o lusio s of this esea h is that the g oup of people ho ha e ag eed to take pa t i stud o sist of a elite o po e t of Polish people. The a e people aspi i g to o sta t de elop e t, ha i g high sta da ds of edu aio a d pe so al ultu e, ho a e espe ful to thei ultu al ailiaio a d g ateful to the oppo tu iies othe ultu es a e ofe i g the . The sa e a e said a out thei o pa io ship. It o sists of people sha i g e si ila life p io iies. The feel ofe ded the o s e e eha iou a d ulga is e p essed thei ou t e . The do ot ish to e ide iied ith this pa t of Polish ess. O the o t a , the epeatedl deplo e the ad e a ple sho so e Polish i ig a ts, st essi g that the late ha e a st o g te de to ge e alize, ste eot pe a d fo opi io s o the asis of pe so al a d su je i e e pe ie es. Thei ope - i ded ess a d o it e t to thei o de elop e t esults i the e t a i g the hat is est f o oth ultu es to eate a h id ide it . Ho did it happe ? Thei se se of ei g Polish has ha ged i so e i po ta t a s. It has ee i lue ed the se se of ei g Eu opea a d ot ou d to the pa i ula pla e alled Pola d. The aitude to a ds Pola d is dife e t. O e of the i te ie ees akes the o e t a out Polish i fe io it o ple es, hi h a e o o a o g the Polish o u it , hi h esults i ate pts to elitle othe aio aliies. áte sta i g i I ela d, those, ho ha e take the oppo tu iies fo de elop e t a d p og ess, a e oi i g ho thei e talit has t a sfo ed, ho thei ough ess has de eased a d ho thei app e iaio fo a dife e t ultu e has i eased. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk It see s that i toda s o ld e a e less e tai a out ho e eall a e. Ide it is o lo ge a gi e , ut a ope uesio . Ou e o a d the spa es e i ha it a e t o fu da e tal pilla s fo ide it eaio , ut the a e e o i g o e p o le ai i the ode o ld, a d o diio s of post ode it . Ou se se of ootless ess, he e the a ii ial supple e ts a e epla i g e o a d e olle io s, a d the pla es fu da e tal fo shapi g the se se of i di idualit a d u i ue ess a e e o i g deta hed f o the ph si al spa es e i ha it. This is a i e of p ofou d ha ge, i sta ilit a d li uidit , he e the issue of ide it e ei es o e ate io a d ea i g. Bei g a glo al, o de less ' o adi ' pe so alit The post ode ealit o sists of plu alit of di e se a d hete oge ous o lds, a s of li i g a d lo al e p essio s of s oli ep ese taio s. The e e sailit of so ial o te ts is due to glo al t a s issio s of e ideas, s ols a d alues. The i di idual li i g i su h a o ld eeds to dei e hi self a e , o sta tl aski g hi self – ho a I a d ho do I a t to e? If the pe so happe s to e a i ig a t, his hoi es a e ased o a oade spe t u of ultu al efe e e. Budako ska uses the e p essio of ode o adis to ig aio lo s that a e ot e essa il aused e o o i easo s alo e, a d hi h a e ha a te ized egula o e e t of i di iduals as a a of li i g. The o diio s of postode it p o ide the o diio s fo de e te ed ulipli it . It ea s a d eates the possi ilit fo d a i g f o the fa tuall u li ited sou es a d possi iliies of a a iet of hoi es to o st u t the ide it . It is the ide it i the o i uous p o ess of e o i g; the o de less ide it . Du i g the pe iod of the last fe de ades, the e has lo i the ode o ld. The ode ig aio lo ha ges a d t a sfo aio s i the o ld. The e is a the o diio s of i e a d spa e o p essio alo g ee a o se a le i ease i the i te aio al populaio o e e ts s a e pla ed a o g the ai fa to s of the so ial a d ultu al eed fo a pu li dis ou se o e the s ie ii esea h o the ide it i ith the e a ated t a s- aio alis . The i ease i t a s aio alit a d the e e ge t ode o adis a e p odu i g e a d t a sie t su je ts, hose deg ee of ep odu io of ultu al alues a depe d o the su je i e at i utes of the ig ai g pe so , a d o he p efe e es as to ho to oade he ide it s o te tual efe e ts. I a usi g the t a s- aio alis e p essio i the ea i g of the f ee o de ossi g a d populaio o e e ts o oth e o o i a d ultu al le els. No adis is ased o the f ee o e e t, a d o e o less f e ue t pla e a d/o o k ha ges, a d spe ii ha a te isi s fo the i di idual s i li aio to o sta t ha ges i thei life. The ha ges o e a a ia les. Fo e a ple the e a e the glo al elite of people f o i a ial p ofessio s, ho a e o sta tl t a elli g. The phe o e a is ei g e p essed also the g o i g u e of olu ta ig a ts, a i g to o k a d su e ge the sel es i e ultu es fo pe iods of i e, to isit a pla es a d so ieies Melu i ites a out the eed to eshape the ide it , a d teases the issue i this a : The pa e of so ial ha ge, the plu alit of e e ships, a d the a u da e of possi iliies a d essages th ust upo the i di idual all se e to eake the t adiio al poi ts of efe e e o hi h ide it is ased. The possi ilit that a i di idual ill sa ith o i io a d o i uit I a , , o z e o es i easi gl u e tai . The eed to e-esta lish o i uit of iog aph eo es st o ge . á ho elesss ess of pe so al ide it is eated, su h that the i di idual ust uild a d e uild o sta tl his o he ho e i the fa e of ha gi g situaio s a d e e ts : The i ease of pe so al ights i po ta e i de o aisi g so ieies has led to the ise i hu a su je i it a d his g o i g eai e alues a a e ess. The i ig a t has, to a u h igge e te t, the oppo tu it fo e o i g the o- eato of the so ial ealit i thei host ou t . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk The ide it o ept has ee fo a lo g i e pe ei ed ithi the f a e o k of the aio alit a d ithi the aio al ide it o te t. Whe eas the e ha a te isi fo ode i es is the so ial o ilit a d the i te aio al ets of elaio ships, hi h iolate a d eak the esta lished o de of dupli it of the ultu al a d aio al odels of i di idual ide it . The hu a ei g i te se ts th oughout he e i e life ith a o e e st u tu es a d sets of elaio s tha p e ious ge e aio s. Post ode so iet ge e ates o e oppo tu iies fo plu alit a d a s of li i g i uliple o lds of hoi e, a so ial o te ts, ideas, s ols, a d alues. It eates the spa e fo the ele i e self . The i ig a t a oi e that dife e es do ot ha e to ea a ie s ut athe o ple it . Ho e e it edu es the oppo tu it fo ooi g a d athe de a ds le i ilit i ide it eaio , hi h e o es e egoiated, adapta le a d adjusta le to the e pe petuall ha gi g i u sta es. Dis ussio ás highe edu aio i situio s egi to e gage ith a g eate a ge of stude ts, it is i easi gl i po ta t that the take a ou t of the lea i g iog aphies, a ai es a d aitudes of o -t adiio al stude ts o stude ts o i g f o dife e t a kg ou ds, dife e t aio aliies a d ultu es. U i e siies eed to oi e a d espe t the oi es of these lea e s, to e a e thei pe spe i es, thei lea i g e pe ie es, oi aio s a d eeds. The eed to liste to these oi es i o de to adjust ultu all a d st u tu all to a o e di e se populaio . What d i es a d oi ates stude ts i highe edu aio , hat the a t f o u i e siies, a e i po ta t uesio s i the de elop e t of i situio s that a e o e espo si e to ultu al di e sit : i . Edu aio should ot e pe ei ed i te s of a si ple li ea p og essio to a ds pa i ula goals, e.g. ate ial se u it o pe so al age , as a lea e s sho thei e pe ie e is f ag e ta , i hi h self is di ided et ee p i a p i ate life a d pu li sphe e the o ld of a ade ia , et ee e pe ie ial a s of k o i g , hi h is pe so al, su je i e a d et ee a ade i k o ledge These a s of thi ki g st o gl o e t ith the o k of su h philosophe s as F o o Bau a , ho ite a out f ag e taio of hu a life a d e pe ie e. Edu aio a ofe a suppo i e spa e du i g pe iods of ha ge a d u e tai t as e ealed i stude ts' sto ies. Fi stl glo alisaio a d eo-li e al ideolog , as L h oi ed, a u atel pe eates i to hea ts a d i ds of people, ha gi g thei pe spe i es a d eai g o su e s out of the . This is the hidde age da of apitalist f ee a ket ideolog , hi h the o te po a ge e aio is ei g o a ded ith o e e le el of thei li es ostl th ough the edia. The ha ge i pe epio a d o ld ie takes pla e o so e u o s ious le el. People t eat edu aio a d the o ld a ou d the i te s of a o odit to pu hase. The e is o pla e fo aio al se i e ts i eo-li e al apitalis . What ate s is easu a le p og ess a d efe i e ess at o k. álthough eoli e alis pla s a i po ta t ole i hu a life, it e ai s i the a kg ou d of a al sis a d is ot full e plo ed i te s of its elaio ship to these ig a t e pe ie es. It gi es pla e to Bau a s theo ies as the ai le ses th ough hi h those e pe ie es a e ei g assessed. Ho e e as has ee st essed the i o eptual f a e o k, the e a e li itaio s to Bau a s theo , as it la ks appli a le soluio s to ope ith ou e e - ha gi g, fast o i g, li uid o ld. O e of the i po ta t issues is the a o e e io ed eo-li e al apitalis a d its f ee a ket e o o , hi h pe eates the hole of o te po a life as e e o e oth o su e a d o odit This app oa h pe ades ide it , as su i al i the fast ha gi g a d highl u p edi ta le su ou di gs depe ds o ou a ilit to a oid ei g i ed a d o e ted, a d i stead e o i g so eo e o the o e a d, so eo e d iti g ith o o ligaio s. á othe issue is the i lue e of glo alisi g te de ies a d ulipli it of ultu es, s ols, la guages a d ea i gs o a di g i di iduals th ough the edia a d i fo aio te h olog . Glo alisaio is o e ted ith the o p essio of i e a d spa e. The dise eddi g a d i te o e ted ess as e tai ha a te isi s of glo alisaio see to afe t the hu a ei g a d his e egoiaio of LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk hi self. Li ii g o eself o l to the i ediate lo alit is a disad a tage; ope ess ea s su i al a d de elop e t. The i eased i te o e ted ess esults i ultu al h idit a d os opolita is The a ess to k o ledge a d a iet of odes, s ols a d ultu al odes ith i fo aio te h olog as a d i i g fo e ofe s u li ited possi iliies of hoi e to the i di idual. The hoi es o e the li i g st le, ho e, jo , edu aio a d e e ide it . Mulipli it of hoi es ofe ed does ot ake people ete all happ . O the o t a , it leads to o fusio , a iet a d f ag e taio , o usi g F o s e p essio to the fea of f eedo . People a e e o i g pa tl e e thi g, a d i deed othi g i pa i ula . “u p ise a d the u e pe ted a e i e ita le aspe ts of a eal of f eedo , he e p e o diio s ha e litle pa t to pla . People s li es a e pa ts of a sto -i -the- aki g , of dis o e i g ho the ight e o e : . Ho e e , to follo the thoughts of Cap a, e a e all li i g i the glo al et of i te o e ted ess; a e eai g the o e ig o ga is as the hole. The e pa adig a e alled a holisi o ld ie , seei g the o ld as a i teg al hole athe tha a disso iated olle io of pa ts : The u i e se is o lo ge see as a a hi e, ade up of ulitude of o je ts ut has to e pi tu ed as o e i di isi le, d a i hole hose pa ts a e esse iall i te elated a d a e u de stood o l as pate s of os i p o ess : People a ot lose the sel es i thei aio aliies a d lo aliies, e ause it li its thei pe so al a d e o o i pote ial a d g o th. I this se se i te ie ees feel less Polish ut athe o e glo all i te o e ted. To e a hole ea s also the u it a d i dissolu ilit of the past, p ese t a d futu e. I this ea i g it is t ue, hat o e of stude ts Pete said, that , , o e a ot fo get his aio al histo a d ultu al oots. The e is a ig olle i e e o a d it has its t a es i ea h i di idual. This e o is a i he e t pa t of people a d is i p i ted i thei ide it . What as i te esi g, du i g the late i te ie s, the olde stude ts e e o e ote e io i g the eed fo sta ilizaio a d uli ai g so e Polish t adiio s. Ma e the , the glo al o o de less ide it is o l o e of a fa ets of f ag e ted ide it of the post ode pe so . ás the hole ide it is f ag e ted a d dii ult to g asp, al ost li uid, as li uid is the post ode ealit . á g eat a ou t of o k has ee do e a out e ig aio a d its o elaio ith the p o ess of ide it uildi g. The e is also a lot o e to e do e o ha gi g pe spe i es, e fo s of highe edu aio a d g o i g u e s of o -t adiio al a d ig a t stude ts i I ela d. The e is al a s the possi ilit to see o e, he seeki g the ki d of eplete ess of i te p etaio that is o l a hie ed he o ks a e ead f o uliple pe spe i es . The so iet is ha gi g a d p og ess i a a eas of life a ele ates. The o k p ese ted a o e as ot ea t to gi e ead a d si ple a s e s ut to p ese t di e se pe spe i es. While e gagi g ith the o ld of di e se oi es, the sa e phe o e a a look dife e t a d see s to e al a s luid, al a s i p o ess, as life itself. ás G ee e aptu ed it: I ake this a tale of a sea h fo ea i g hile alki g the ight ope, t i g – i a o ld ithout e h a ks – to keep o i g, to keep aski g, to keep t i g to eate ide it LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk A k o ledge e t This a i le is ased o do to al stud 'D iti g ide it i the glo al e a? Polish stude ts i I ish Highe Edu aio ' I ould like to tha k all the stude ts ho o t i uted to stud . ‘efe e es Castells, M. . The i fo aio age: e o o , so iet a d ultu e: . E d of Mille iu . Ca idge: Bla k ell. Eu opea Cultu e Co g ess: I augu al le tu e of ) g u t Bau a - Video htp:// ultu e.pl/e / ideo/eu opea - ultu eo g ess-i augu al-le tu e-of-z g u tau a - ideo Bau a , ) Cultu e i a Li uid Mode Wo ld. Ca idge: Polit . G ee e, M. . Tea he as “t a ge . Edu aio al Philosoph fo the Mode Age. Bel o t, Califo ia: Wads o th Pu lishi g Co pa I . Bau a , ). . Pos ode it a d Its Dis o te ts, UK: Polit P ess. Bau a , ). Co su i g Life, Ca idge: Polit P ess. West, L., álheit, P., Me ill, B., á de se , á., “. eds. . Usi g Biog aphi al a d Life Histo App oa hes i the “tud of Adult a d Lifelo g Lea i g: Eu opea Pe spe i es, F a kfu t a Mai : Pete La g. Melosik, )., a d “zkudla ek, T. . Kultu a, tożsa ość i eduka ja – igota ie z a zeń Cultu e, Ide it a d Edu aio – t i kli g of ea i gs . K akó : I puls. Tu le i z, K. . Włas e Miejs a. Wa sza a: W d. Ja ek “a to ski. Budako ska, E. ed. . Tożsa ość ez g a i . Współ zes e z a ia Bo de less Ide it . Mode Challe ges. , Wa sza a: W d. U i e s tetu Wa sza skiego. Melu i, á. . No ads of the P ese t. “o ial Mo e e ts a d I di idual eeds i Co te po a “o iet . Philadelphia: Te ple U ie sit P ess. West, L. Old a d Ne Wo lds of Adult Lea i g, W o ła : W da i t o Nauko e Dol ośląskiej “zkoł W zszej Eduka ji. Heal , “., ‘e olds, B., Colli s, M. ed. , . “o ial Poli i I ela d. P i iples, P a ise a d P o le s, ‘e ised a d Updated Ediio . Du li : The Life P ess. Bau a , ). . Glo alizaio : The Hu a Co se ue es, Ca idge: Polit P ess. E ikse , T., H. .T a of the Mo e t: Fast a d “lo Ti e i The I fo aio Age. Lo do : Pluto P ess. G ee e, M. “u e . Ca pe Die : The á ts a d “ hool est u tu i g. Tea he s College ‘e o d, . Cap a, F. The We of Life. A Ne “ ie ii U de sta di g of Li i g “ ste s, Ne Yo k: á ho Books Cap a, F. The Tu i g Poi t: “ ie e, “o iet a d the ‘isi g Cultu e. Ne Yo k, “i o a d “ huste . Hal a hs, M. . O Colle i e Me o . t a s. a d ed. Cose , L., á. . Chi ago: U i e sit of Chi ago P ess. Oli k, J., K. . The Polii s of ‘eg et: O Colle i e Me o a d Histo i al ‘espo si ilit , ‘outledge. áss a , J. . ‘eligio a d Cultu al Me o : Te “tudies, “ta fo d: UP G ee e, M. . Di e sit a d I lusio : To a d a Cu i ulu fo Hu a Bei gs. Tea he s College ‘e o d, “o iesiak, K. D iti g Ide it i The Glo al E a? Polish “tude ts i I ish Highe Edu aio . Do to al Thesis, NUI Ma ooth. Fa ult of “o ial “ ie es. I age sou es htp://the a k so iologists. o /iles/ / /z g u t- au a j .gif htp://the oolhu te . et/ p- o te t/uploads/old- log-i ages/pi .jpg htps:// edia.li d . o / edia/p/ / / / f/ e .p g htp://s .thi dlight. o /ile/ / / idth= /height= /fo t= /e= e e /k= af /la guage-i o .jpg htp://the ap to o to. a/i ages/ logpi s/Glo et ote .jpg htps:// ep. su.edu/iles/ / /Di e sit .gif htp://i ages.slidepla e . o / / /slides/slide_ .jpg htp://stai .s ua espa e. o / stai / ae f def e / d e f d a aa / e LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk at=JPG/it=st et h/ op= d d ad/ + /?fo /e = / at= Education and Preparation Practices Pisa Tests to Include 'Global Skills' and Cultural Awareness Andreas Schleichern Pisa tests, a i te aio al sta da d fo o pa i g edu aio s ste s a ou d the o ld, ould i lude a e easu e e t of glo al skills i the e t ou d of tests i . The OECD, hi h u s the tests i aths, eadi g a d s ie e, is o side i g addi g a othe test hi h ould look at ho ell pupils a a igate a i easi gl di e se o ld, ith a a a e ess of dife e t ultu es a d eliefs. The OECD's edu aio di e to A d eas S hlei he e plai s h the e is su h a eed fo e a ki gs to sho ou g people's o pete e i a o ld he e glo alisaio is a po e ful e o o i , polii al a d ultu al fo e. Edu aio leade s a ou d the o ld a e i easi gl talki g a out the eed to tea h "glo al o pete es" as a a of add essi g the halle ges of glo alisaio . It as o e of the ke topi s at a e e t eei g of edu aio i iste s f o the G g oup of leadi g i dust ial ou t ies, held i Japa . Glo alisaio a ea dife e t thi gs to dife e t people. It a ea i o aio a d highe li i g sta da ds fo so e - ut it a also o t i ute to so ial di isio a d e o o i i e ualit . áuto aio a d the digital e o o ould e see as a e t ep e eu ial oppo tu it - o a eake i g of jo se u it . Fo so e " oss o de ig aio " ea s ei g a le to t a el fo o k et ee dife e t ou t ies, hile fo othe s it ea s es api g f o po e t a d a . Edu ato s ha e ee st uggli g ith ho to p epa e stude ts fo the ultu all di e se a d digitall - o e ted o u iies i hi h the o k a d so ialise. I the past, edu aio as a out tea hi g people so ethi g. No , it is also a out aki g su e that hild e de elop a elia le o pass, the a igaio skills a d the ha a te ualiies that ill help the i d thei o a th ough a u e tai , olaile a d a iguous o ld. “ hools eed to p epa e stude ts fo a o ld he e a ill eed to olla o ate ith people of di e se ultu al o igi s. The ill eed to app e iate dife e t ideas, pe spe i es a d alues. It's a o ld i hi h people eed to de ide ho to t ust a d olla o ate a oss dife e es. “ hools a p o ide oppo tu iies fo ou g people to lea a out glo al de elop e t, e uip the ith the ea s of a essi g a d a al si g dife e t ultu es, help the e gage i i te aio al a d i te ultu al elaio s, a d foste the alue of di e sit . These o je i es al ead featu e i a ou t ies' u i ulu s. But o he e do poli ake s o edu ato s ha e ead a s e s a out ho to e ed glo al o pete e i s hools a d lea i g. á ig pa t of the p o le is that the e is o lea dei iio of hat glo al o pete e should e a e, a d ho to ake it easu a le fo edu aio al poli a d p a i e. The OECD's P og a e fo I te aio al “tude t ássess e t Pisa has o put that o its age da. It dei es "glo al o pete e" as: "the apa it to a al se glo al a d i te ultu al issues ii all a d f o uliple pe spe i es, to u de sta d ho dife e es afe t pe epio s, judge e ts, a d ideas of self a d othe s, a d to e gage i ope , app op iate a d efe i e i te a io s ith othe s f o dife e t a kg ou ds o the asis of a sha ed espe t fo hu a dig it ". The idea is to p o ide a i te aio all o pa ai e Pisa assess e t that ould ofe the i st o p ehe si e o e ie of edu aio s ste s' su ess i p epa i g ou g people to ha e su h glo al o pete e. It ould assess the k o ledge a d u de sta di g of - ea -olds of glo al issues a d i te a io s ith othe ultu es. . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk htp://stai .gui . o.uk/s s -i ages/Gua dia /Pi / pi tu es/ / / / /Pisa-full- esults- The p oposal also i ludes aski g stude ts uesio s a out o u i ai g app op iatel a d efe i el ith people f o othe ultu es o ou t ies. Ho ell a the o p ehe d othe people's thoughts, eliefs a d feeli gs, a d see the o ld f o thei pe spe i es? Ho a the adjust thei o thoughts, feeli gs o eha iou s to it e o te ts a d situaio s? Ca the a al se a d thi k ii all i o de to s ui ise i fo aio gi e to the ? The e is also a dis ussio a out looki g at o e ge e al aitudes, su h as the ope ess of stude ts to a ds people f o othe ultu es. What is thei se sii it to a ds, u iosit a out a d illi g ess to e gage ith othe people a d othe pe spe i es o the o ld? Pisa is just at the egi i g of e plo i g ho to easu e these di e sio s. But o pa ai e e ide e f o tests ould help ou t ies to stud ho ell thei stude ts a e p epa ed fo life a d e plo e t i a glo alised o ld. It ould i d out ho u h thei stude ts a e e posed to glo al e s a d ho the u de sta d a d ii all a al se glo al issues. What a e the dife e t app oa hes to uli ultu al a d glo al edu aio used i dife e t ou t ies? Ho a e ultu all di e se g oups of stude ts ei g taught? Ho ell a e s hools halle gi g ultu al a d ge de iases a d ste eot pes? The OECD sees glo al o pete e as ei g shaped    th ee p i iples - "e uit ", " ohesio " a d "sustai a ilit ". E uit : The i eased i e ualit of i o e a d oppo tu iies, alo g ith the fa t that poo hild e e ei e poo edu aio , puts the issue of e uit a d i lusi e g o th high o the glo al age da. The digital e o o is hollo i g out jo s o sisi g of oui e tasks a d adi all alte i g the atu e of e plo e t. Fo a , this is li e ai g a d e ii g. It's a g eat o e t to e a t e t so ethi g e t ep e eu ith a dis upi e i te et usi ess odel. But fo othe s, it ea s the e d of a li elihood. Cohesio : I all pa ts of the o ld, e a e seei g u p e ede ted o e e ts of people, ith the ost d a ai lo s o i g f o ou t ies i ed i po e t a d a . Ho a e ei i g ou t ies i teg ate di e se g oups of people a d a oid isi g e t e is a d fu da e talis ? Sustai a ilit : Deli e i g o the UN “ustai a le De elop e t Goals is a p io it i the i te aio al o u it . De elop e t that eets the eeds of the p ese t, ithout o p o isi g the a ilit of futu e ge e aio s to eet thei o eeds, is o e ele a t tha e e efo e, i the fa e of e i o e tal deg adaio , li ate ha ge, o e o su pio a d populaio g o th. Toda , all th ee p i iples a e at isk. But the OECD sees glo al o pete e as the e t epie e of a Ce tu edu aio . “ou e: BBC Ne s Ma htp:// . . o.uk/ e s/ usi ess- LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk oade isio fo st- Cultural Academy - a collaborative learning space sharing & developing cultural understanding in a university Novie Johan and Norman Jackson No ie is a Le tu e i O ga isaio al Beha iou at the U i e sit of “u e . “he o tai ed he edu aio deg ees f o “ itze la d, UK a d Ca ada, de eloped ou ses a d o ked o se e al a ade i , go e e tal a d o sulta esea h p oje ts ith the U i e sit of Guelph a d ‘ e so U i e sit , efo e she joi ed the U i e sit of “u e fo esea h a d tea hi g. “he has t ai ed a d o ked fo se e al tou is a d hospitalit o pa ies of a ious sizes i Asia, Eu ope a d No th A e i a. “he also had i ol e e t ith o -p oit o ga isaio s i Ca ada ith fo us o the de elop e t of ou g people, th ough t ai i g, e to i g a d ou selli g. “he as o-fa ilitato a d esea he i “CEPT E's Cultu al A ade . No a Fou ded the Life ide Edu aio et o k a d is Co issio i g Edito fo Life ide Magazi e. This a i le elates to the Cultu al A ade he de eloped, ith olleagues, hile Di e to of the “u e Ce t e fo E elle e i P ofessio al T ai i g a d Edu aio “CEPT E . Ba kg ou d I te aio al stude ts ho put the sel es i to a E glish u i e sit e i o e t a e e ui ed to ake a sig ii a t t a siio that e ui es all so ts of adapi e lea i g, pe so al ha ge a d de elop e t. Fo a stude ts the p o ess is a i e si e e pe ie e hi h the e ou te a d lea to ope ith the sel es. á life ide o ept of lea i g a d edu aio e a es a d e og ise the pe so al de elop e t stude ts gai th ough all of a pe so 's e pe ie es a d the efo e holds sig ii a t pote ial fo alui g a d e og isi g lea i g a d de elop e t gai ed th ough e pe ie i g a othe ultu e. This a i le des i es a st ateg e plo ed at the U i e sit of “u e , hi h e alled Cultu al á ade . It as eated to help stude ts de elop thei ultu al u de sta di gs sha i g thei k o ledge, ultu al t adiio s a d e pe ie es a d to gai e og iio fo thei t a sfo ai e lea i g. Cultu al A ade Cultu al di e sit is o e of the thi gs that ake this o ld a e o pli ated pla e a d e a ot lai that e edu ate people fo a lifei e of o ki g a d lea i g ithout e gagi g ith the issue of ho e p epa e the , o ho the p epa e the sel es, fo the ultu all di e se o lds the ill i ha it. Cultu al a a e ess is so ethi g that e all eed i o de to e a le to ope ate efe i el i uli ultu al o ga isaio s a d so ieies, a d uli ultu al u i e siies p o ide o side a le oppo tu it fo these fo s of lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t. I the UK, ultu al di e sit is a fa t of life i ost u i e siies. I he e de eloped Cultu al á ade , ea l pe e t of ou stude ts o igi ated f o o e dife e t ou t ies. Not to e io the high p opo io of tea hi g a d suppo t staf d a f o a dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds. Fo stude ts a d staf, si pl li i g a d pa i ipai g i the uli ultu al a pus so iet a d e pe ie i g the a ultu al e e ts o ga ised stude ts the sel es, as a edu aio i itself. But the u i e sit a also p o ide oppo tu it fo lea i g a d de elop e t that akes use of the alua le esou es of stude ts ultu al k o ledge a d e pe ie es. át the U i e sit of “u e ou ate io as d a to the possi ilit of spa e afo ded the o- u i ulu : oppo tu iies fo lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t that a e o ga ised a d desig ed e e s of the u i e sit i the spa e outside the fo al a ade i u i ulu a d hi h a e ot edit ea i g. Cultu al á ade as eated i a d et ee a d fou á ade ies e e o ga ised, ea h at a i g - stude ts f o all ultu es, le els le el to do to al a d dis ipli es a d ea h i ol i g to e e s of staf ho e e as u h o-lea e s i the p o ess as the e e fa ilitato s. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Edu aio al desig The ai i te io as to eate a p o ess that ould ot e too o e ous fo stude ts i te s of thei i e o it e t ut ould sustai thei i te est a d i ol e e t a d pe it elaio ship de elop e t o e se e al o ths. U de l i g the desig as the o it e t to foste o e saio s that e a led stude ts to sha e thei ultu al k o ledge a d e pe ie es. We also a ted pa i ipa ts to e jo thei e pe ie e a d to o k togethe to a hie e so ethi g that the ould alue a d that the elie ed ould e i h the life of thei a pus o u it . E a ples of these e te p ises i lude:      aki g a il of hat it as like to li e o a uli ultu al a pus o ga isi g a o fe e e a d o kshops to sha e thei ultu al k o ledge a d e pe ie es ith othe stude ts u de taki g su e s i to hat it as like to e pa t of a uli ultu al a pus o u it eai g a adio sho o the the e of uli ultu al a pus o ga isi g a uli ultu al e e t hi h i luded ultu al a i iies a The desig as odiied fo ea h á ade ut the o e p i iple e ai ed the sa e to p o ide a spa e i ould talk to ea h othe a d e ha ge thei u de sta di gs a out ultu e a d thei o ultu al t adiio s. I the i st Cultu al á ade , stude ts pa i ipated i th ee o kshops, plus a o fe e e pla i g eei g a d a e d of p o ess stude t-led o fe e e. Withi the o kshops stude ts sha ed aspe ts of thei la guage lea i g to ou t to i thei la guage a d ultu e. E a ples i luded Japa ese allig aph ight a d a lu h i hi h pa i ipa ts ought e a ples of t adiio al dishes f o thei o ou t . hi h stude ts I – stude ts pa i ipated i th ee o kshops ut this i e the o ked togethe to o ga ise, a ket a d deli e a usi al a d da i g e e t Big Cultu al Bash o plete ith t adiio al ostu e sho , he a pai i g, áf i a d u usi . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk To ai tai a se se of o i uit f o o e ea to the e t a iki that stude ts ould see that the e e pa t of a t adiio a d the stude ts. Ou i te io as that the á ade ies ould help stude a d this as e tai l the ase. “tude ts feed a k as o e hel sig ii a t e pe ie es fo the hile the e e at u i e sit . Fou i po ta t pedagogi ideas u de pi Cultu al á ade     as esta lished a d ea h ea esou es e e added so esou es the eated ould e passed o to othe ts de elop f ie dships a d good o ki g elaio ships i gl posii e ith so e lai i g it as o e of the ost : a ethos of olla o ai e so ial lea i g – lea i g th ough sha i g ultu al k o ledge a d e pe ie es, staf fa ilitato s e e o-lea e s i the p o ess. p odu i e i ui – pu poseful goals that e e o- o st u ted pa i ipa ts lea i g th ough the e pe ie e of doi g a d a hie i g so ethi g a d th ough ele io o the e pe ie e. the desi e to u ate hat as lea t a d ake it a aila le to the ide o u it : e t ied to e o d a d u ate the esou es e gai ed th ough the sha i g, dis ussio s, a i iies a d ele i e p o esses a d ake these assets a aila le th ough a iki. “pe ii pedagogi p a i es that ha e ee used i dife e t á ade ies i lude:          I o ept appi g – to fa ilitate pe so al e i gs of ultu e ultu al e ui ui i to u de sta d- usi g si ple uesio - ased tools use of oi g s ste s to e eal pate s of eliefs i p oposiio s a out ultu e espo se to sto telli g – des ipio s of pe so al e pe ie es a d o li e logs, eaio of digital sto ies a d use of '“e se ake ' a ai e sot a e e to i g to e ou age o il aki g – e ui i to ou e aluaio of the p o ess e saio a d ele io uli ultu al a pus, the e o di g of the Cultu al á ade p o ess a d the pee tea hi g – the fa ilitaio of o e saio uesio ai e su e s – o li e a d pape - ased su e s of staf a d stude ts to gai thei pe spe i es o ou uli ultu al a pus ele i e pe so al a ou ts a d o e saio s to o solidate lea i g usi g a set of p o pts. e si e Cultu al E pe ie e Ce ii ate F o the egi i g, stude ts ho o pleted Cultu al á ade a d de o st ated thei lea i g th ough a ele i e a ou t e e a a ded a “CEPT E E pe ie ial Lea i g Ce ii ate. With the ad e t of the Life ide Lea i g á a d i Ma the oppo tu it a ose fo the Ce ii ate to e i luded i the a a d f a e o k. The idea of a I e si e Cultu al E pe ie e Ce ii ate as o a d it e a e the de elop e tal fo us fo a “CEPT E Fello ship No ie. The i te io as fo the I e si e Cultu al E pe ie e Ce ii ate to p o ide u i e sit e og iio fo i fo al lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t gai ed he stude ts a e i e sed i a ultu e othe tha thei o . The Ce ii ate is i te ded fo th ee so ts of situaio s:    he i te aio al stude ts ake the t a siio i to the u i e sit a d the ha e to assi ilate ou thei eha iou s a d o u i aio s he ho e o i te aio al stude ts go o e ha ge p og a a othe ou t a d ha e to assi ilate a e ultu e es to othe u i e siies o o ultu e a d adapt o k pla e e ts i he ho e o i te aio al stude ts e gage i sig ii a t t a el e pe ie es du i g a aio pe iods he the a e e posed to a d ha e to adapt to the ultu es of othe ou t ies. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Cultu al á ade p o ided the ehi le fo de elopi g a d piloi g the Ce ii ate i the i st of these o te ts ith a s all g oup of i te aio al stude t olu tee s. The Ce ii ate as de eloped a d piloted i t o stages:   The i st stage i ol ed de elopi g a d t ialli g a tool kit a d pedagogi st ategies to e a le pa i ipa ts to thi k a d talk a out thei t a siio to a othe ultu e a d to e ou age the to e o d thei u de sta di gs ake thei pe so al k o ledge e pli it . The se o d stage i ol ed a s alle u e of olu tee pa i ipa ts i eai g a s thesis a ou t of thei t a siio e pe ie e, d a i g o the pe so al k o ledge the had e o ded a d d a i g out deepe u de sta di gs of thei lea i g a d de elop e t. This p o ess as aided a o e-to-o e i te ie ith the fa ilitato . Figu e Desig of áutu Workshop 1 – week 1 Cultu al á ade Everyday living in another culture – weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 Personal introductions Introduction to Cultural Academy and Workbook Keep a ten-minute-a-day diary of cultural incidents Initial examination of the idea of culture based on participants' experiences? Enter stories of cultural experiences into Sensemaker; at least once a week Adapting to another culture: creation of cultural lifemap and other exercises using workbook. Culture study group to meet three times to share your experiences and plan your presentation around a poster on the theme of Adapting to the Surrey Culture Formation of culture study groups of 3-4 with range of cultural background. Focus on culture shock. Discussion and production of poster. Short presentations filmed. Workshop 2 – week 6 Each trio presents what they have learnt about adapting to another culture Whole group considers the results of the Sensemaker project Whole group discussions about how we would recognise these things through a Certificate Award of Cultural Academy Certificate Introduction to Sensemaker narrative software and first stories written Cultu al A ade , autu O e the ea s of u i g Cultu al á ade , e ealised th ough the sto ies told pa i ipa ts, that a had fou d it dii ult to adjust to o i g to the UK a d sta i g thei u i e sit ou se. We de ided to e plo e this issue a d the autu á ade as dedi ated to this o je i e. It dife ed f o p e ious á ade ies i that e uit e t as ai ed e lusi el at i te aio al stude ts ho had o l e e tl sta ted at the u i e sit . The á ade i ol ed t o ate oo o kshops si eeks apa t ith e ou age e t fo pa i ipa ts to eet eekl i s all g oups to a o the o e saio s a d elaio ship uildi g et ee the o kshops. The p o ess as u de pi ed t o o k ooks o tai i g tools a d f a e o ks fo si ulai g thi ki g a d o e saio a out the t a siio al e pe ie e a d e o di g i ide ts, thoughts a d feeli gs a out the e pe ie es LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Ta le su a ises the o te t of the o k ook a d sho s the ele io , o e saio al a d e o di g a i iies it suppo ts. Aids to knowledge development Activity Cultural biography (500 words) Describe where you were born and brought up, your family, the origin of your name, the language(s) spoken in your family, the main cultural influences in your life, the countries you have lived in, your cultural identity. Culture shock! (500 words) Describe your experiences, impressions and feelings in the first week after arriving in the England. Concept map What does culture mean to you? Cultural life map Where in your everyday life do you have experiences through which you gain insights into the influence of culture in the situations you encounter? Journey of cultural Annotate the timeline explaining the emotional journey you are adaptation making and the reasons that you feel this way. Stories of adapting to the Every Friday you will be sent an email inviting you to write a short English/ University story about something significant that has happened in the week that culture using Sensemaker has caused you to think about the influence of culture in that narrative software situation. You will also be invited to draw meaning from the story and your wider experiences by positioning an X in a triangle that asks you to evaluate the significance of the situation from a variety of perspectives. Daily diary – ten minute Briefly describe an incident or situation you have found yourself in today that caused you to reflect on culture. What was it that made daily reflections you reflect on the role of culture in such situations? The i st o kshop e a led pa i ipa ts to get to k o ea h othe a d the fa ilitato s to i t odu e the p o ess. Usi g the e e ises i the o k ook, i di idual ele io s a d s all a d hole g oup o e saio s e plo ed the ea i g of ultu e. I pa i ula , pa i ipa ts sha ed thei e pe ie es of ultu e sho k a d thei i iial da -to-da e pe ie es of adapi g to the e ultu e. These i p essio s e e isualised i a poste hi h as p ese ted to the hole g oup. P ese taio s e e il ed a d the il s a hi ed o a iki. B pooli g a d aptu i g e pe ie e- ased k o ledge i this a o e pe spe i es a d i sights ould e gai ed a out the adapi e p o ess. Pa i ipa ts e e e ou aged to de elop elaio ships that ould lead to a eekl eei g of thei g oup to o i ue the o e saio s a d the sha i g of ultu al e pe ie es. Co ta t details e e e ha ged du i g the o kshop to e ou age this. Ma of the pa i ipa ts ag eed to keep i tou h th ough Fa e ook. Bet ee the i st a d se o d o kshop, pa i ipa ts e e e ou aged to eet thei Cultu al á ade tea i fo all ea h eek. Not all pa i ipa ts took the oppo tu it to eet, ut those ho did epo ted that the e eited g eatl f o the e pe ie e. Pa i ipa ts e e e ou aged to o plete the e e ises i the o k ook. Th ee ethods e e used to e ou age s ste ai ele io o a d the e o di g of e pe ie es. The a otaio of a i eli e see elo seg e ted i to eekl ho pa i ipa ts felt a d h the felt that a . lo ks of i e, to e eal The ai te a e of a dail dia te i utes pe da e o di g i ide ts that aused pa i ipa ts to thi k a out ultu al di e sio s of a situaio . The o t i uio of a a o ised sho t sto ea h eek des i i g a situaio that aused the pa i ipa t to thi k a out the sig ii a e of ultu e. This sto as se t e ail to a data ase fo p o essi g usi g “e seMake a ai e sot a e the sto a o e is a e a ple of the t pes of sto told . “tude ts sto ies e e sha ed th ough a ooklet p epa ed fo the se o d o kshop. He e is a e a ple of a stude t ho ho ou ed the p o ess e o di g a d ele i g o his e pe ie es. He of his tea to dis uss thi gs that distu ed hi a out the ultu al dife e es he as e ou te i g. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ade good use I et a B iish elde l a ho as looki g fo his a to Wates House o the a pus. “o e dista e ehi d hi as his elde l ife looki g e hausted f o alki g a ou d a pus t i g to lo ate thei desi aio . The a as a i g a ig ief ase. He alked up to e a d asked fo the di e io to Wates House a d I ofe ed to take hi the e. ás e alked togethe I felt a u ge to help ith a i g the ief ase fo hi hi h is ultu all a epta le a d e pe ted of ou g o es i ou t as a sig of espe t, e e fo st a ge s. But ot k o i g hat is a epta le ultu all i the UK to this ega d I dis a ded the thought a d just took hi to his desi aio . I did 't feel saisied fo ot t i g a d i d out alo g the li e hat the out o e ould e if I ofe ed to help ith the luggage; hat ill e his espo se … he e the fea s that e t do spi e as I dis a ded the hoi e to help. … I' et to i d out if de isio as ight o o g a d ge e al ips as to ho espe t is sho to the elde l i situaio s like this i the UK. I'll dis uss ith g oup to o o to i d out hat the k o . Weekl sto olle ted “e se ake á t adiio al E glish ea tea as o ga ised at the idpoi t of the p o ess to e ou age pa i ipa ts to o e togethe to sha e thei e pe ie es a d aspe ts of thei ultu e. The se o d o kshop ga e a oppo tu it fo ea h g oup to p ese t hat the had lea ed a out adapi g to a othe ultu e. The o kshop as esse iall a fa ilitated ele i e p o ess a d a fe i po ta t pa ts of the i st o kshop e e e isited i o de to i esigate fu the the p o ess that pa i ipa ts had go e th ough i the si eeks et ee the o kshops usi g a se o d o kook as a aid. This o kshop e ded ith the a a d of “CEPT E s Cultu al á ade Ce ii ate fo those pa i ipa ts ho had ate ded oth o kshops a d su ited thei o k ooks. E aluaio of the CA p o ess The feed a k e ei ed f o pa i ipa ts i di ated that the Cultu al á ade helped the de elop a d sha e thei k o ledge a out adapi g to a othe ultu e s o es of – o -poi t s ale i ag ee e t ith a hie i g this ai . Pa i ipa ts elie ed that it e eited the la gel fa ilitai g thei thoughts a d ele io s a out the adapi e p o ess the e e goi g th ough a d e a li g the to sha e thei e pe ie es a d gai o e pe spe i es o the t a siio th ough i te a io ith othe stude ts ho e e sha i g the e pe ie e. The felt that eei g a d speaki g a out thei o e s ith othe s ho e e i ol ed i a si ila t a siio al e pe ie e a d e e thus a le to u de sta d a d e pathise ith thei situaio as a upliti g e pe ie e. áll pa i ipa ts felt that Cultu al á ade p o ided a good oppo tu it to eet othe stude ts to sha e thei e pe ie es a out li i g i a othe ultu e ai g of – o a -poi t s ale of a hie e e t . O e pa i ipa t o e ted that: it as the ital aspe t i the hole Cultu e[al] á ade o kshop. We uilt a st o g f ie dship ith tea ates. F o this posii e a d t usi g set of elaio ships, the ould o e se f eel a d e e posed to dife e t la guages, t adiio s a d eliefs. The e e a le to sha e thei o ultu e, liste to othe s talk a out thei ultu e a d dis uss ea h othe s ultu al e pe ie es, hi h the dee ed to e a alua le e pe ie e. á othe pa i ipa t elie ed that as a esult, if I eet othe [people] f o thei ou t I a easil talk to the . The app e iated the oppo tu it to eet othe stude ts f o a ious ultu al a kg ou ds, a d app e iated the o-ope aio s a d u de sta di gs of othe s. Whe o e i g o the useful ess of the o k ooks, pa i ipa ts i di ated that the e e ises helped the to ele t o a d app e iate the lea i g gai ed th ough the p o ess of adapi g to a othe ultu e ai gs of – o a -poi t a hie ee t s ale . The addiio al o e ts p o ided pa i ipa ts e e all posii e, fo e a ple:    The ele i g p o ess as e efe i e. I ele ted a lot a d Cultu al á ade adaptaio to the U.K. s ste . It ade helped e to sha e e oi e thi gs I as ot oi i g a out LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul ideas, self efo e. .life ideedu aio .uk e pe ie e, goal ega di g futu e Besides ele io , the pa i ipa ts also fou d that the o k ook as helpful i guidi g thei u de sta di g th ough ultu al e e ises. O e i po ta t out o e of stude ts lea i g th ough the Cultu al á ade p o ess is that it gi es the a oppo tu it to lea a out othe ultu es that the e e ot p e iousl a a e of. O e pa i ipa t o e ted, th ough the p o ess, I ha e lea t [the] othe people[ s] ultu e a d thei life. It ea s that I a ha e the ha e to sha e a ide a iet of ultu e a d thei thi ki g. While lea i g a out othe ultu es is a i po ta t pa t of thei lea i g, the ai a eas of lea i g suggested the pa i ipa ts is i the a ea of thei pe so al ie a out a othe ultu e o thei ultu al e pe ie es, e.g. ho to e posii e, opi isi a d ope - i ded; to take espo si ilit ; to take i iiai e; to ot fea aski g a d seeki g suppo t; to e ope a d illi g; to oi ate o eself; to take i iiai e, et . O e pa i ipa t said that she lea t to e ho est ith o e s self a d e p ess ou ie s ope l , f a kl , hile a othe said, I e lea ed o e a out self a d hat I a e. Th oughout the feed a k, stude ts i di ate posii e aspe ts of thei lea i g e pe ie e du i g Cultu al á ade . Pa i ipa ts felt that taki g pa t as useful i i p o i g oth thei ele io a d thei a ilit to adapt to the a pus ultu e. The o ds of o e pa i ipa t su ed up the ge e al feeli g: The e pe ie e helped a lot a d had a e o ous a ou t of i p o e e t. Thi gs sta ted to e ete a d ete . “i ila l , a othe pa i ipa t said: Thi gs get ete a d ete . I ha e a lot of e f ie ds, easil get a lot of help a d suppo t a d take pa t i a a i iies. That all e i h life, I e jo life he e. O e pa i ipa t e plai ed that sha i g ideas th ough dis ussio a d p ese taio , a u de sta di g of o e s o ultu e o pa ed to othe s ould e o e deepl u de stood. ás a othe pa i ipa t o e ted, No I k o hat othe people feel, do a d a t i othe ultu es. Piloi g the I e si e Cultu al E pe ie e Ce ii ate Ha i g gai ed e pe ie e of usi g the tools a d te h i ues to fa ilitate i di idual lea i g gai ed th ough the p o ess of adapi g to a othe ultu e, the i e pa i ipa ts ho o pleted Cultu al á ade e e i ited to su it a , - od i teg ai g ele i e essa des i i g the lea i g the had gai ed hile adapi g to a othe ultu e i o de to o plete the e ui e e ts fo the e I e si e E pe ie e Ce ii ate Ta le . ás the o k ooks i luded ite s to , the o l addiio al e ui e e t as the o e-to-o e eei g to dis uss thei t a siio e pe ie e. Fou stude ts su ited essa s fo the Ce ii ate i Ma h a d all e e su essful. The e t se io des i es the atu e of the lea i g e ealed i stude t essa s a d i te ie s. Ta le Ce ii ate e ui e e ts programme you will be making a commitment through a learning agreement to evaluate and make explicit the learning and personal development you gain through a minimum of three months’ immersion in another culture. In order to receive university recognition for your learning and personal development you will need to document your experiences and your evaluation of the learning and personal development you have gained in a Reflective Diary (handwritten or word document) or online blog. Five techniques are used to help you understand, evaluate and reveal how you have changed your understanding and how you have changed as a person: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) creation of a life map showing where in your life you encounter different sorts of cultural experiences construction of an ongoing reflective diary or blog to record and make sense of your experiences and the learning and personal development you are gaining from them creation of a timeline map showing the journey you have made over the period of time you are involved in the certificate creation of a concept map formed around the idea of adapting to another culture production of a 2,000-word reflective account – to connect, synthesise and integrate the learning you have gained from your experience. You may include other methods of recording your experiences and demonstrating your learning such as digital images or audio or video recordings. The Certificate encourages you to focus on key aspects of personal development that are generic to all informal learning situations. These are incorporated into a capability statement. Lea i g gai ed th ough adapi g to a othe ultu e ádapi g to a othe ultu e e ui es people to o e f o a o ld of fa ilia o te ts a d halle ges i to a o ld he e the o te ts a d halle ges a e u k o , a d he e the a ilit to o u i ate a d u de sta d the o te ts a d halle ges ight e ha pe ed la guage a d pe eptual a ie s. The o s of eha iou lea t a d de eloped i o e ultu e a o lo ge e alid a d people e o e u e tai a out ho to eha e. ádapi g to a othe ultu e i ol es lea i g e thi gs a d also u lea i g so e thi gs at least te po a il . The ele i e a ou t p o ided pa i ipa ts ith a oppo tu it to t to ake se se of thei t a siio al e pe ie e of adapi g to a othe ultu e o e a out si o ths. B usi g the tools LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk o tai ed i the o k ook to help the ele t o thei e pe ie es a d thei dia ies hi h p o ided a e o d of thei e peie es, the had a ealth of ate ial to d a o i thei s thesisi g a ou ts. We used the f a e o k de eloped Ca p ell a d Ja kso to e aluate pa i ipa ts a ou ts of thei i e si e e pe ie es. The o e a hi g the e of a i e si e e pe ie e is the se se of jou e a d this as also appa e t i pa i ipa ts a ou ts. Deali g ith ultu e sho k The p o ess of adapi g to a e ultu e ote i ol es the phe o e o of ultu e sho k : the t a siio f o a fa ilia to a u fa ilia e i o e t he e old eha iou pate s e o e i efe i e. Cultu e sho k is a t a siio al p o ess i ol i g a jou e i hi h fou stages a e e og ised a ho e oo , dise ha t e t, egi i g esoluio a d d efe i e fu io i g. Cultu al ha ge is a st essful p o ess as stude ts ope ith thei o e s, a ieies a d u e tai ies asso iated ith he e the li e, hat the ill eat, sleep, health, safet , o e , eathe , a ade i halle ges a d o u i aio . “tude ts ho stud a oa d a e u i ue i that the ust ot o l adapt to a e host ultu e ut also fu io ui kl a d efe i el i a e a ade i ultu al sei g. I e o di g thei t a siio al sto ies th ough Cultu al á ade pa i ipa ts e ealed thei pa i ula o e s a d ho the oped ith the o fusio , a iet a d u e tai t of the situaio s the fou d the sel es i . Cultu e sho k as e pe ted a d had to e dealt ith a d de elopi g opi g st ategies as pa t of opi g ith a d aste i g the t a siio , as des i ed so e pa i ipa ts: I the e e t that ou e pe ie e ultu e sho k i it s [si ] fullest ith h o i dep essio a d lo gi g fo ho e, ad i e is to eet f ie ds fo e oio al suppo t. I ha e ot e pe ie ed this ut I ha e helped people ho e e fo eig get th ough do s due to ultu e sho k. Ha g out ith so e people f o ou ou t a d heal ou self ith the ultu e ou issed ut do t e s a ed to etu a k to the fo eig ultu e, e a e it! You a e e e alo e, a d the e is al a s so eo e the e like ou ho is illi g to help. It has ee a ide e pe ie e that ost of the I te aio al stude ts fa e p o le s like o edo , o oto du i g thei ou se, ho esi k, isolaio a d lo eli ess, dii ulies so ializi g due to ultu al, histo a d la guage a ie s et . The efo e, life a d stud ha e ot ee eas a d s ooth as I thought at the egi i g. … I also felt a litle it o ied a d s a ed, e ause I ha e ee fa a a f o the suppo t of fa il a d lo gsta di g f ie ds. Whe I a e to UK i st eek, I te i l issed pa e ts. M t o luggages [si ] e e issi g ate gei g of pla e, I ould ot des i e this issue e lea l to staf a d felt a ious. The e e e othe p o le s fo e at the egi i g, su h as ho to ope a k a ou t, ho to sig o ile [ o t a t]. O e ooked food a d ha gea le eathe also ade e egai e. I addiio , I as af aid to ake istakes he I o u i ated ith so eo e i E glish, espe iall [ e ause] I felt so e ous o the pho e. áte aki g so e Chi ese f ie ds i a pus, thi gs e e gei g ete . We ooked togethe , studied togethe a d e t to to togethe . We a lea a d k o a thi gs ui kl th ough ou a i iies a d hats, su h as ooki g skills a d lo al e s. I as ot too sh to talk, a d sha ed ie s. Out of all these halle ges, the eha iou a d aitude of the people a ou d e [ as] g eatest hu dle. I o sta tl fou d self i a k a d situaio s due to e ot u de sta di g o ei g u de stood p ope l . … á othe thi g hi h as so t of a ultu e sho k a d ade e uite u happ … is that people did t tou h e u h… I used to gei g a hug o at least a ha dshake f o f ie ds e e i e I see the , he eas he e people ostl said hi a d alked past lea i g e i so e a k a d ha d st et hed out ut ot shake situaio s. I felt like people did t a t to tou h e o LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk … I used to gei g a hug o at least a ha dshake f o f ie ds e e i e I see the , he eas he e people ostl said hi a d alked past lea i g e i so e a k a d ha d st et hed out ut ot shake situaio s. I felt like people did t a t to tou h e o e e just i hu a sta da ds, ate all, ho does t like a hug? But o e da I spoke ith a f ie d f o á ge i a ho e pe ie ed the sa e thi g … a d he felt the sa e feeli g of ot gei g e ough lo e . But he e plai ed to e that it is just the ultu e of the people, e e he e is dife e t. O e thi g that eall ade e glad a d ga e e a e posii e i p essio of the E glish ultu e as that he I a d f ie d told ou house ates a out this, the al a s hugged us he e et f o the o . Figu e Ti eli es sho i g ho stude ts felt a out thei e pe ie es of adapi g to a othe ultu e du i g the i st eeks Student A Comfortable & happy Comfortable Okay, I’m surviving Uncomfortable Uncomfortable & unhappy Weeks after starting Student B Comfortable & happy Comfortable Okay, I’m surviving Uncomfortable Uncomfortable & unhappy Weeks after starting Student C Comfortable & happy Comfortable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Okay, I’m surviving Uncomfortable Uncomfortable & unhappy Weeks after starting Student D Comfortable & happy Comfortable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Okay, I’m surviving Uncomfortable Uncomfortable & unhappy Weeks after starting Student E Comfortable & happy Comfortable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Okay, I’m surviving Uncomfortable Uncomfortable & unhappy Weeks after starting Student F Comfortable &happy Comfortable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Okay, I’m surviving Uncomfortable Uncomfortable & unhappy Weeks after starting Wa d a d Ke ed , d e a disi io et ee ps hologi al e oio al/afe i e adapio a d so io- ultu al eha iou al adapio . Ps hologi al adapio a e u de stood ithi a st ess a d opi g odel a d efe s to feeli gs of ell- ei g o saisfa io ith t a siio . Lea i g to a age e oio s is a othe i ta gi le ut esse ial di e sio of the lea i g that o es f o ultu al adaptaio . The ps hologi al/e oio al jou e s of se e al Cultu al á ade pa i ipa ts a e depi ted s he ai all i Figu e a o e. E ept fo stude t D ho felt o ide t, o fo ta le a d happ th oughout the th ee o ths of this stud , all the stude ts e e a le to e og ise ha ges i thei e oio al states, ut the jou e is dife e t fo ea h pa i ipa t. E oio al st esses a e asso iated ith a aspe ts of thei e pe ie e. Ho esi k ess, felt all pa i ipa ts, is o pou ded hat a stude ts see as a la k of f ie dli ess of the ho e ultu e, ut he the e pe ie e ki d ess a d ge e osit this has a sig ii a t posii e efe t o thei ell- ei g. He e a e so e e a ples. á othe halle ge fo e as the pe ei f ie dl a d t usi g i the pu li do ai i the ueue at the a k. I e ou thei e spape s, a d st iki g [up] a o LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul ed old ess of the E glish people. [People f o ou t ] a e ge e all . It is ot u usual to st ike [up] a o e saio ith the pe so ehi d ou t I fou d that o a us, e e o e sta ed i l out the i do o i to e saio ith a st a ge as o side ed lose to iza e … The E glish a e .life ideedu aio .uk ig o p i a a d do ot take osi ess lightl . á i o uous uesio su h as hethe the e pe ted a has a i ed et a e fou d i t usi e. I [ ou t ], it is take fo g a ted that fa il u its ill ot o l sta up to date ith ea h othe s afai s, ut the ha e ight default to ofe ad i e, e edies, a d i i sta es step i a d take a io du i g a fo of isis. The ule i E gla d see s to e ait u il ou a e told, the ou a ask uesio s. This adjuste t has ee t i g, si e I a used to i t udi g , a d ei g i t uded upo . I lost a fe f ie ds at i st e ause I as a usto ed to dis ussi g p o le s i pai staki g details, the aski g fo ad i e. The i st thi g I oi ed as the ou tes a d f ie dli ess of the people at Heath o ái po t as a se u it oi ial helped e get to the o e t te i al a d a shop assista t helped e get a si a d to all a ta i. The ta i d i e ho t a spo ted e to the a pus as e f ie dl a d e e ofe ed to a ags to oo . This let a lasi g i p essio i e. The HO“T s he e li ks B iish fa ilies ith i te aio al stude ts. I g eatl app e iate Host UK that gi es e so e oppo tu iies to isit this eauiful a d alue t ou t . It is a e elle t a to e pe ie e the B iish ultu e. The othe good thi g is the U i e sit ill pa the ost fo ou to appl fo the isit. I as lu k to e a guest of M s....... i this Ch ist as holida . I ha e ee to the seaside to of Looe i “outh West Co all. I oa ed a lo g a d eauiful oastli e of Looe, it is uiet, eauiful a d u spoiled, hi h ade e ela ed a d happ . I lo e the ou dless sea a d lue sk . I also had a ig Ch ist as di e ith [he ] daughte s a d g a d hild e i the ou t side. The t eated e as a e e of fa il , I felt like I as i ho e. I a deepl i p essed ith thei hospitalit a d afa ilit . The eathe as old, ut I as a i hea t. It is eall a u fo geta le e pe ie e fo e. I addiio , the F ie ds I te aio al “o iet i “u e also p o ides the oppo tu it to e jo fu so ial e e ts, e plo e life outside of studies a d lea o e a out the Ch isia faith. I as shoppi g at Tes o a d I as i p essed the se i e at the he kouts he I as i ished ith shoppi g. The lad at the he kout as f ie dl a d helpful he she helped e pa k ite s. Late that da I as also i p essed the usto e se i e at Nat est Ba k o a pus he the telle as helpful i e plai i g thi gs to e. Copi g ith p ejudi e a d dis espe t is a othe sou e of e oio al st ess. á fu the halle ge I e pe ie ed he adapi g to E glish ultu e [ as] the ste eot pes that a e ith da ke ski a d e o ious [fo eig ] looks. While efo e I had ee o e i illio s of othe s like e, o I stood out. The e e e i sta es he I as u fai l la elled ith the ste eot pes gi e to ou t e a d o e . I as efe ed to as ei g laz , a d u k, a d good fo othi g. I as e pe ted to e loud, allous a d u ultu ed. I as o e asked if a e e of fa il o ed a shippi g li e. These a usaio s e e ot e essa il t ue, ut … I had to ea the u t fo the t aits ost o o l asso iated ith people f o ou t o o igi . De elopi g a posii e a d opi isi disposiio see s to ha e ee o e a to o e o e feeli g ho esi k, lo el a d despo de t. I deed, ei g a le to tu egai e e oio al states i to o e posii e a d opi isi states as o side ed i po ta t i o de to ope ith the t a siio al e pe ie e. The e e e u e ous … halle ges i path to setli g ith the ultu e. áll these dife e es, la guage, food, eathe , eha iou a d aitude to a ds situaio s, these all afe ted e a d e oio s dail , a d ot al a s fo the est. I a e opi isi a d happ -go-lu k pe so ho ould e ui e a lot to keep ood do fo lo g so I usuall e o e ed ui kl f o egai e e oio s. I as also al a s illi g to adapt e ause the E glish f o e pe ie e a e e a o odai g to people of othe ultu es a d that eall oosted o ide e as a pe so . Be ause of this i dset I had the e e e t a pa i ula l te i le o ho i le i es I e had as a esult of a dife e t ultu e. Ho e e the e e e i es he e I felt uite dep essed a d/o disappoi ted he I e ei ed a dife e t esult tha hat I e pe ted just e ause of a dife e e i ultu e o t o. Ti es he e self estee hu g eall lo e ause the people a ou d e e e t ea i g as the should. á d so e i es, just plai l ei g fed up ith the a e e thi g see ed dife e t a d i hu a . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ádapi g to a e ultu e is a lo g jou e a d the e a e a u fo esee thi gs that ould ause a ultu e sho k fo people. Ho e e , ha i g a opi isi a d ope i ded aitude to a thi g a d a o e of the st a ge ultu e is the est thi g to do i o de to full adapt a d e e soak up the e ultu e. I a opi isi a d posii e a out all e pe ie es a d e a e the oppo tu it to lea as u h as I a , thus I elie e all of these e eits ill e ha e e plo e t p ospe ts a d ake life ea i gful i the futu e. The e as e og iio that adapi g to a othe ultu e i ol ed lea i g e thi gs a d also u lea i g thi gs that e e k o th ough thei o ultu e at least te po a il . Cultu e a ges f o o e oi ea le eha iou s like usi to e e o e su tle a d u oi ea le eha iou s like ho to put ou utle do ate eai g es it eall is o ple a d dife e t et ee ultu es! . á d to the u i fo ed a , ould esult i so e e a k a d a d/o e a assi g situaio s. I a a iize of [áf i a ou t ], o a d aised the e ith t adiio al alues a d g e up lea i g the a of doi g thi gs. With that ei g said, it is o dou t I had to do a lot of u lea i g to do he I a e o e he e to stud . I shall talk a out the dife e es i ultu e a d the E glish ultu e a d ho I sta ted to u de sta d the people he e a d hat I e pe ie ed i jou e of adapi g to the E glish ultu e. To e o e spe ii a out the late of the afo e e io ed t o, the halle ges a d e pe ie es I fa ed he adapi g; o i g to a u de sta di g a d ei g u de stood the people of this ultu e; a d i all ad i e fo people ho a t to adapt to a ultu e pe ulia to the . The e as also e og iio that ha gi g o e s pe spe i es as a i po ta t a of o i g to te ultu e. s ith li i g i a othe M ultu e is la gel fa il ased. The fa il i age a d alues a e the ost i po ta t thi g to a a a d e e thi g else like fa e, o e , pleasu e et o es late . Child e lea the i po ta e of fa il a d a e usuall guided the pa e ts isdo i o de to e el i life e e he the hild e a e adults. This is uite a o t ast to the E glish ultu e I e o se ed hi h p o otes a o e i di idual up i gi g fo hild e hi h p o otes hild e to do o e of hat the a t to do hile g o i g a d igu e out de isio s fo the sel es ith a lot less pa e tal guida e [tha ou ] pa e ts. This a e as uite a sho k to e at i st e ause I felt that so a hild e e e u ul a d la ked espe t to a ds elde s a d this as lea l e ause the a e gi e too u h oo to do hat the please hile g o i g. Ho e e , the e as a situaio that alte ed ie o this. O e da out i to , I sa a old lad i the st eet a i g ot too hea ags a d I thought Oh God! Whe e a e he hild e !? The should e a i g that fo he , the sa e s e a io i [ ou t ] ould e so e hat of a i sult to the hild e that the a e ot good hild e to let thei pa e t do su h. I agi i g the sa e s e a io ith o , I d feel like a te i le hild fo lei g he go out at that age. I the e t o e to he to help he a the thi gs a d she said I ight e old ut I e apa le of taki g a e of self a d e e o e pe ulia espo se! I e t ho e po de i g o that espo se a d the asked tea he ho as E glish h I got that ea io a d fu e ough she told e that a io s ould e see as i suli g i a a , VE‘Y o t a to o igi al idea of a i sult ei g he hild e ot helpi g he . á d the it hit e, pe haps hat I thought as o pletel o g … pe haps the e e t the o es ei g u ul a d ill a e ed ut I the ill a e ed o e fo i suli g he st e gth a d o pete e. This as a t ue e e ope e fo e, it as the i st i e I e e thought i a dife e t se se a d see the o ld f o a dife e t pe spe i e. While at i st I as e o s ious of self i the idst of E glish e , e ause I as e tai e e thi g a out e s ea ed fo eig e , I a e to lea that the easo h I stood out as e ause I thought so u h a out it. G aduall , I a e to ela a d i gle f eel , a d ou ould thi k o that I as o a d ed i Bu ki gha Pala e. I iiall I had o e s a out le di g i ; ith a e ta d olou , it as ade dou l o ious that I did ot elo g. I ha e o e o e this a k a d ess o . Fo e to le d i , I do ot ha e to e the epito e of the pe fe t E glish ge tle a , I just ha e to u de sta d that I a e o pla e, that hat is of g eate i po ta e is that I e o fo ta le i o ski . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Life i the UK has ee eall e ii g a d halle gi g as ell. Ho e e all the a it has ade e ele t o app oa h to life. It ofe s a good oppo tu it to a ele ate g o th a d also i gs a lot of ha ges to e, hi h i lude the self u de sta di g, ha dli g p o le s, sho ase self tale t a d et . Ge e all , I feel it eas a d posii e to adapt to life i the UK. á d as the u fa ilia situaio s e o e o e fa ilia a d ete u de stood, o ide e g o s a d the e o es ith it a se se of a hie e e t, p ide a d o fo t i aki g a su essful t a siio i to a totall dife e t o ld to hat as p e iousl k o . The dife e es i ultu e et ee people is a a azi g thi g, a d to ha e adapted to o e dife e t tha i e is so ethi g that I ill he ish fo the est of life. álthough it a see u e i g at i st, the lea i g, the g o th, the e o ies a d the feeli g of t iu ph a e all o th the jou e to u de sta di g this ag ii e t thi g e all ultu e. Li i g i E gla d gets easie the da ; I ha e e o e to ead the o e al la guage that is to e fou d i a gi e ultu al o so ietal sei g a d a o l e lea ed fa ilia izi g o eself ith the ultu e. While efo e the e e e o e al ues that puzzled e, o hi h I issed out o all togethe , I a o easil pi k up o the su tle ua es of o e al o u i aio s. … M o ide e has g eatl go e up. Whe I as e to E gla d, I se o d guessed self at e e tu . I had sufe ed a o ple that a ose f o ea s of ei g d illed ith the a t a that E gla d a d all thi gs E glish e e supe io to hat I had i o ou t . While i iiall I so adl a ted to it i that I t ied to ape E glish a e is s, f o spee h to d ess a d a pe ha t fo the a es, o I a o ide t e ough of pla e that I opt to at h asket all o e a ga e of i ket. I ha e de ided to o k ith aspe ts of the E glish ultu e that o k fo e – like the st i t o se a e of i e a d u e i g polite ess, hile ot t i g to tu self i to the lo e of a E glish a . Fo ai e e pe ie e Cultu al á ade p o ed to e a po e ful lea i g pa t e ship fo e e o e i ol ed oth stude ts a d edu ato s. The st u tu ed i ui - i h p o ess, the uildi g of a t usi g pa t e ship hi h e ou aged dis losu e of feeli gs a d e pe ie es e gaged e e o e i thi ki g a d talki g a out the episte ologi al, i te pe so al a d i t ape so al o ple it asso iated ith li i g i a uli ultu al so iet a d the halle ges of adapi g to a e ultu al o te t. The feed a k e ha e e ei ed suggests that fo so e stude ts it has ee o e of the ost fo ai e e pe ie es the e ou te ed hile at u i e sit - this goes fo us as ell. A k o ledge e t This a i le is a edited e sio of Joha N a d Ja kso N J ádapi g to a othe ultu e: a i e si e e pe ie e i N J Ja kso ed Lea i g fo a Co ple Wo ld: a life ide pe spe i e o lea i g, edu aio a d de elop e t . áutho house. NJ ould like to si e el tha k all the stude ts a d staf ho pa i ipated i su essi e Cultu al á ade ies. Fo hi it as o e of the ost jo ful lea i g e pe ie es of his u i e sit a ee . ‘efe e es Ja kso , N. J. ed Lea i g fo a Co ple Wo ld: á life ide o ept of lea i g, edu aio a d pe so al de elop e t. áuthohouse Joha N a d Ja kso N J ádapi g to a othe ultu e: a i e si e e pe ie e I N J Ja kso ed Lea i g fo a Co ple Wo ld: á life ide o ept of lea i g, edu aio a d pe so al de elop e t. áutho house Ja kso N J, Bets, C a d Willis J “u e Life ide Lea i g á a d: a lea i g pa t e ship to suppo t life ide lea i g. I N J Ja kso ed Lea i g fo a Co ple Wo ld: á life ide o ept of lea i g, edu aio a d pe so al de elop e t. áutho house Ca p ell, “. & Ja kso , N.J. I e si e E pe ie e: á i h a d halle gi g e i o e t fo t a sfo ai e lea i g. I N J Ja kso ed Lea i g fo a Co ple Wo ld: A Life ide Co ept of lea i g Edu aio a d Pe so al De elop e t áutho house ‘ a , M. E., & T i ell, ‘. “. . Co e s, alues, st ess, opi g, health, a d edu aio al out o es of ollege stude ts ho studied a oad [Ele t o i e sio ]. I te aio al Jou al of I te ultu al ‘elaio s, , . Wa d, C. a d Ke ed , á. Ps hologi al a d “o io ultu al ádjust e t Du i g C oss- ultu al T a siio s: a Co pa iso of “e o da “tude ts O e seas a d at Ho e, I te aio al Jou al of Ps holog , : – . Wa d, C. a d Ke ed , á. The Measu e e t of “o io ultu al ádaptaio , I te aio al Jou al of I te ultu al ‘elaio s, : – . Othe sou es htp:// .se se ake -suite. o / LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Blending Cultures of Education, Teaching, Learning & Achievement Jenny Willis Je is E e ui e Edito of Life ide Magazi e a d C eai e A ade i Magazi e. “he is a fou di g e e of Life ide Edu aio , a d has spe t ea s o ki g i all edu aio al se to s as a tea he , se io a age , ad i ist ato a d esea he . I this a i le, I a t to e plo e so e edu aio al aspe ts of ultu e, a d fo us o u e t e pe ie e of o ki g i the UK fo a s all, p i ate s hool o ed Chi ese a d Ko ea ig a ts, he e ultu es le d to p odu e a u i ue, al eit ote halle gi g, lea i g e i o e t. To o te tualise e pe ie e, eade s should k o that I a ei ed f o a lifelo g a ee i edu aio hi h took e f o tea hi g i se o da , te ia a d highe edu aio , th ough se io a age e t, u i e sit ad i ist aio a d esea h. Most of tea hi g as i uli-eth i I e Lo do a eas of so ial dep i aio , he e I ele ated the ultu al a d li guisi i of ou hild e a d thei fa ilies. Ha i g ei ed f o edu aio al o sulta i e ea s ago, I as ot looki g fo o k, ut a ha e e ou te led, t o a d a half ea s ago, to taki g o a fe hou s of tea hi g a eek. I li e i hat is the la gest Ko ea o u it outside “outh Ko ea, a d fou d self e plo ed o i a totall o el e i o e t he e I had to oss i to u e ous e su - ultu es: I as e plo ed a Ko ea , ho espe full alls e D Willis hilst she is k o he i st a e e e to the pupils; I as tea hi g highl oi ated hild e ; I had o ed side a s i to tea hi g E glish a d E“L, f o ei g a ode a d lassi al li guist a d last, ut ot least, I as tea hi g i a p i ate e te p ise. á o e of these fa to s as a ultu e sho k fo e, a d i o i aio , p o ed to e a fas i ai g e depa tu e. I ui kl had to a li aise to a esta lish e t he e edu aio as pa a ou t to the poi t he e e e I, a dedi ated a ade i , had to uesio the ha sh ess of a egi e i hi h hild e o e st aight f o s hool to se e al -hou lesso s e e ate oo /e e i g a d o “atu da s a d “u da s. The pa e is ele tless, as I see ithi the o e s o fa il , he e thei so etu s f o his p esigious p ep s hool to e dless p i ate lesso s. Nothi g less tha ea pe fe t esults is a epta le: this eek I as g eeted ith the e s that he had a hie ed a disgusi g a k fo his Lai a su je t I tuto hi i : %. Whe I t ied to put this i the o te t of the top a k of %, I as dis issed as if I k e othi g a out edu aio ! á d he e is a lesso I e soo lea ed: hold to gue. I do t eed to p o e a thi g, a d ill defe d the hild e ut ot e te i to a gu e t ith Ki as I shall all he . The the e is the ate of dis ipli e. I o side sta da ds high, a d I o fess to e jo i g the a i hi h ou pupils a e e pe ted to tha k us at the e d of a lesso . Ho e e , the e a e a o asio s he I ha e to e i d self that I a ei g e plo ed Ki , so ust a ept he e pe taio s. á ot i f e ue t o u e e is he the lass oo doo u sts ope pupils a ha e ee talki g too loudl o e e laughi g… , Ki s e e appea a e tu s the hild e to sto e, as she ello s so e i st u io to the . I u de sta d hat it ust feel like to e a o i e tea he . Pedagog is a othe o te ious a ea, a d I do o asio all ite a k he e. M a efull espoke tea hi g ate ial a o e i to uesio , o I do ot eet the assu pio that the e te t of pape o e ed du i g a lesso ele ts the le el of lea i g a hie ed, a d I su u to e i di g Ki that I ha e ee tea hi g si e ! á d, of ou se, deep do e oth k o that e espe t ea h othe s skills, ho e e dife e t ou p a i es a e, a d it is pe haps the o i aio of su h di e se ethods that o ks: e ha e ad ited to pla i g good op, ad op . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk “o, fo i sta e, I a e pea efull tea hi g a g oup he so ei es the so s of the hild ho has failed to lea o spi ato s, e joke togethe o o ise ate, all of us u esults, a d has fo ed e to e a i e o st le. Did I i e, he tea hi g so lo g ago? sudde l the sou d of a aised oi e soa s to h ste ia, follo ed ade uatel . O su h o asio s, pupils a d I a e like ode sta di g that this is just Ki s st le of tea hi g. It a hie es eall st et h hild e sui ie tl , as I had elie ed at the Ou pupils o e f o a dife e t ultu es: at the o e t, I tea h Ta ils f o “ i La ka, Chi ese Ko ea s, “outh a d No th Ko ea s, I a ia s, “pa ish, N áf i a á a s, Viet a ese, Filipi o a d e e E glish! The follo a ast a ge of eligio s a d speak dife e t la guages at ho e. Ne e theless, Ki s s hool ofe s so ethi g hi h t a sg esses these dife e es a d hi h is sha ed all: the alue of edu aio . Fo these o u iies sill pe ei e edu aio to e the patha to su ess i life, a alue that is all too f e ue tl lost i the West, he e o e , fa e th ough pe fo a e i the edia o spo t, a e the aspi aio s of a . Pe haps this is the i isi le o d that ies e to Ki : o passio ate, if out- oded, elief i the alue of edu aio . Ou o l dife e e is that I elate this to self-fulil e t athe tha a ee a d ta gi le e a ds. áspi aio is lea l illust ated the the - ea old Ta il gi l ho pla ed a d sill pla s to e o e a do to . Whose a iio is this, ou a ask? The a s e e o es lu ed, as pa e tal a d i di idual alues a e sha ed f o i th. I see this pe so all i o e te ded Ta il fa il : although the ou ge ge e aio s it h easil et ee thei e aio alit as áust alia , Ca adia o B iish, the a e ooted i thei fa il alues a d adhe e to t adiio al e pe taio s of a ee a d a iage. á o di gl , ou g pupil as e ou aged to take, a d i fa t passed, he + e t a e e a i aio to a e o ed gi ls s hool. “adl , despite lete of appeal o he ehalf, he fa il as ot sui ie tl eed to a a t a g a t, so she as u a le to take up he pla e the e. He disappoi t e t as i e ita l ele ted i a d op of oi aio fo so e o ths, ut she has stoi all a epted he pa e ts de isio s. ‘etu i g to Ki a d ou Ko ea hild e , I f e ue tl e all the ho o s f o hi h a of thei pa e ts ha e es aped, a d e pathise ith thei a iio s fo thei hild e . I a app e iate Ki s d i e fo pe fe io he I e e e that he ho e ou t has a p o le ith o e - ualii aio : too a g aduates u a le to i d o e su ate le els of e plo e t. But I should also poi t out a othe e d of the spe t u : a fe of ou hild e ha e lea i g a d/o eha iou al dii ulies. Fo thei pa e ts, this is a se ious sig a, a d the de the li itaio s thei hild has. It is su h hild e as these that I hea so i g he Ki deli e s he tough lo e . Highl ualiied a d este ised as she is, she i pli itl elie es she a s ueeze so ethi g o e f o the hild. Pa ado i all , though, she ill halle ge thei pa e ts a d suppo t the i the p o ess of ha i g thei hild assessed a d state e ted . Fo all these easo s, the s hool is a i to i ai g e i o e t a d I lo e it. Despite – a d a gua l e ause of - ou dife e es, e ha e o ked togethe fo the last t o a d a half ea s th ough ou o o alues of espe t a d the desi e to e su e e gi e these ou g hild e hat e o side to e the g eatest git i life: a sou d edu aio . O the su fa e, as this is a p i ate s hool, I a appea to e dese i g egalita ia p i iples, ut he I see su h hild e , ig a ts the sel es o o of e e t ig a ts, passi g e t a e e a s to leadi g s hools, I a p oud a d feel e a e aki g a eal dife e e to thei li es th ough ou le ded tea hi g. á state e t of spe ial eeds is a fo al do u e t detaili g a hild's lea i g dii ulies a d the help that ill e gi e . I age sou es htps://stai . t. o /i ages/ / / /opi io / koo/ koo- log .jpg htp://ta ja alje a .si/ p- o te t/uploads/ / /Heli opte -pa e ts.jpg LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Bilingual Creative Writing Clubs: An ecology for cross-cultural learning Maja Jankowska, Sarah Coleman, Jon Rainford, Ioana Stoica, Aneta Pac, Ana Christian, Maria Syngouna, Andromachi Tsoukala, Adebola Adewuyi and Denielle Baker, University of Bedfordshire This a i le fo uses o the Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s p oje t as a e olog fo oss- ultu al lea i g, eai it a d o u it e gage e t. We use the etapho of a o ga i li i g e olog , i hi h the o po e ts i te a t a d f o hi h e i el e p odu ts a d lea i g e e ge Ja kso , . ás the p oje t as a pilot to the est of ou k o ledge the i st of its ki d i the UK a d uite a o ple o e, o e ould sa that i deed e e e i the u i le – the situaio of a se e e t ial . át a ious poi ts ou skills, k o ledge, tea o k a d eai it e e tested. But e elie e that the outo es a e fa tasi ot o l i te s of the sto ies ite ut also the gai s fo all the g oups i ol ed a d e a e p oud of ou ha d o k a d esults a d looki g fo a d to s ali g up e o d the pilot. We p ese t the p oje t th ough a i te ie uesio -a s e fo at elo . What is the p oje t a out? Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu p oje t is a ase stud fo ultu al lea i g e ha ge et ee the s hools, i pa i ula i/ uli-li gual pupils a d thei tea he s, the u i e sit U i e sit of Bedfo dshi e, UK , i pa i ula stude ts f o fou depa t e ts: Ps holog , E glish La guage a d Co u i aio , ád e isi g Desig a d Tea he T ai i g/ Edu aio “tudies o ki g i i te -dis ipli a tea s a d staf the Depa t e t of Ps holog a d the á ess a d Out ea h Tea a d the o u it , i pa i ula i/ uli-li gual pa e ts a d ide o u it li a ies, i ig a t o u it g oups . The p oje t e phasised the i po ta e of pu li e gage e t ased o the p i iples of utual ultu al lea i g e ha ge. álthough the idea a e f o the u i e sit le tu e i the i st i sta e, the s hools, the u i e sit stude ts a d staf a d the o u it ha e ee o sulted a d e gaged i a pa t e ship i the spi it of a io esea h i ui . This p oje t e phasises pa t e ships a d e gage e t of all pa i ipa ts as a ke fa to i the fa ilitaio of ultu al a d i te - ultu al lea i g as ell as oss-dis ipli a lea i g to look at the a s i hi h i di iduals a d g oups lea oth a out a d th ough ultu e a d ithi a d a oss o u iies Who took pa t? The Bili gual C eai e W ii g p oje t took the fo of ate s hool lu s i hi h ou g, di e se lea e s aged of dife e t ultu al a d li guisi a kg ou ds eated i-li gual/ t i-li gual sto ies. hild e e e i ol ed a d the ote i la guages su h as á a i , Be gali, Bulga ia , Italia , Lat ia , Nde ele, Polish, ‘ussia a d “pa ish. We also t ied to epli ate this di e sit i te s of the u i e sit stude ts i ol ed i the da -to-da deli e of the p oje t – the o ked i t o i te -dis ipli a a d uli ultu al tea s, i gi g togethe thei dife e t skills a d e pe ise. The also spoke a a ge of la guages: F e h, G eek, Polish, ‘o a ia , “pa ish, I o a d E glish. The p oje t leade also ili gual/ i ultu al has a kee i te est i ili gualis a d i te ultu al a d i te dis iplia lea i g a d she d e upo the e pe ise of the á ess a d Out ea h Tea a d thei i alua le e pe ie e of out ea h o k ith s hools i the lo al a ea. Ha i g su h a di e se tea as a g eat ad a tage as e ould d a o ea h othe s k o ledge, skills, e pe ie es a d pa i ula st e gths. Whe a d ho ? The a tual deli e of the lu s happe ed i i te /sp i g / fo hou o a eekl asis, fo a pe iod of eeks . Ho e e , the p epa aio , o ga isaio a d follo -up o k o e i g the sto ies i to e-fo at i p epa aio fo LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk pu lishi g as ell as oi ial lau h took just o e a full ale da ea . The esea h ata hed to this p oje t is sill o -goi g. T o tea s o sisi g of fou stude ts plus a p oje t lead a d a e e of the á ess a d Out ea h Tea p epa ed, deli e ed a d ei ed the p oje t o a eekl asis i ea h of the s hools. The t o s hools e e dife e t i a espe ts a d the o ki g a d g oup d a i s e ui ed dife e iaio of ou app oa h i ea h of the t o s hools. Ea h tea had a stude t leade a ps holog i al ea u de g aduate stude t ho o-o di ated the o k of the tea a d o u i ated ith all i ol ed. Ea h tea ele ted ate ea h sessio a d o u i ated ith the p oje t lead a d the á ess a d Out ea h Tea i o de to ei e ou app oa h a d p epa e fo the e t sessio a io esea h app oa h . Pa e ts e e also i ited to e ou age a d suppo t thei hild e at ho e ii g i the hild e s ho e la guages as ell as to se d us thei ie s/ o e ts/ e uests. O e of the pa e ts pi tu e o the let asked to joi the tea a d suppo ted a s all g oup of “pa ish speaki g hild e i a s hool he e e did ot ha e a “pa ish speaki g u i e sit stude t i the tea . Head tea he s ga e thei pe issio to u the lu s a d e e e suppo i e of the p oje t. We also had so e tea he s a d tea hi g assista ts i ol ed helpi g ithi the lu as ell as oi ai g a d e i di g the hild e to i g thei o k to the follo i g eek s lu . So as it all a out ii g ili gual/ dual la guage sto ies? No, it as all a out lea i g f o ea h othe ultu al lea i g e ha ge a d ha i g fu alo g the a . It as also a out p o idi g stude ts f o fou dife e t depa t e ts ith a oppo tu it to o k togethe i i te -dis ipli a tea s a d to gai a eal life e pe ie e i a eal life sei g s hools he e i easi g thei e plo a ilit . Mo eo e , it as all a out i easi g the isi ilit of ili gual a d i ultu al lea e s ithi the s hooli g s ste a d sho asi g thei u i ue tale ts. Fi all , e also ai ed to eate ili gual esou es fo s hools a d li a ies. The sessio s e e highl e jo a le as apa t f o ii g sto ies e pla ed a lot of ote li guisi ga es a d hild e e p essed thei eai it a d li guisi a iliies i a dife e t a s. Fo e a ple, a g oup of Polish hild e i o e of the s hools spo ta eousl eated a sho t so g – a Polish ga g so g hi h the sa g i ea h of the follo i g sessio s, hile hild e i the othe s hool de ided to i g thei o ultu al food to o e of the last sessio s a d ele ate thei o k hile sha i g so e lo el food. We e ei ed a ulitude of posii e o e ts f o hild e , pa e ts a d s hools a d e ou sel es feel e ha e oth e jo ed the lu s a d ha e lea ed a lot a out ou sel es, the ultu es a d the dis ipli es e all ep ese ted i this p oje t. OK, ut hat as ou aio ale fo doi g this? The p oje t ai ed to add ess so e p essi g edu aio al a d so ial issues – issues, hi h e elie e e ui e the e gage e t of all stakeholde s a d e ui e oth o e a d dife e t soluio s tha the usual p o le -fo used app oa hes. álthough hild e ho use a la guage othe tha E glish a e ot a i o it populaio espe iall i u a a eas i the UK, it a e a gued that E glish lass oo s e ai la gel o oli gual a d pe haps to a lesse e te t also o o ultu al. Mo oli gualis is sill pe ei ed as a o a d the e see s to e a e pe taio that hild e ho a e ot ai e E glish speake s a ui e E glish as fast as possi le so the a assi ilate i to the E glish s ste of edu aio . ás Daki e plai s this E glish do i a e is d i e a high-stakes tesi g egi e. He e hild e ho speak othe la guages a e ote let outside of the s hool gates, posiio ed LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk as sepa ate f o s hool edu aio a d the espo si ilit of pa e ts a d the o u it . Withi the pa ked u i ulu of p i a a d se o da s hools the e is litle spa e fo a k o ledge e t a d app e iaio of la guages othe tha E glish a d although s hools t to sho ase that the ele ate di e sit thei efo ts a e ote ad ho a d supe i ial. Mo eo e , hild e fo ho E glish is ot thei i st/o l la guage a e ote see as p o le ai e ui i g addiio al suppo t a d at isk of u de a hie i g – the efo e the fo us te ds to e o e edial o k, fo used o i p o i g thei E glish. I this p oje t e a ted to o e a a f o the t adiio al fo us o E glish a d i stead fo us o ili gual hild e s a iliies, st e gths a d tale ts. Follo i g Daki e a ted to p o ide hild e ith a safe fo u to sho ase thei la guage skills as e elie e that alidai g thei ho e la guages a lead to a i eased se se of i lusio a d self- o th. I a si ila a e also a ted to alidate the la guages, ultu es a d dis ipli a a kg ou ds of ou u i e sit stude ts a d staf. ás pa t of the u i e sit s ide i g pa i ipaio issio , e also a ted to help these stude ts ealise that Highe edu aio ould e a futu e possi ilit fo the a d that the skills the ha e th ough ei g ili gual a e highl e ei ial at u i e sit a d that the ill i d a stude ts like the the e. So hat happe ed? What did e lea ? It as a steep lea i g u e a d a fa tasi lea i g oppo tu it fo all the people i ol ed. It p o ided the hild e as as the stude ts a d staf i ol ed ith a g eat se se of e jo e t a d a hie e e t. ell hild e e e i ol ed i the p oje t a d ost of the i ished thei ili gual ooks. We a e i the p o ess of o e i g the ooks i to a e-fo at a d o e all of the a e o pleted e ill pu lish the . The lau h e e t took pla e o Ju e a d it ought us all togethe – e sho ased the hild e s o k a d so e hild e ead/ p ese ted thei sto ies. “o e sto ies a e also ei g e o ded as audio ooks. The outputs ill e pla ed o the e site C eai e Bili gual i p epa aio – this ea s a o e ill a le to a ess the pu lished sto ies. The e e e a halle ges a d p a i al o sta les o the a – a of the e had ot fo esee . “o e hild e ould speak thei la guages e ell a d the ould also ite – sill thei spelli g as ot al a s o e t a d e eeded to suppo t the . “o e othe hild e ould speak thei ho e la guages ut e e u a le to ite o thei ii g as li ited – e had to assist the if o e of us ould speak the la guage o i d so eo e else to help t a slate o o e t. “o e hild e lost thei o k o ha e ot i ished ithi the allo ated eeks fo the p oje t. We eeded to hase the s hools up so that e ould get the i ished sto ies i i e fo pu li aio – this as ot possi le i a fe ases a d so e eeded to ill i so e gaps o p o ide illust aio s fo so e ooks. We e e lu k as oth Ma ia “ gou a a d Ioa a “toi a a e g eatl skilled at d a i g see a e a ple of Ma ia s d a i g o the o e of the ook ,let a d the ot o l assisted the hild e du i g the sessio s ut also helped us to polish o i ish of the illust aio s fo pu li aio s. “o e hild e had addiio al edu aio al eeds a d e eeded to e i dful of the so i o de to a o odate these, e audio e o ded o t ped thei sto ies. Co e i g the sto ies i to a digital fo at a d p epa i g the fo pu li aio as fa the iggest halle ge. We had o e t ul a azi g a d full dedi ated ád e isi g Desig stude t i the p oje t – Ioa a “toi a. “he pa i ipated i the sessio s of LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk the lu s i oth s hools a d ate the sto ies e e o pleted she spe t da s a d ights s upulousl t a i g the outli e of ea h o d a d also t a i g the i ages ade hild e a d t a sfo i g the i e to i o de to pla e the i a ook a aila le fo p i t a d o li e e sio . áll of this to p ese e hild e s ha d ii g i thei ho e la guages as ell as thei d a i gs . ás Ioa a speaks E glish a d ‘o a ia it as i edi l dii ult fo he to deal ith all the o pli ated lete s i all dife e t alpha ets see the pi tu e elo a d i e ita l the e e e istakes as hild e s ha d ii g as ote dii ult to ead – espe iall i the la guages e a e u fa ilia ith. We o i ated Ioa a fo the Bedfo dshi e “tude t U io s outsta di g o t i uio to the o u it a a d a d e e e i edi l p oud he she o it. Ioa a epo ted gai i g i alua le e plo a ilit skills. “he e pe i e ted ith dife e t pie es of sot a e i o de to i d the est possi le, et least i e- o su i g, opio i o de to keep the esse e of the hild e s o k a d, at the sa e i e, ake the sto ies suita le fo pu lishi g. Ioa a felt st o gl that he o k o this p oje t has ee o e of he iggest a hie e e ts so fa . “he said that it as e e o e useful tha a i te ship she had i g aphi desig pu lishi g house as ithi ou p oje t she had to ake all the desig de isio s he self a d a age o i e i o de to i ish the ooks o i e a d ithi a e ight s hedule . Ou stude t leade s – á eta a d á a epo ted dife e t lea i g poi ts. Fo á eta, ho has e e o ked ith hild e o i a edu aio al sei g, the i st e pe ie e of e te i g a lass oo as s a . Du i g the i st sessio she as ot su e ho to eha e a d she eeded suppo t f o he olleague. I the follo i g eeks she ui kl lea ed the i po ta e of dis ipli e a d ha i g a di ided ate io . This allo ed he to a age the lass LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ell, a d the e d of the p oje t she epo ted i eased o ide e a ith pu li speaki g, a d o she feels o e o ide t a d o posed tu al side, á eta as happ that she as a le to speak Polish to hild e use he ho e la guage as ote as she ould like to see he a ai e i d self-estee . Wo ki g at s hool also helped á eta he she has to speak to a ig o d. F o the ul, as due to li i g ith a B iish pa t e she does ot this issue . á a, o the othe ha d, has ee o ki g ith hild e as a tuto fo a u e of ea s. Fo he lea i g to lead a d a age othe stude ts as the efo e o e i po ta t. “he lea ed o e a out he self a d he o ide it as a Lai a see he a ai e i this issue . Ma ia a d á d o a hi ho e e u a le to use thei ho e la guages i this p oje t G eek a d F e h uilised thei othe skills. The oth lea ed i e sel f o ha i g a i st-ha d e pe ie e of o ki g i s hools a d ith hild e . á d o a hi as i p essed the hild e s eai it a d oi aio . It as fas i ai g to see the de elop o el sto ies a d t a slate the i thei othe to gue. The e e el o i g, ope to o k ith us, aski g us fo help/ad i e if eeded a d e jo i g the sel es i the p o ess. It ould e e ei ial fo a si ila p oje ts a ied out i the futu e to e su e that the hild e a e ha i g fu a d asso iai g this ultu al-li guisi i te a io ith a a i it that is e jo a le a d edu ai e. ás a li guisi s stude t, Ma ia as gi e a u i ue oppo tu it to o se e ho ili gual a d ulili gual hild e ake use of oth thei ho e la guages a d E glish a d hat a e thei la guage eeds. “he fou d pa i ula l i te esi g the ase of ili gual hild e ho e e ot o i the UK ut ig ated at a ea l age ha i g ee e posed to o l o e la guage at the egi i g of thei li es. Ma ia as i p essed ho ui kl the had adapted to oth the ii g a d pho ei s ste of E glish as ell as ho o fo ta l the s it hed et ee t o la guages he i te a i g ith othe lass ates of the sa e li guisi a kg ou d. ápa t f o that, she as happ to dis o e that the p oje t as e ei ial ot o l fo the hild e ut also fo the ili gual stude ts i ol ed as it ele ated ili gualis a d e te t thei di e se ide it i a o oli gual so iet a d ultu e. Thus, the p oje t o ked as a o ide e ooste fo oth the hild e a d the stude ts. Da i a d Bola – ho oth o e f o Edu aio , ha e had p e ious e pe ie es of o ki g ith s hools. Fo the , o ki g ith stude ts a d staf f o othe depa t e ts i te -dis ipli a lea i g as o e i po ta t. Fo Maja, this as he i st e pe ie e o ki g o a o ple a d ad i ist ai el halle gi g p oje t. “he lea ed i e sel a out p oje t a age e t a d the i po ta e of olla o aio a d d a i g o e pe ie es of othe s, espe iall the LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk á ess a d Out ea h Tea . Maja, “a ah a d Jo thi gs happe ed ehi d the stage . o ked togethe e losel to e su e all the loose e ds e e ied a d “a ah g aduated f o Ps holog Maja s depa t e t o l a ea efo e. “he had al ead e pe ie e of o ki g ith kids a d doi g esea h a d he e she as a i alua le asset to the tea . Colla o aio ithi this p oje t has gi e he e e o e e pe ie e – so i po ta t a d ele a t i te s of he futu e a ee aspi aio s P ofessio al Do to ate i Edu aio al Ps holog . “a ah had the added ad a tage of o ki g ith oth tea s of stude ts a d hild e a oss the t o s hools i ol ed i the p oje t. álthough she has e pe ie e o ki g ith hild e f o a di e se a kg ou ds, this as he i st e pe ie e o ki g spe ii all ith ili gual hild e . “a ah ot o l e jo ed lea i g e o ds a d ph ases i othe la guages ut also lea ed a lot a out othe ultu es alo g the a . The e jo e t as fu the e ha ed seei g the hild e s delight of tea hi g adults e thi gs. Wo ki g o this p oje t a d seei g the hild e de elop eek o eek as g eat. “a ah as also i p essed ith ho ell the U i e sit stude ts deli e ed ea h sessio a d as a azed ith the o ide e a d o e all de elop e t of these stude ts ate the eeks. ‘e e tl , Maja as a a ded a s all pot of fu ds to o i ue ith the esea h o Bili gual C eai e W ii g Clu s a d “a ah is o e plo ed as Maja s esea h assista t. This sho ases the i po ta e of et o ks a d hu a elaio ships ithi ou lea i g e ologies Ja kso , . Jo – ou fa ulous a d e e pe ie ed olleague f o á ess a d Out ea h Tea – helped i e sel ith all the a kstage p a i al a a ge e ts. Both hi a d “a ah helped e uit, t ai safegua di g a d a age the tea of the stude ts a d the oth e e p ese t i a of the lu s sessio s, suppo i g the stude ts a d the hild e . Jo ho hi self as o e of a fe E glish o l speaki g i di idual i the p oje t fou d o se i g the a that ili gual hild e o ked i t o la guages pa allel oth fas i ai g a d i spi i g. He o e ted o this ei g a e e-ope i g e pe ie e. Ha i g p e iousl ee a tea he a d ha i g o ked ith hild e ho ha e E glish as a addiio al la guage, he ealised ho so e of the i g ai ed assu pio s of these hild e as ei g i dei it e e si pl ot t ue a d felt that this so t of p oje t as esse ial to ha ge the assu pio s of a o oli gual tea he s. So hat lesso s ha e e lea ed a d a sha e ith othe s ho i e, o u it - ased p oje ts? a e o side i g doi g olla o a- We lea ed the i po ta e of pla i g a d s heduli g ut at the sa e i e ei g ope , le i le a d spo ta eous – i esse e ha i g to thi k o ou feet all the i e. Ou a io esea h app oa h o ked e ell – e pla ed a d t ialled thi gs ut o se ed a d liste ed to the hild e , stude ts a d othe stakeholde s a d ei ed ou app oa h. álthough the sa e sessio s e e s heduled fo oth s hools, gi e the u i ue o posiio of the hild e a d stude ts i ea h s hool i p a i e the sessio s e e uite dife e t a d e ui ed dife e t app oa hes, skills, te h i ues, ga es, et . We also lea ed that good o u i aio et ee all pa ies as e i po ta t – it had to e i el , a u ate a d ith ui k espo ses. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk I e ita l , the e e e so e lips ut o e all, ha i g t o stude t leade s espo si le fo the lo of o the tea s helped i e sel a d i i ised disto io s. u i aio ithi We lea ed that eeks is dei itel ot e ough e had fu di g o l fo that a ou t of i e a d that -hou lo g sessio s e e too sho t. If e e e to u the lu s agai e ould ai fo a ou d eeks a d fo -hou lo g sessio s so that e ould ha e i e fo o e ga es a d e e o e fu a d so e ould ot ha e to ush thi gs. Pe haps had e o e i e, e ould ha e uilt deepe appo t ith the hild e , hi h ould ha e e a led us to get to k o thei a iliies, st e gths a d eak esses e e ete a d all the hild e ould ha e sui ie t i e to i ish thei sto ies a d d a i gs to the le el the ished a d e ould ha e had o e i e to help the ith ii g, spelli g, illust ai g a d t a slai g. ‘e uit e t of the stude ts a d the at hi g the lu s sessio s da s a d i es to the stude ts u i e sit a d othe o k i eta les/ s hedules as a pa i ula halle ge. Fu the o e, e did ot k o hat ultu al/ li guisi a kg ou ds the hild e ould e u il the e last i ute – he the p oje t as ad e ised i s hools a d kids sig ed up fo it. This ea t e ould ot ta get the stude ts e uit e t to at h the hild e la guages. This aspe t has to e ell thoughtth ough a d o ga ised. The e a e a ethi al a d p a i al o side aio s hile o ki g ith the hild e . We had to e uit the stude ts ea l e ough to e a le to p o ide the ith the safegua di g t ai i g a d take the th ough e ha ed i i al he ks DB“ . We had to adhe e to the s hools ules a d egulaio s a d e pe taio s a d these e e the t o s hools e o ked i . O e all, it has a steep lea i g u e a d a fa tasi lea i g oppo tu it fo all people i ol ed. We lea ed a out ou sel es ou o ultu al ide it , a out othe ultu es a d la guages, a out the i po ta e of se i g ou o u it a d aki g a dife e e to hild e s li es. But ea h of us also gai ed a a iet of skills a d i sights that e ould ot e a le to a ess othe ise. áll i all, e ould sa - a g eat su ess. Ou p oje t has ee oi ed lo all e ha e a aii g list of s hools that a ted to take pa t ut, due to the fu di g li itaio s, e e e u a le to ofe the p oje t to o e s hools , aio all a d i te aio all at the o fe e es . It as i luded as o e of the ase studies fo the Cultu al Lea i g, Ide it a d the Eu opea P oje t Eu opea Edu aio al ‘esea h ásso iaio fu ded p oje t hi h ai ed at a e plo aio of the i te pla et ee t o o epts ei g p o oted ithi the Eu opea edu aio al poli dis ou se, that of E gaged U i e sit a d Cultu al Lea i g . Fi all , the p oje t as also oted olleagues ho o k i the ield of e tal health. The suggested that ou app oa h ould e t a slated i to suppo i g the e o e of e tall ill adults ho also happe to e i/ uli-li gual a d - ultu al. We a e u e tl i o e saio s ith lo al o ga isaio hi h suppo ts e tal health e o e a d e p essed a i te est i taki g this p oje t fu the . Sou es ited o li e O fo d Di io a ies htp:// .o fo ddi io a ies. o / M e s, K. & G os e o , I. . Cultu e lea i g a d histo i al e o : á esea h age da. E ou te s/ E ue t os/‘e o t es o Edu aio , , - . Ma a , N., Cla , ‘. & G os e o , I. . Cultu al Lea i g: f o pedagog to k o ledge e ha ge. P oje t epo t a aila le at htps:// dl.d op o use o te t. o / u/ /Cultu al% Lea i g% áp il% .pdf {last a essed / / ] Daki . W ii g Bili gual “to ies: De elopi g hild e s Lite a Th ough Ho e La guages , i D. Mallo s Ed. I o aio s i E glish Tea hi g fo Mig a ts a d ‘efugees. B iish Cou il. htp://e glishage da. iish ou il.o g/ ooks- esou e-pa ks/i o aio s-e glish-la guage-tea hi g- ig a ts-a d- efugees LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Pritchatts House Global Community : Developing Cross-cultural Skills in an HE Residential Setting Ellen O'Brien Elle is I te aio al Ca ee s Co sulta t, Ca ee s Net o k at Bi i gha U i e sit . The Glo al Co u it is housed i P it hats House: a - ed eside e lo ated just i utes f o the U i e sit of Bi i gha i Edg asto . It is a u i ue a o odaio o ple that has a i te io all ultu all di e se akeup of stude ts. The p oje t as lau hed i as a di e t esult of feed a k f o i te aio al stude ts ho a ted to i teg ate ith ho e stude ts hilst li i g o a pus, e pe ie e eal life la guage lea i g a d ad a e thei k o ledge of B iish ultu e a d the a aio aliies the U i e sit at a ts. UK stude ts also e og ised the alue of su h a e pe ie e. Co i g f o a s all u al to , I hope to ide ho izo s…M fa il ha e e e ee a le to afo d fo t a el a oad a d so I look fo a d to eei g people f o all o e the o ld. E e, UK e to The ke o je i e of the Glo al Co u it is that ofe i g all aspe ts of a uli- ultu al li i g a a ge e t, the stude t e pe ie e ill e i p o ed p o idi g eside ts ith a li i g e i o e t hi h suppo ts i teg aio a d oss- ultu al lea i g. The p oje t di e tl feeds i to the U i e sit s i e ea st ateg to o it to e ha i g lo g te pe so al a d o e ial elaio s i the Midla ds a d i te aio all . Th ough the Glo al Co u it e a e a le to do this f o the o e t stude ts e ol. It also add esses so e of the e u e t a eas of dissaisfa io i te aio al stude ts e pe ie e fa ilitai g i teg aio a d e a li g stude ts to eet people f o dife e t ultu es. It ofe s UK a d I te aio al stude ts the oppo tu it to uild f ie dships, de elop oss- ultu al skills a d sha e thei e pe ie es of U i e sit life. át egist aio , all appli a ts a e asked to su it a pe so al state e t alo g ith thei a o odaio appli aio outli i g thei easo a d the posii e i pa t the ould ake i the o u it . U de sta di g the stude ts easo s fo ei g pa t of this li i g a a ge e t, assisted the allo aio tea i eai g a e i o e t o du i e to i teg aio . ás e pe ted, ost appli aio s a e f o stude ts ho e jo t a elli g a d lea i g a out a di e sit of pe spe i es a d a s of li i g. áddiio al appli a ts e e those stud i g i te aio all -fo ussed ou ses su h as Polii al “ ie e, I te aio al Busi ess o Fo eig La guages. The e e e appli a ts ho e e a of li i g o l ithi thei la guage g oups a d a ted to gai the ultu al a i u f o the u i e sit e pe ie e. Not o l ill I e eit f o this eside e, ut also o t i ute to its uli- ultu al issio … I ha e aste ed a la guages a d th ough usi g a d stud i g those la guages, I lea ed a out the ultu es ehi d the … I a pla a good ole as a idge et ee este a d easte ultu es. Li u, Chi a O e i eside e stude ts li i g i the Glo al Co u it o ked i o ju io ith the U i e sit a o odaio tea a d addiio al pa t e s to a a ge so ial a i iies. I iial e e ts p o ided a o e ie of the UK a d o ld ultu es i fu a d i te a i e a s. I di idual lags, o ld aps a d el o e pa ks e e p o ided to aid ith the setli g i p o ess. UK a d I te aio al stude ts ho li e i the Glo al Co u it e pe ie e dife e t, la guages, food a d usi o a dail asis, LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk p o idi g the ith a ell- ou ded app e iaio of a a iet of ultu es. “o ial e e ts o ga ised the Glo al Co u it a e held th oughout the a ade i ea ith i easi g ate da e. Wo ld holida ele aio s, aio -the ed pa ies a d da -t ips to sites of i te est i the UK all p o ided the sei gs to assist ith ultu al i teg aio . The Ch ist as Di e pa t p o ed to e a ig hit. Feed a k e ei ed f o stude ts i ol ed i the Glo al Co u it has ee e t e el posii e. Both the a o odaio tea a d u e t eside ts a e o i uousl o ki g togethe to fu the e ha e a d de elop the Glo al Co u it to futu e eside ts. “You e e k o ho ou e goi g to eet at U i e sit a d ha i g f ie ds f o all o e the o ld is so e i h i g. You a lea u i ue a d i te esi g thi gs f o dife e t ultu es a d this has eall oade ed ho izo s as a pe so . Also, it s g eat k o i g I ha e so e he e to sta if I isit f ie ds ho e ou t ies! G a e, B“ Busi ess Ma age e t. O e ea o , I et ith a g oup of eside ts to dis uss the o e all e pe ie e a d fou d the ha e fou d the e pe ie e hugel e ei ial so iall , ultu all a d a ade i all , oi g the i pa t this has had o thei lea i g a d de elop e t: As a “o ial Theo ist, the e dless dis ussio s a out polii s a d ultu e p o ided i sights that I ould ot ha e e og ised i o e io al lea i g tools Nikolaos, G ee e It as e helpful fo lea i g e ause I a i te ested i lo al go e ho it o ks i othe ou t ies has ee e helpful ád ia a, Colu ia I a stud i g Hu a ‘esou e Ma age e t, this di e se e i o ha a te Yi ua , Chi a e t a e t a d gei g the ha e to dis o e ake “e e al also e og ised the e eits to thei pe so al a d p ofessio al de elop e t i te ultu al g o th. I a glo alised o ld ou ha e to lea e o e ope i ded i s of f ie dship et o ki g a d to espe t ultu al a d so ial dife e es Nikolaos, G ee e ‘eside ts ited the usual p essu es of sha i g li i g spa e as the ha dest halle ge to o e o e ut as as poi ted out, this as ot elated to ultu al dife e es. á othe ke halle ge as o u i ai g ith so a people i a o - ai e la guage a d u de sta di g the dife e t a e ts. Ho e e , eside ts e e posii e a out the ge e al a d so ial i pa t of the Glo al Village. áll ag eed the had e eited fo eei g people f o dife e t ultu es a d this had e ha ed thei atu it , tole a e, self- a a e ess a d o side aio fo othe s. ásked ho the e pe ie e had afe ted the o e all: I ha e i p o ed so ial a d E glish skills. It has led e to a ept, espe t a d a t to isit othe ou t ies Vito , B azil. The e pe ie e has had a su sta ial i pa t o e e ause it has a oused u iosit . I a i ded a d a pla i g o isii g dife e t pa ts of the o ld. Jea -Y es Mugisha, Belgiu “eei g that the o ld is u h igge tha a t a d go e o d. Vito , B azil ho e it a d ou t has ade e u h o e ope o e illi g to a hie e hat I áll the stude ts I spoke to ag eed that the ould do the sa e agai a d opt to li e i the Glo al Co u it . Thei e thusias is p oof that p oje ts su h as these a e e essa a d alua le a d e og ised as e elle t p a i e fo stude ts p epa i g fo a glo al a ee i a glo alised o ld. This i al uote su s up the hu a it e ge de ed this uli- ultu al li i g e pe ie e: LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Ne t i e I ould o e p epa ed ith t adiio al food a d a d f o self Jesus, Me i o o ou t , oth to sha e a d use The Glo al Village as sho tlisted i the College a d U i e sit Busi ess Oi e s CUBO a a d fo Housi g . Best “tude t Post s ipt: I the Glo al Co e is ei g i t odu ed, a o u al so ial spa e o ple e i g the Glo al Co u it i P it hats House, that ele ates i te aio al stude ts a d thei ho e ou t ies, a d is a spa e to a ess suppo t. E te di g the ethos of the Glo al Co u it , it ill featu e a a ea he e ea h of the aio aliies of u e t eside ts ill e isuall sho ased. “tude ts ill e e ou aged to o t i ute, olla o ate a d de o ate! This a ea ill also e de o ated to ele ate B iish e e ts a d holida s, e ou agi g a a e ess of B iish ultu e a d aidi g i teg aio . The Glo al Co e ill also ofe a sele io of suppo t lite atu e ele a t to i te aio al stude ts – gi i g the a ess to U i e sit of Bi i gha suppo t se i es. *** “ou e: htp://i te aio al.a .uk/ edia/ LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul /IU-Fa ts-a d-Figu es- .life ideedu aio .uk .pdf Influence of Family on Culture and Learning for Widening Participation Students Lynne Crook L e is a A ade i “kills Co sulta t at the U i e sit of “alfo d. “he has o ked i a ious oles i the Highe Edu aio se to si e , o ki g ith a ide a ge of stude ts to suppo t the oth pasto all a d a ade i all The e has ee a i easi g e phasis a d fo us o di e sit ithi UK Highe Edu aio i the last fe ea s, ith the t i goals of I te aio alisaio i a i situio s, as ell as a e ui e e t fo u i e siies to e o e t a spa e t ith ega ds to Wide i g Pa i ipaio WP st ategies. But ultu al di e sit does ot o l ea stude ts e te i g highe edu aio ith a dife e t ultu al a kg ou d i the se se of thei ou t of i th, o o i g f o a eth i i o it . It also applies to stude ts a a kg ou d that is ot the o i UK HE. I e ee doi g so e esea h e e tl i to Wide i g Pa i ipaio WP stude ts a d thei elai e su ess ates, espe iall those ho ha e alte ai e e t ualii aio s su h as BTECs a othe t pe of edu aio al ultu e , if ou like . ál ost ega dless of the easo h a stude t a e o side ed a WP stude t, the e fa t that the a e likel to e the i st o o e of the i st of thei fa il to o e to u i e sit ea s that the o e f o a dife e t ultu al a kg ou d tha that hi h is possi l e pe ted i HE. WP stude ts e pe ie e a d a kg ou d ha e ote ee theo ised usi g Pie e Bou dieu s theo of ultu al apital . Bou dieu, i this theo , e te ds the te apital f o the si pl e o o i to the apital of the do i ai g ultu e of Weste so iet , i ludi g edu aio . “u h apitals fu io togethe to keep the do i a t lass i po e a d this li k, ep ese ts the i a e t st u tu e of the so ial o ld, hi h go e its fu io i g i a du a le a - . The use of the o d ultu e is so ei es o t o e sial i this ase, as Bou dieu is ote speaki g a out a la k of ultu al apital hi h these stude ts ha e. The easo h di e sit is su h a i po ta t ideal i HE is e ause of the ide a iet of e pe ie e, of ultu es that it i gs. The te ultu al apital , a d e tai l a la k of it, is dei itel o e loaded that Bou dieu gi es it edit fo . Ho e e , it is i po ta t to ote that he is o e t ai g o apital as a easu e of the ease of a ess to edu aio a d po e , athe tha stude t ha i g a ultu e i the se se of ei g i ilised as so e, ote olde , dei iio s of ultu e a i di ate see o elo . th ‘It as o l i - e tu F a e that the si gle te ultu e ega to e used a d to a ui e the se se of t ai i g o ei e e t of the i d o taste. It as apidl e te ded to efe to the ualiies of a edu ated pe so , a d has etai ed that ea i g u il toda . E pe ie e a d e ie s of ou i te al data sho s that so e WP stude ts a ot ha e the sa e elai e ease of t a siio to HE as those ho o e f o a a kg ou d i hi h deg ee le el stud is the o . This is he e the stud of the ultu e of the fa il e o es ost ele a t . Of ou se, the e a e e o o i aspe ts to this. “tude ts f o ealthie fa ilies a e likel to ha e o e suppo t f o thei pa e ts, a ot eed to o k as u h i te s of a pa t-i e jo a d o se ue tl ha e o e i e to spe d o thei a ade i o k. E uall , WP stude ts a e fo ed e o o i i u sta es to sta at ho e, thus ui g do thei hoi e of i situio . Ho e e , ot all of these hoi es a e pu el e o o i . á i po ta t pa t of this is oth ho the ole of the fa il is ie ed ithi that ultu e, a d the ultu e of ea h fa il itself. E e pe so s up i gi g lea l a afe t the hoi es that the ha e a d the ake, a d this a o k i oth posii e a d egai e a s. Bou dieu o e s this i his idea of ha itus, the set of alues a d possi iliies hi h guides the de isio s that i di iduals ake, s ste s of du a le, t a sposa le disposiio s […] p i iples hi h ge e ate a d o ga ize p a i es a d ep ese taio s - . Ha itus a ake a g oup u o s iousl li it thei o eha iou , the disposiio s du a l i ul ated the possi iliies a d i possi iliies […] ge e ate disposiio s o je i el o pai le ith these o diio s […] The ost i p o a le p a i es a e the efo e e luded, as u thi ka le - . These a e i ul ated a ide so iet , a d also ithi the fa il . Ce tai l , a of the studies I ead oted that the i ol e e t of fa il a e a dou le-edged s o d. Of ou se, a suppo i e fa il is u ial to a stude ts' su ess, pe so al a d so ial ad a tages of elia le a d fu io i g fa il suppo t et o ks e e idel e og ized - . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk That said, the e a e all ki ds of issues fo stude ts that e t e o fa il . á desi e to ai tai p o i it to fa il a ut do stude t s hoi es of i situio e e fu the , a d pote ial added a i g espo si iliies fo othe fa il e e s espe iall fo fe ale stude ts ould i pa t o i e spe t o a ade i o k i o de ot to appea selish . “adl , although a e a e o u e e, I ha e e e k o so e stude ts ho ha e had fa il e e s a i el sa otage thei edu aio . álte ai el , the e a si pl e a se se that HE is ot fo us ithi a fa il . ‘i ha d “eel's o ept of ultu e o ight sho s ho su h a se se a e e pe ie ed. The e a also e all the lesse p o le s of fa ilies ho just do t uite get u i e sit the sel es, a d do t uite k o ho to suppo t a stude t i i depe de t lea i g, despite thei est i te io s. This t pe of situaio see s to ost lea l li k to Bou dieu s idea of ultu al apital. Du ais a d Wa d fo e a ple, sepa ate out ultu al apital i te s of a app e iaio of high ultu e i i st-ge e aio stude ts e sus fa ilial suppo t i thei edu aio . The ask, ho ultu al apital afe ts the edu aio al t a siio s of i st- a d o -i st-ge e aio stude ts a d hethe ultu al apital a o pe sate fo i st-ge e aio stude ts la k of a feel fo the ga e - This ight see a si plisi i te p etaio of Bou dieu s theo ies, as this feel fo the ga e is pa t of the o e all a io of ultu al apital. It a o e f o heighte ed a ade i k o ledge, fa ilial a d pee ies, as ell as e pe ie es ith s hool o HE staf. It is ot possi le to si pl edu e this to fa il k o ledge e sus ultu al e pe ie es fo WP stude ts. It is ota le that o e of the ost i po ta t i di gs f o this stud as that fa il see ed to pla a igge ole tha a othe ultu al e pe ie e i a stude t s su essful e t i to HE. I ole as á ade i “kills Co sulta t I a ote t i g to i ul ate these stude ts ith a feel fo the ga e hi h is so dii ult. While ou tea a use o kshops a d o e-to-o e sessio s to t a d e plai skills a d e pe taio s, ha gi g a stude ts ha itus, thei e g ai ed eliefs a d a s of o ki g, a e u h ha de . Not o l a e the t i g to get to g ips ith u fa ilia assess e t a d a ade i st u tu es, ut the a e ha i g to get to g ips ith the idea of ei g at u i e sit at all! Ti i g su h suppo t a e u ial, a d pe haps e e o e i po ta t fo us tha a disse io of a stude t s pa i ula a kg ou d. ás Bloo e a d Hodki so ote, p io ultu al apital a d e e aitudes to lea i g a e ot udel dete i isi . “tude ts i thei stud of á Le el a d WP GNVQ stude t a ha e d opped out of u i e sit , ut e uall so e of the e eeded a e pe taio s of the , gi e the ight i u sta es at ii al tu i g poi ts i hi h lea e s had to o f o t the ha sh ealiies of life - “uppo i g stude ts app op iatel at these tu i g poi ts see s u ial fo at hi g ou less e gaged stude ts, a d i du i g the i to this e a d u fa ilia ultu e. Fi di g out hat these tu i g poi ts a e, ho e e , is easie said tha do e. While e, as i a i situio s, o e t ate o poi ts su h as i du io a d i st e a s, he these stude ts a e pe ie e st ess, o a se se of ultu e sho k, su h u ial tu i g poi ts a e dife e t fo all stude ts. ás ell as the o ious a ade i tu i g poi ts that e a e a le to dei e, all stude ts a e pe ie e pe so al i u sta es hi h a ause the to eassess thei elaio ship ith edu aio . While e ake e e efo t to i e g oup a ade i suppo t fo stude ts as a hole, the e is o dou t that the o e-to-o e situaio a e the ost i po ta t poi t of hu a o ta t to suppo t a stude t, although ala i g this ith a sustai a le o kload a e dii ult! I o lusio , it is i po ta t fo those of us o ki g i highe edu aio to app e iate the i lue es of ultu e a d a kg ou d o ou stude ts, ut also that these i lue es a e highl i di idualised a d assu pio s a out stude ts a e o g. Ou stude ts a o e f o a dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds, ut thei fa il ultu e a ot e u de esi ated. ás suppo t staf, e a e sea hi g fo the hol g ail of he to suppo t stude ts, a d ho est to suppo t the . We ust ot assu e that the ultu e the i he it f o thei fa il , a d the e oio al espo ses this a eli it, is i so e a dei ie t. ‘athe e should ie thei i ol e e t i highe edu aio as a oppo tu it to help the de elop the skills a d eha iou s, thei ha itus, hi h the ill eed fo su ess i highe edu aio a d e o d. ‘efe e e list Bou dieu, P. . The Fo s of Capital. I ‘i ha dso , J.G. Ed. , Ha d ook of Theo a d ‘esea h fo the “o iolog of Edu aio . pp. Lo do : G ee ood P ess. Jahoda, G. C ii al ele io s o so e e e t dei iio s of ultu e . Cultu e & Ps holog . . . doi: . / X Bou dieu, P. . The Logi of P a i e, Ca idge: Polit P ess. E a s, “., . I a Dife e t Pla e: Wo ki g- lass Gi ls a d Highe Edu aio , “o iolog , , . doi: . / “eel ‘ Cultu e & Co ple it , Ne I sights o O ga isaio al Cha ge. O ga isaio s & People Vol. No ; Ma pp - á aila le at: htp:// . e -pa adig . o.uk/ ultu e- o ple .ht Du ais, “., & Wa d, á. . Cultu al Capital a d i st-ge e aio ollege su ess. Poei s, . . ‘et ie ed f o .s ie edi e t. o Bloo e , M., & Hodki so , P. . Lea i g Ca ee s: o i uit a d ha ge i ou g people s disposiio s to lea i g. B iish Edu aio al ‘esea h Jou al, , . doi: . / LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk An Ecological Systems Perspective on Culture Norman Jackson U ie B o fe e e fou ded the E ologi al S ste s Theo to u de sta d the o ple elaio ship et ee a hild, thei fa il , a d the so iet a d i situio s that i pa ted o the de elop e t of a hild. The odel is ele a t he e o side ho a ou g pe so a ui es a d de elops the eha iou s a d ha its of thei ultu e. Figu e U ie B o fe e e 's E ologi al “ ste s Theo B o fe e e ide iied fou s ste s that ea h o tai s ules, o s, a d oles that po e full shape de elop e t. He alled these the i os ste , the esos ste , the e os ste , a d the a os ste The Mi os ste o tai s the i ediate e i o e ts that the hild is a pa t of fa il , s hool, pee g oup, eigh o hood, a d hild a e e i o e ts . It is the la e losest to the hild a d o tai s the st u tu es, elaio ships a d ultu es ith hi h the hild has di e t o ta t. It is the da to da e i o e t i hi h a i iies a e pe fo ed a d lea i g takes pla e. “o io ultu al alues, eliefs, a d t adiio s sig ii a tl afe t fa il life. The di tate oles a d espo si iliies of the fa il e e s to a d o e a othe , ho the elate to o e a othe , ho de isio s a e ade ithi the fa il , ho esou es a e dist i uted, a d ho p o le s a e dei ed a d sol ed. Pa e ts also u i uel possess the autho it a d espo si ilit to di e t the up i gi g of thei hild e . The o t ol the a the a t thei hild e to eha e o espo d to eha iou e ou age, disou age, o i itate ; di e t thei ate io to a d e tai thi gs a d a a f o othe ideas, pe epio s a d e oio s; a d o t ol the ki ds a d i te sit of e oio that the ish thei hild e to de elop. The i os ste is the pla e i hi h pa e ts t a s it thei ultu al u de sta di gs a d e pe taio s to the hild a d he e the hild lea s eha iou s that a e o siste t ith pa e tal ultu al eliefs. The i os ste is also the e i o e t ithi hi h hild e i te a t ith thei pee s i side a d outside s hool a d also he e the e ou te a d p a ise thei eligio . The i os ste o tai s the iggest i lue es o the de elop e t of a hild i ludi g thei ultu al de elop e t. The i os ste is ested ithi the Mesos ste hi h o p ises the o e io s et ee the hild s i ediate e i o e ts i.e. a hild s ho e a d s hool hi h sit ithi the E os ste - the e te al e i o e tal sei gs a d othe so ial s ste s that do ot o tai the de elopi g hild ut i di e tl afe t de elop e t e.g. a pa e t s o kpla e, eigh ou hood i situio s, the edia, the go e e t, the e o o et . . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ‘eligio a d elief s ste s a e po e ful shape s of ultu es a d a ha its, usto s, folktales, ste eot pes, hopes a d fea s of a o u it a ise f o the eligious eliefs of that o u it . I so e so ieies, eligio is sepa ated f o se ula ate s a d o side ed as so ethi g p i ate. I othe so ieies, eligio t a s e ds ultu al i situio s, su h as edu aio , fa il , a iage, a d la , shapi g the ope aio al st u tu e of these i situio s. The fusio of eligio a d ultu e a so ei es e so st o g that so e esea he s e phasize the a e o e a d the sa e. E e ultu e has its o fo al lea i g s ste . The so ial a d ultu al eeds a d e ui e e ts i so ieies a e add essed ea s of edu aio al poli ies a d pla s......E e ultu e also has its o ie of the atu e of k o ledge hi h te ds to e li ked to the ke alues of the ultu e. Beliefs a out k o ledge a e e ealed i the a the u i ulu is o ga ized, i st u io is o du ted, a d assess e t o u s. These alues i lue e the a k o ledge is de i ed, alidated, t a s ited a d used. ases the fa il ultu e a e e Fi all , the Ma os ste o tai s all of the a ious su s ste s a d the ge e al eliefs a d alues of the ultu e, a d is ade up of ite a d u ite p i iples that egulate e e od s eha iou . These p i iples- hethe legal, e o o i , polii al, eligious, o edu aio al- e do i di idual life ith ea i g a d alue a d o t ol the atu e a d s ope of the i te a io s et ee the a ious le els of the total so ial s ste . Cultu al o ple it e e ges he e a hild is ea ed i o e a os ste , hile the hild's pa e ts a ha e de eloped i a e i el dife e t a os ste ith e dife e t ultu al o s. I su h dife e t to the o ai e ultu e i hi h it is lo ated. Cultu al di e sit also o u s he e, e e though the hild's pa e ts ha e g o up i the sa e a os ste as thei hild, pa e tal de elop e t has ee dife e t to that p e aili g i the o ai e ultu e. Fo e a ple, if the o ai e ultu e is that ost adults ha e e pe ie ed a te ia edu aio a d the hild's pa e ts ha e ot e pe ie ed a te ia edu aio , the ill e ultu all dife e t, a d thei e pe taio s a d a iio s fo thei hild ight ot alue highe edu aio to the sa e e te t as it is alued i the o ai e ultu e of the a os ste . “ou es: G o th a d De elop e t Theo : U‘IE B‘ONFENB‘ENNE‘ - htp://s hool o khelpe . et/g o th-a d-de elop e t-theo -u ieo fe e e / Figu e I age edit htps:// la it isi g. o dp ess. o / / / /fa il -i situte- ou se-sept/ ál utai i N Does Cultu e shape ou Lea i g ápp oa hes? htps:// .li kedi . o /pulse/does- ultu e-shape-ou -lea i gapp oa hes-al utai i Co e saio al ules a d pate s, a d ules a d o e io s fo displa i g espe t, uesio i g, a d othe pate s of so ial i te a io a idel a oss ultu es. I so e ultu es, hild e a e t eated adults as o e saio al pa t e s; i othe s, hild e adopt the ole of o se e , a d sill i othe so ieies i fo aio is o u i ated th ough di e i e a d dida i ethods i hi h hild e a e e ui ed to pla a passi e ole a d oope ate ith hat the a e told. Quesio i g eha iou appea s to e hea il i ued ith ultu al ea i g a d elated to pate s of espe t a d autho it hi h, i tu , a a oss ultu es. I so e ultu es, hild e a e hesita t to ask a d uesio thei pa e ts o tea he s; othe ultu es te d to alue thei illi g ess to e gage i e al e ha ges. htps:// oi es. o/i de .php/ oi es/a i le/ ie File/ / / LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Encountering Māori Culture as a European Immigrant to Aotearoa NZ Dory Reeves Do is P ofesso of Pla i g, “ hool of A hite tu e a d Pla i g i the Fa ult of C eai e A ts a d I dust ies, The U i e sit of Au kla d. “he is a ha te ed e e of the ‘o al To Pla i g I situte a d a Asso iate of the Ne )eala d Pla i g I situte. “he is the o-fo al poi t fo the UNI-Ha itat Pa t e ship a d is leadi g a e“o “ i et o k g oup to p odu e a “tate of Ne )eala d ‘epo t fo Ha itat III. “he is also leadi g a Ako Aotea oa ea p oje t 'Whaiha ga 'to ete p epa e pla e s, a hite ts, e gi ee s a d la ds ape a hite ts he e gagi g ith Mao i. M Cultu al Co te t This issue of Life ide Magazi e o the E olog of De elopi g Cultu al U de sta di g has gi e I ish - Eu opea to ele t o li i g a d o ki g i áotea oa Ne )eala d si e . e the oppo tu it , as a The do i a t ultu e i áotea oa Ne )eala d is the Pakeha ultu e a d this is ele ted i its ai i situio s. Lite all ea i g the pla e of pale fa es , it is o e o o l efe ed to as the ultu e of the Ne )eala de of Eu opea de e t. The T eat of Waita gi, o Te Ti ii o Waita gi, et ee Māo i a d the C o o ligates the do i a t ultu e to espe t the a i les of the T eat . I , Māo i hiefs a d ep ese tai es of the B iish C o sig ed Te Ti ii o Waita gi a d the T eat of Waita gi, the fou daio al do u e ts of áotea oa Ne )eala d. These t eaies set out ights, o ligaio s a d espo si iliies et ee Māo i a d the C o that, i pa t, ha e ee i o po ated i to Ne )eala d s statuto pla i g fa e ok P ofessio al odies, su h as the Ne )eala d Pla i g I situte, to hi h I a ailiated, state i thei edu aio al a editaio poli that the o je i es of pla i g edu aio a e to: P o ote a u de sta di g of the T eat of Waita gi a d ho its setle e ts a e i ple e ted th ough the pla i g s ste a d e ou age a se sii it a d o it e t to o ki g i uli- ultu al, ulidis ipli a a d uli - eth i o te ts No a Ne )eala d iize , I do ot ide if as Pakeha Ne )eala de of Eu opea de e t as I ha e ot ee o he e. Ho e e , I ill ote e ide iied Māo i as a Pakeha, eause as a Eu opea i ig a t I a see as pa t of the do i a t ultu e a d i a p i lieged posiio . We k o f o esea h, a of those i a ajo it do ot app e iate the espo si ilit of lea i g a out the i o it ultu e. Those f o the i o it ultu e a e usuall the o es that ha e to lea a out the ajo it ultu e i o de to su i e a d p og ess. It has take e i e to app e iate the ole I a pla a d the espo si iliies hi h this a ies. álthough jo appli aio a d i te ie p o ess i Ne )eala d, i ol ed de o st ai g a a a e ess of the T eat of Waita gi, this as supe i ial to sa the least. Ha i g take up post, a ke halle ge, as a e o e , as to o k out ho est to ate ialise the T eat o ligaio s i da to da o k. I sta ted e olli g o a i t odu io to Māo i la guage ou se a d I pa i ipated i T eat se i a s. Not ei g a atu al li guist, I st uggled to keep up ith the la guage ou se a d ha e ee a se ial egi e si e. M i st deep lea i g a e he Le a He took up a post as le tu e i the “ hool of á hite tu e a d Pla i g. Le a is f o the i is t i es Ngāi Hi ea a u, Ngāpuhi a d Te ‘a a a. O the da Le a sta ted o k, I as P og a e Head, a d he pa e ts a e ith he to ha d he o e to the a e of the “ hool. The e as a i fo al el o e outside the “ hool Oi e, led D . B u e Hu ke , the o l e e of staf at that i e apa le of gi i g the el o e i Māo i. He pa e ts tha ked us fo the el o e a d fo gi i g Le a this oppo tu it ; a d said that if e did t look ate he the ould take he a a agai . Just like that. I felt fo the i st i e the se se of espo si ilit a e plo e , a d e isi g staf, should ha e he a e olleague sta ts. This e e o has ee o e of a i sta es o e the last eight ea s he I ha e ee halle ged pe so all a d p ofessio all to de o st ate hat it ea s to li e a d o k i Ne )eala d. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk B idgi g ultu es that o-e ist side side Whe a olleague ga e e a op of Je Ma ga et s Wo ki g as állies , I ould elate to the oio of the idgi g ole idgi g the gap et ee the do i a t a d o -do i a t ultu es. Je Ma ga et has alled this o ki g ith allies. The ook do u e ts a se ies of i te ie s u de take the autho a d the last se io p o ides a appe di e itled allies esou es . Disilli g the ea i g, it st esses that ei g a all is a p o ess ot a ide it . It ea s alki g the talk a d lea i g a d de elopi g th ough e pe ie e a d ei g p epa ed fo the lo g haul. I o ki g ith hat Je Ma ga et alled ou o as ell as i dige ous people; i o te t this ea s o ki g ith p ofessio al pla e s a d those t ai i g to e o e p ofessio al pla e s. át the sa e i e it ea s e a li g i dige ous oi es to e hea d; ei g useful i a p a i al a . I te s of lea i g e olog it ea s ei g ope a d o ide t to ask fo feed a k a d ii ue o p a i e. I lea i g to eha e i e dife e t ultu al sei gs I put togethe a p og a e of self-stud , goi g to lasses a d lea i g the la guage a d the p oto ols. I at h Māo i TV a d ate d e e ts o Waita gi Da a d du i g Mata aki o Māo i Ne ea he e I a o se e a d app e iate Māo i usto s a d ultu e. “ou e: htp://i age.slidesha e d . o / ata iki-ppt - What I ha e lea t to p a i e is the a t of ot k o i g Je Ma ga et alled this lei g go of k o i g . U de sta di g dife e t o ld ie : tools a d esou es. O e of the tools I dis o e ed he esea hi g fo ook Ma age e t “kills fo Pla e s is used i the U“ a d is alled Co te t P o ess a d ‘elaio ships CP‘ . This o eptual tool p o pts p ofessio als to assess the ala e ei g gi e i thei o k. Is too u h e phasis ei g put o su sta e a d p o ess that elaio ships a e ot ei g u tu ed? LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk C eai g e ologies fo othe s to de elop thei ultu al u de sta di g O e of u e t a io esea h p oje ts i ol es stude ts ho a e t ai i g to e o e pla e s, a hite ts, e gi ee s a d la ds ape a hite ts. The p oje t ill eate ate ials to e su e that tea he s a d stude ts a e ete p epa ed to o k ith Māo i. The o e p oje t g oup a e Māo i a d the p oje t i ol es o-o di ai g a olla o aio et ee the edu aio p o ide s, a u e of te ia i situio s as ell as the p ofessio al i situtes a d e plo e s ho ha e e og ised the eed to ete p epa e the e t ge e aio of p ofessio als. The p oje t is pa t fu ded áKO áotea oa ith at hed fu di g f o the a ade i s i the pa t e s i situio s. Highe edu aio ge e all has a espo si ilit to pla a ole i eai g, th ough the edu aio al p a i es a d p o esses, idges to e a le people to oss ultu es. I the áKO p oje t the ai p i iple o hi h this ultu al ou da spa i g is ased o es f o the Māo i t adiio of a oha ki te ta gata, espe t fo people. The lea i g e olog de eloped fo this p oje t has i ol ed e slo i g do ; at hi g a d liste i g a d aski g; follo i g, op i g, alki g i the footsteps of; a d de elopi g a d u tu i g elaio ships. It has i ol ed a k o ledgi g a d pui g i to p a i e, as est I a , ke Māo i p a i es su h as looki g, liste i g a d speaki g ii o, haka o go.kō e o . Bei g auious kia tupato is a i po ta t Mao i p i iple a d I ha e egula l he ked thi gs out ith olleagues efo e p og essi g. The p i iple of fa e to fa e ka ohi kitea ea s that the i st o ta t a d ke eei gs o hui ith p oje t pa t e s eeded to e i pe so . This e a les pote ial pa t e s to e plo e, ask uesio s, a d to see e i pe so a d gauge ho ge ui e a d o ited I a to the p oje t. The p i iple of a espe t fo people a oha ki te ta gata is e edded i the esea h ethi s fo the p oje t. Whe pa i ipa ts a e i te ie ed o i ol ed i fo us g oups thei o t i uio s a e a k o ledged i the a the a t. It is u ial ot to t a ple o a a p esige, status, autho it , i lue e, i teg it ; ho ou , espe t kaua e takahia te a a o Te ta gata . “ha i g a d hosi g a aaki ki te ta gata ea that I e su e p oje t eei gs a e o ga ised a d desig ed usi g Māo i p oto ols. De elopi g the ultu al u de sta di g eeded to o k efe i el i áotea oa Ne )eala d, i ol es sustai ed o it e t. It i ol es sta i g a k o ledgi g a la k of k o ledge a d o i ui g to p a ise the a t of ot k o i g. This pe iod of a ee has ge e ated a deep se se of saisfa io I ould sa it has fu da e tall ha ged the a I ie the o ld i that I a o app eiate hat it ea s fo the e to e uliple o ld ie s. ‘efe e es: He , L., Hu ke , B., ‘ee es, D. á i e sio pla i g studio ith a i dige ous o u it i Ne )eala d: Case stud CEBE T a sa io s , - . Ne )eala d Pla i g I situte N)PI Edu aio Poli a d á editaio P o edu es, áu kla d: N)PI. Ma ga et, J. Wo ki g as állies: “uppo te s of I dige ous Jusi e ‘ele t, áu kla d: áWEá. ‘alsto , P. The Book of Not K o i g, Be kle : No th átla i Books. ‘ee es, D. Ma age e t “kills fo Efe i e Pla e s, Lo do : Palg a e. htps://akoaotea oa.a . z/ ode/ /g oup/people I age sou es htp://leste hall. o /i ages/p i ts/la ge/puha-a d-pakeha.jpg htps://akoaotea oa.a . z/sites/default/iles/Hei-Toko-logo .p g htp://i age.slidesha e d . o / a uka-he a e-ppt-p ese taio = LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk -phpapp / /d - a uka-he a e- - .jpg? Cross-cultural dimensions of the #creativeHE on-line course Nikos Mouratoglou Nikos is a G eek La guage Tea he . Ate o plei g his Ba helo studies Philosoph a d Edu aio at A istotle U i e sit of Thessalo iki, he o i ued his studies e te i g the Maste 's P og a e itled I.C.T. i Edu aio . This ea he ate ds his se o d Maste 's P og a e Adult Edu aio a d Lifelo g Lea i g at the U i e sit of Ma edo ia of Thessaloiki, hile at the sa e i e he is a Ph.D. a didate at A istotle U i e sit . His ai i te ests i lude I.C.T., Highe Edu aio , W ii g ‘esea h, Lifelo g Lea i g a d I te ultu al Theo . I t odu io O e of the i po ta t ha a te isi s of ode so iet is the a i hi h I fo aio Co u i aio Te h ologies I.C.T. ha e e ou aged a d fa ilitated i t a spe so al i te a io s i ou e e da li es. These te h ologi al ad a es ha e u dou tedl dife e iated the a s i hi h o u i aio a d i te a io take pla e, ot o l i the spaial a d te po al le el, ut also i the le el of o te t fo ulaio . I othe o ds, I.C.T. ha e di i ished the spaial ultu al– ou da ies that li it us to pa i ula ph si al a d te po al spa es a d eated a e i tual o te t that has ee des i ed as the Glo al Village Ma shall M Luha , he e te h olog has o e ted people i dife e t ultu al spa es a ou d the glo e a d e a led a i te se lo of i fo aio . ‘easo a l , the afo e e io ed f a e o k p o ides a pe fe t oppo tu it fo the di e sio s of e e gi g glo alisaio , i hi h the lo al sphe e eets a d i te fe es ith the glo al. pe ie ed the phe o e o of glo alisaio i st # eai eHE is also a ope l li e sed ou se that e te ds oppo tu iies fo eai eHE o li e ou se, a ope et o ked eai e e gage e t e o d the si e spa es a d p o esses desig ed, o ga ised ph si al lass oo i to o e heste Met opolita U i e sit a d suppo ted dist i uted spa es a d pla es a oss the glo e to o e t i di iduals a d g oups to e plo e the o epts of eai it i The featu es a d d a i s of this ou se ha e ee des i ed else he e The oss-dis ipli a , oss-i situio al a d ope lea i g ou se p o ided t o dife e t lea i g e i o e ts - the i st is oss- ultu al sei gs i situio - ased a d fa e to fa e. Th ee of the fa ilitato s Ch issi Ne a tzi, “a d a “i ield a d P ofesso Nikos Fa ha idis, p o ided oppo tu iies fo fa e to fa e lea i g e e ts i thei o u i e siies: the Ma heste Met opolita U i e sit , Lo do Met opolita U i e sit a d the U i e sit of Ma edo ia i Thesalo iki, espe i el . I O to e -No e e last ea I e ha d he I pa i ipated i the # lea i g ' ou se' a d elated dis u a d led Ch issi Ne a tzi at Ma a tea of fa ilitato s. The se o d lea i g e i o e t as i tual usi g the f a e o k of a i iies, esou es a d so ial i te a io s afo ded a Google+ o -li e o u it spa e a d the P PU plafo fo u ated esou es. I as o e of postg aduate stude ts e olled o the 'ádult Edu aio a d Lifelo g Lea i g' aste s ou se at the U i e sit of Ma edo ia i Thessalo iki, G ee e ho pa i ipated i the # eai eHE ou se. We also et fa e to fa e i the lassoo i a se ies of eekl sessio s u P ofesso Nikos Fa ha idis that pa alleled the o li e ou se. This a i le ofe s pe spe i e o this e pe ie e of oss- ultu al so ial lea i g. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk # eai eHE e olog fo lea i g The # eai eHE ou se a d the so ial i te a io s it suppo ted eated a e olog fo lea i g á lea i g e olog a e dei ed as the spa e i hi h lea i g o u s . The # eai eHE spa e ould e pe ei ed as haoi , self-o ga isi g, li i g, di e se a d e e ge t e i o e t suppo i g uliple pe spe i es i the lea i g p o ess These ha a te isi s e e ide iied the postg aduate stude ts i a sho t su e that as o du ted du i g the ou se the autho : : …[the stude ts ] p ese e i the Google+ o u it as u dou tedl high, hile thei i te a io s ith the est of the pa i ipa ts ould e des i ed as di e t. The atu e of these i te a io s as ai l di e ted at the ou se o te t a d a i iies a d a sought a editaio th ough adges. I addiio a stude ts pa i ipated i oe ge e al dis ussio s, e ha gi g opi io s a d ideas o a ide a iet of othe topi s. The safe a d suppo i e e i o e t p o oted the p a i e of sha i g pe so al e pe ie es i o de to suppo t thei poi t of ie , ut also it ust e oted that this as a i te io of the i st u io al desig of the ou se a d the odeled eha iou of the fa ilitato s. The di e sit of ie s e p essed a out the alue of the e pe ie e ele ted the pa i ula eeds a d i te ests of pa i ipa ts a d the su ess of the ou se i fulilli g thei pa i ula goals . The #C eai eHE o li e ou se a e ha a te ised as a lea i g e olog th ough hi h pa i ipa ts sha ed thei k o ledge a d pe spe i es a d gai ed e e pe ie es, k o ledge, skills a d so e of the e e odiied thei aitudes. Cultu al di e sio s of # eai eHE ou se The i ol e e t of people f o dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds ea t that it as i e ita le that pe spe i es sha ed du i g o -li e posi gs ele ted dife e t ultu al pe spe i es o the the es dis ussed. Pe haps the ost sig ii a t i te a io s e e et ee the G eek postg aduate stude ts a d tea of fa ilitato s hi h e e ostl f o the UK. The ediu fo o u i aio as E glish a d fo so e G eek stude ts the fa t that E glish as the p efe ed ediu , o i ed ith the e pu li sha i g of k o ledge a d e pe ie es th ough the o -li e plafo , as i hi ii g. But g aduall , these I hi iio s di i ished as a ultu e as esta lished he e pa i ipa ts ould see that thei efo ts e e alued the fa ilitaio tea . E e ou se is u de lai a lea i g ultu e that is eated the tea he s ho desig , tea h a d fa ilitate the ou se a d the lea i g e i o e t. The ultu e is o u i ated tea he s th ough the st u tu e a d o te t, the e pe taio s fo pa i ipaio a d e gage e t, the lea i g goals, the eha iou s a d a io s a d pedagog of tea he s a d the a pa i ipa ts the sel es e gage. The # eai eHE ou se eated its o lea i g ultu e. á tuall , t o dife e t ultu es e e e ou aged th ough the desig . The i st as a ultu e of ' o plia e', e gage i these a i iies a d p odu e these a ifa ts a d ou ill a hie e the ou se e ui ee ts a d e a le to lai a adge. Most of the postg aduate stude ts adopted this ultu e. The se o d ultu e as o e of olla o aio i hi h self-sele ted g oups fo ed a ou d p oje ts that e e self-dete i ed the e e s of the g oup. These g oups ope ated as olle i es see o to let i hi h the ultu e as o- eated the e e s of the g oup, ot the tea he s o ou se desig e s. á s all u e of postg aduate stude ts pa i ipated i these g oups. I addiio to these t o dife e t lea i g ultu es ithi the o li e lea i g e i o e t, the G eek postg aduate stude ts e e also pa i ipai g i thei o edu aio al a d lea i g ultu e at the U i e sit of U i e sit of Ma edo ia i Thesalo iki. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Figu e I po ta t featu es of the # eai eHE o -li e/of-li e ou se We a o see h # eai eHE p o ided a ehi le fo i i g people f o dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds a d also fo e a li g pa i ipa ts to e pe ie e se e al dife e t ultu es of edu aio a d lea i g. Fo ‘od iguez , people a e ultu al ei gs hi h a e o sta tl ultu i g a d ultu i g itself des i es the o sta t o st u io a d de o st u io of e a d dife e t ea i gs, u de sta di gs a d p a i es i o de people to e ko ith the o ld s i i ite a iguit a d ua tu atu e that o sta tl desta ilise e ta t ea i gs, u de sta di gs a d p a i es". # eai eHE e ui ed pa i ipa ts to sha e thei pe epio s of hat eai it ea t a d thei eai e espo ses to uesio s o a i iies. Th ough thei i te a io s a ou d the topi s, a i iies a d o e saio s of the ou se, these ultu al ei gs e e o i uall ultu i g - o i uall e plo i g a d i te p ei g ideas, a d o- eai g e ea i gs. I this a # eai eHE as ot o l a e olog fo lea i g a out eai it the ai fo us it as also a e olog fo e pe ie i g, lea i g a out a d o- eai g ultu e. With the e eit of hi dsight e a suggest that # eai eHE p o ided a e olog that e a led people to e pe ie e a d o e t ith people f o othe ultu es a d e ou te ideas a d pe spe i es that had ee g o i othe ultu al sei gs. S all s ale stud I o de to t a e the oss- ultu al di e sio s of # eai eHE a post- ou se fo us g oup as o e ed i ol i g i e postg aduate stude ts . The e e i ited to dis uss so e p edete i ed topi s hi h de i ed f o the th ee le els of ultu al a ifestaio suggested “ hei a el : o se a le a ifa ts, alues a d asi u de l i g assu pio s Figu e . á o di g to this f a e o k, the ost o ious a d isi le a ifestaio s of ultu e—a ifa ts a d eaio s, efe s to the isi le a d audi le eha io that a e dete ted so eo e hile e te i g a o ga isaio o othe ultu al situaio like the # eai eHE ou se. Quesio s at this le el i lude: Ho did the pa i ipa ts e gage the sel es ith the a i iies a d o te t of the ou se? What eha io s did pa i ipa ts e hi it? What so t of a ifa ts e e used o eated? a d ho e e the used o eated? What te h ologies e e used a d ho e e the used? U fo tu atel , this le el does ot p o ide e ide e elai g to the easo s fo h eha iou s as p ese t o h e tai a ifa ts o te h ologies e e used? If e a t a s e s fo these uesio s e ha e to u de sta d the alues that u de lie these phe o e o . I o de to so, e ha e to i te ie so e e e s of the ou se a d/o u de take o te t a al sis LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk of a ifa ts su h as te t, i ages, i fog aphi s et . We also ha e to Figu e : Th ee Le els of Cultu e & thei I te a io pa ate io that the ep ese ted alues a e the espoused alues Mi o adaptaio of “ hei . of the ultu e. This ea s that the alues hi h a e ide iied i the a ifa ts ost of the i es a e i te o e ted ith o s a d o o a epted aitudes of the hole g oup o o u it . “o ei es the eal easo s a e ot e ealed. The e ai deepl u ied ithi the assu pio s that u de lie eha iou s: assu pio s that a o l e k o if ou i ha it the ultu e. This le el is the ost dii ult ultu al le el to look i to, as it is i isi le , ut the ost u ial, as it dete i es the a s i hi h g oup e e s pe ei e, thi k a d feel. These assu pio s a e usuall take fo g a ted a d people a ot e e e a a e of the . ‘esults Data olle ted f o the fo us g oup e e atego ized a d a al zed a o di g to the th ee le els of ultu e f a e o k des i ed a o e. Ta le p ese ts the data fo ea h le el a d p o ides i fo aio o the a s i hi h ultu al a ifestaio took pla e i the #C eai eHE o li e ou se. SUBJECTS 1 2 3 4 5 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 HOW? / WHAT? WHY? REALLY WHY? Texts, infographics, images, videos and songs/ informing, commenting, answering questions/ learning. Texts, e-portfolio, drawings, webpage/ interacting with others, commenting and responding. Texts, storytelling, Web quest, images and videos/ answering to questions, discussing, exchanging views. Texts, personal stories, eportfolio, pictures/ discussing and commenting, sharing and exchanging experiences. Creative thinking, acquire knowledge obtain skills and present ideas. Context of the course a , language adequacy, innovative learning experience. Context of the course. Texts, creations, photographs, conceptual maps/ creating, illustrating, answering to questions, leaning. Ta le : Cultu al Use I.C.T. tools, learn new things and meet new people. Be efficient and effective, exercise the English language and curiosity. Context of the course. Exchange views, broaden cognitive horizons and find similarities-differences. Context of the course, interesting and challenging experience. Learn new things, alternative ways of presenting information and having an artistic style. Context of the course, language inadequacy, shyness, fear of exposure. a ifestaio s i the #C eai eHE o li e ou se Note a The o te t of the ou se i luded the ou se s lla us, the atu e of the ou se o li e a d the desig ed a i iies. A othe asi u de l i g assu pio that all pa i ipa ts epo ted as the feeli g of o ligaio . Due to the fa t that the #C eai eHE o li e ou se as pa t of the postg aduate ou se at the u i e sit , stude ts felt that the had to take pa t i this ou se a d the efo e do thei est. Be ause all of the pa i ipa ts ag eed ith these assu pio s, the e ill e o l so e e t a addiio s that e e stated pe stude t. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk The data olle ted f o the fo us g oup p o ide i fo aio that lead to a deepe u de sta di g ot o l i elaio to the a s of stude ts e gage e t, ut also i elaio to the easo s that jusif the t pe of e gage e t. Ho e e , the ai i te est should e fo used o the thi d le el of the f a e o k a d the asi u de l i g assu pio s that the postg aduate stude ts had, e e ate the o pleio of the ou se. While the e e e e pe taio s a d e ui e e ts desig ed i to the ou se, pa i ipa ts ould hoose ho to e gage ith it. The a s i hi h stude ts hose to e gage ith the ou se o te t, a ifa ts, a i iies a d p o esses appea s to e si ila olu Ta le . We ight o lude that the a s i hi h ultu e is a ifested i the i st le el depe ds ot o l o the atu e of the o te t, ut also o the pote ials a d li itaio s that de i e f o it The o -li e sei g a d the possi iliies p o ided [use of digital esou es, pu lishi g te t, o e ts a d dis ussio i te a i it , e-po folios] p o ided a f a eo k i hi h the pa i ipa ts took pa t. ás fa as the eha iou al pate s a e o e ed, e a see that si ila a s e s e e gi e a d i luded ai l aspe ts of i te pe so al i te a io . ás a o se ue e, eha iou al pate s a e asso iated ith the odes of pe so al e p essio , i a se se that the a o plish e t of a goal p e e uisites the p opo io al a io s. Whe e e a i e the alues of pa i ipa ts aski g h did the postg aduate stude ts take pa t i this o li e ou se? We o se ed that le el t o the le el of alues o sists of a dual st u tu e i hi h a o o g ou d e ists o s , ut also a se o d la e of pe so al alues is ei g added. This se o d la e a ele t a i di idual's eeds, oi es a d e pe taio s hile e te i g a o te t follo i g a li ea t aje to ith the o o g ou d. The a e o ie ted to a ds o o l a epted ele e ts a d o iousl , this is the easo h the te espoused alues is o e app op iate. Whe e e a i e the asi u de l i g assu pio s fo eha iou s, the e e e also si ila iies ele a t to the o te t of the ou se, hile at the sa e i e so e pe so al e p essio s e e also e o ded. The data e eal that the a tual easo fo stude ts eha iou al pate s e gage e t ith the ou se a d the a s of e gagi g i the ou se as the o ligato atu e of the o li e ou se fo the . This i di g is ei fo ed the high le els of pa i ipaio i the o li e ou se. “pe ii all , . % of the stude ts pa i ipated i the a i iies a d dis ussio s of the ou se, hile at the sa e i e . % of the spe t at least t o to si hou s pe eek fulilli g e ui e e ts fo the ou se Despite the fa t that e e s of the fo us g oup lai ed that the pa i ipated i the ou se fo its i t i si alue eg the a ted to a ui e k o ledge, o tai skills, use e tools, eet e people et ., uli atel the ai easo fo pa i ipaio as the e t i si oi aio of o plei g the ou se s lla us a d de a ds e ause it had ee e ui ed thei P ofesso . Gi e that the stude ts al ead had a full p og a e of o k, it s highl u likel that the ould ha e pa i ipated i # eai eHE if the had ee gi e a hoi e. I othe o ds the ultu e of edu aio a d lea i g that elated to thei ou se i G ee e had dete i ed thei i ol e e t i the # eai eHE ope lea i g oppo tu it . Of ou se, it ust e a k o ledged that the s all fo us g oup did ot e essa il ep ese t the ie s of the hole stude t ut o ie is that the ie s a e p o a l ep ese tai e. The e is ho e e o dou t that the # eai eHE ou se desig e s, fa ilitato s a d pa i ipa ts o- eated a edu aio al ultu al o te t ithi hi h a o u it of lea e s f o dife e t ultu al a kg ou ds ould lou ish. You a joi the # eai eHE o u it at this li k htps://plus.google. o / o u iies/ ‘efe e es M Luha M The Gute e g Gala : the aki g of t pog aphi a . To o to, Ca ada: U i e sit of To o to P ess. p. . ‘o e so , ‘. . Glo alizaio : i e-spa e a d ho oge eit -hete oge eit . I Feathe sto e, M. “ ot, L. & ‘ola d, ‘. Eds . Glo al Mode iies. Lo do : “age Pu li aio s, pp. - . á aila le at: htp:// it.l / J g. Ja kso N J E plo i g C eai it i the “o ial áge th ough # eai eHE C eai e á ade i Magazi e # á aila le at: htp:// . eai ea ade i .uk/ agazi e.ht l “ei e s, G. Co e i is : C eai g a Lea i g E olog i Dist i uted E i o e ts i T. Hug Ed Dida i s of Mi olea i g: Co epts, Dis ou ses a d E a ples Mu ste ; Wa a Mou atoglou, N. & Tziou a a, ‘. . The Natu e of E gage e t i the #C eai eHE O li e Lea i g Co u it . C eai e A ade i Magazi e, , pp. - . á aila le at: htp:// it.l / PQlBEl. ‘od iguez, á. . Cultu e to ultu i g: ‘e-i agi i g ou u de sta di g of i te ultu al elaio s. Jou al of I te ultu al Co u i aio , . á aila le i : htp:// it.l / Ta M . “pe e -Oate , H. . What is ultu e? á o pilaio of uotaio s. Glo al PáD Co e Co epts. á aila le i : htp:// it.l / IUDTg. [á essed Ju e ]. Tho as, D. & “eel B o , J. á. Ne Cultu e of Lea i g: Culi ai g the i agi aio fo a o ld of o sta t ha ge htp:// . e ultu eolea i g. o / LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Helping People Appreciate, Live and Work in Other Cultures Melissa Hahn Melissa as A e i a fa edu aio , a Follo he o o a d aised i A izo a ut has also li ed i Pola d a d il . He passio is to help people a igate ultu al dife e d fa il life. “he is the autho of se e al a i les fo the Ha T ite @“o o a Ha ok o isit he e site htps://i te a ied i to a Ko ea es i elo aio , a d Busi ess ‘e ie . ultu al elissa. o / I ha e al a s ee i te ested i the o ld, so it see s atu al that I ha e e o e a i te ultu al spe ialist. This ea s I spe d life t i g to u de sta d othe ultu es a d the phe o e o of ossi g ultu es i o de to help people ho a e goi g to e i a e ultu al sei g to p epa e the sel es fo thei e pe ie e, so that the a u de sta d a d i te p et the eha iou of people a d gai o e f o thei e pe ie e. M o k takes pla e o t o le els. O e is a t a sa io al le el, he e I p o ide fa tual i fo aio a out a ultu e so that a pe so a e o e fa ilia ith a pa i ula pla e s pate s. The se o d le el I i d e e o e i te esi g a d o th hile, a d that is the t a sfo aio al le el of helpi g people see thei oss- ultu al jou e as a eal oppo tu it fo pe so al de elop e t. Th ough o k I help 'light the a ' a d fa ilitate the de elop e t of othe people's a a e ess a d u de sta di gs, ot just of the ultu e i uesio , ut also of the sel es. But ho did I o e to e the pe so I a doi g the thi gs I a doi g? I this a i le I ele t o the i uitous path I ha e take o tai i g so e pai ful lea i g u es. Uli atel these helped e dis e pu pose: to suppo t othe s i thei o ultu e- ossi g jou e s. But o e i po ta t, the taught e ho to do this ith o passio a d hu ilit . M Fi st E pe ie e of Cultu e Sho k You do 't ha e to he I o ed f o a ea to a s all to as u p epa ed fo o e to a othe ou t to e pe ie e ultu e sho k. M i st e pe á izo a to Mi esota fo ollege. I k e it ould e a ha ge to . I also k e that I d ha e to adjust to the eathe , like goi g f o the ealit of li i g da i a d da out i a dife e t egio al ultu ie e of ossi g ultu es o u ed o e f o a sp a li g et opolita “audi á a ia to Fi la d. Ho e e , I e, espe iall ithi o ou t . I o e f o a pla e he e people sho ase thei a o plish e ts, ope l sha e thei opi io s a d pe spe i es, a d ote ha e a sa asi a d i o i se se of hu o . U fo tu atel , this lashed ith the st le I fou d i Mi esota. F o pe spe i e, people see ed age a d u o u i ai e a d I had a ha d i e eadi g the o feeli g o e ted to the . It as easie to ake f ie ds ith stude ts ho e e t f o the egio , a d o e e d a ded togethe it as te pi g to o plai a out the lo als ho see ed so dife e t to us. á i g like a alie ated e pat p o ided te po a elief ut it did t help e g o . Thi gs i all shited he a f ie d ho as a tuall a Mi esota asked e h I as st uggli g. áte liste i g app e iai el , she sha ed i sights i to he state a d i t odu ed e to the idea of ultu e sho k. B eei g e he e I as ithout judg e t, she helped e to feel hea d, a ed fo , a d alidated. Mo eo e , p o idi g a e o a ula a d i t odu i g e to a o el o ept, she helped e depe so alize situaio a d see it as a oppo tu it fo g o th. G aduall , I eo ie ted self. M a ge ga e a to u iosit a d I o ed e o d the i a opio s of eithe eje i g o e a i g Mi esota ultu e. I stead, I sa that I ould sele i el adapt i a s that it the lo al o te t ut sill felt like e. á d it o ked: the i e I let Mi esota ea s late , I had uilt a s all o u it of lo al f ie ds, had su eeded at jo s that e ui ed pu li elaio s o Mi esota te s a d had a i h s ap ook of ea i gful e o ies. Looki g a k, this lea i g u e as esse ial fo de elop e t as a i te ultu al spe ialist. It i t odu ed e to ultu e oth as a phe o e o that ould e studied a d as a li ed e pe ie e that ould e p a i ed a d ele ted upo . I ealized that illi g ess a d apa ilit to ele t o the a ultu e featu es i ou so ial e pe ie es is ii al to lea i g a d t a sfo i g ou eliefs a d aitudes. While e ight e o fo ta le app oa hi g ultu e as so ethi g outside of ou sel es, as lo g as it does ot eall afe t us, e i d that he it does afe t us, it a eate a dist essi g essi ess. I e pe ie e, the o l a to id up the oo , so to speak, a d e o e a i teg ated pe so ho a LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk a igate dife e t ultu es efe i el is fo the i di idual to o the p o ess. á d i this p o ess, the i st step is to ele t o a e pe ie e a d ou o eha iou s a d feeli gs, a d i this a e g aduall de ide, ealize, o eate ea i g fo o eself out of the e pe ie e. M Mi esota e pe ie es also pla ted the seeds of a a e ess, e path , dis e e t, a d selfu de sta di g that I ould el o late he I de ided to guide othe s goi g th ough ultu al ha ge. Fi all , it se ed as a tou hsto e, e i di g e that I had ee a st a ge o e self p o a l a dii ult o e a d that ou se had ee alte ed ot th ough eje io o le tu e, ut th ough lo e. Othe C oss- ultu al E ou te s O e of fa o ite Ko ea sa i gs is, áte this ou tai , o e ou tai s. áte Mi esota e pe ie e I etu ed to á izo a, u de e t a lo g si t li i g ith Ko ea á e i a i -la s, had a e pat sojou i Pola d, a d e pe ie ed a u e pe ted epat iaio to the U.“. i st to átla ta a d the a k to á izo a . Colle i el , these e pe ie es added e di e sio s a d fo ed e to ask u o fo ta le uesio s. I the ase of á izo a: If I as ho e at last, h did I feel too ig fo o ski , like I had outg o the pla e I had dea l issed? No i all a k i the la d of o e di e t o u i ato s, h did I a e sola e f o the a age of e e o e s opi io s? With i -la s: Ho did I k o hat as eal a d hat as ight he so u h of hat I had assu ed a out fa il d a i s, e pe taio s, a d o u i aio did t see to appl he e? I Pola d: Ho ould hu a it e e get alo g a d ea h a u de sta di g he e e e lea l all so dife e t? á d if I did t e jo dail life the e, as I faili g as a e pat? Upo etu i g to the U“: Wh as e e o e so i t usi el ut supe i iall f ie dl ? Ho ould I ha e deep, si e e elaio ships he o od had i e fo o e saio s a d people hid thei i e ost sel es? If I as t a e pat a o e, hat as ide it ? á d ho ould I deal ith the fa t that I eall , eall did t a t to e a k? The e e e o eas a s e s. Espe iall i the ase of etu f o a oad, the lea tha a delighful oppo tu it fo g o th. But as i Mi esota, I ga e it i e, fou d a a d ep o essed u il I u o e ed so e useful uggets. I also sought fu the lea elaio s. Fi all , I t ied to put o st uggle to good use helpi g othe s ho ultu al t a siio . i g u e felt o e like a fog of g ief outlet fo e pe ie e, a d ele ted i g sta i g a Má i i te ultu al e e the sel es e pe ie i g oss- M Wa of Lighi g the Wa Take togethe , these lea i g e pe ie es i dife e t ultu al o te ts ha ged e. The e a led e to e og ize a d eall see othe s o thei o jou e s a d ga e e the apa it , desi e, a d a feeli g of dut to help othe s. Helpi g othe s see ed to fulill a eed: I fou d that I e jo ed helpi g othe s sha i g e pe ie es a d i sights a d ofe i g oss- ultu al guida e o a asual, i fo al asis. áte e ei i g posii e feeda k, I de ided to take it se iousl as a p ofessio al alli g. the , I see “o, hat is o k as a oss- ultu al guide a d e to like? I e tai l do ot sa e a o e f o ultu al halle ges e ause people s g o th a ot e fo ed o ushed, a d thei lea i g a ot e do e fo the . ‘aself as a oa h, a esou e, a sou di g oa d, a d so ei es a ealit he k. I o k ith a a ge of people f o dife e t a kg ou ds, ages, a d p ofessio s. The ai atego ies a e i te aio al stude ts i the U.“. i te aio al ould ea stud a oad, i ig a ts, o efugees , U.“. tea he s ho a e deali g ith ultu al dife e e i thei lass oo , a d usi ess p ofessio als ho a e ossi g ultu es fo elo aio s, e pat assig e ts, a d glo al tea p oje ts. The e a e also o asio al o e-of lie ts ho a t to ui kl k o so ethi g like a usi ess pe so o tou ist ho is lea i g fo a t ip a oad i t o da s, o a pe so ho just got a k f o a i te aio al e pe ie e a d a ts to de ief to ake se se of it . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk I te d to o k ith lie ts i t o apa iies: eithe as a ad iso o the spe ii ultu e, o as a guide o the e pe ie e of a igai g ge e al ultu al dife e e. I the ase of the fo e , I usuall o l p o ide ad i e o ultu es I k o ell, so e o d asi esea h I ill o e t lie ts to a ultu e-spe ii e pe t. Fo e a ple, o e lie t as i Pe u, a d I ha e o e pe ie e ith that ou t o “outh á e i a. “he a d I o ked togethe o the igge uesio s of li i g a oad, a d I efe ed he to Pe u e pe ts fo spe ii ips. Whe I o k ith a lie t I sta t f a i g oss- ultu al situaio s as a sei g he e pe so al de elop e t is possi le a d p o a le, a d I ask lie ts hat the a t to get out of thei e pe ie e – oth i te s of hat the eed to k o a d he e the a t to e i a fe eeks, o ths, o ea s. This a of f a i g the futu e also i t odu es the to the idea that the a e aki g a jou e a d it's thei jou e ot i e. I app oa h ea h ase as a u i ue i di idual a d thei u i ue i u sta es, ut I do t eate a p og a at the egi i g as it is ha d to k o i ad a e hat the spe ii lea i g path a fo a lie t ill e. I ha e a ough idea of lie t s jou e a d hat ilesto es ould e useful to a hie e, ut I e e su e if the ill take a pla e, t ai , o a us to get the e. I this se se, app oa h is e u h di e ted the lea e , although I ha e a ead suppl of assig e ts fo the to use to help the de elop thei u de sta di g. Ne t, I help the a ui e e o a ula a d p o ide the ith asi odels so that the a de elop a as e t a ilit to talk a out a d ake se se of thei e ou te s. Fo e a ple, I e plai to the that he e talk a out ultu e e a e ot o l speaki g of dife e es i food, eligio , et ., ut a e eall talki g a out the ote i isi le s ste of e pe taio s, eha io s, o u i aio o s, a d eliefs hi h a e outg o ths of deep a d so ei es o t adi to alues. I also p ese t st ategies a d suggest a s to ope, so that the a ake se se of thei situaio , de elop e espo ses, a d eate ea i g f o it. á d, I gi e the the spa e to ot e o stage – to ot e pe fe t, to e ul e a le, a d to e ope to g o th. “o ei es it s i po ta t to gi e a udge, ut I e e judge. I o k I use a a iet of theo ies a d odels see adja e t o . I as i t odu ed to these odels i Maste 's deg ee a d th ough o i ui g edu aio , th ough o fe e es a d e i a s a d th ough o eadi g. Ho I use these the odels a ies. “o ei es, espe iall a o g people ith a o e o ust a ade i a kg ou d, the e is a desi e to eall del e i to the odel a d e plo e a d ii ue it fo the sel es, ut ost people a e o te t to si pl ha e the i sights gai ed f o the odel at a su fa e le el. Depe di g o the hu ge a d o the o fo t le el ith a st a t ideas, as ell as o ea h odel's elea e fo a gi e situaio a d ho lo g a lie t a d I o k togethe , I a p o ide o e o fe e esou es. Ea h pe so is at thei o stage of lea i g a d de elop e t, a d as so eo e ith e pe ise i this a ea, I ha e to est ai self a d ot t to fo e too u h i fo aio efo e it's e essa , a ted, o helpful. álthough I a i a tea hi gt pe ole, I keep i i d that I a ot t i g to tu lie ts i to e pe ts o i te ultu al elaio s. ‘athe , o je i e is to p o ide the ith the tools the eed to a age the sel es efe i el a d o ide tl i the oss- ultu al situaio s the e pe ie e. Cultu al Models I d a upo i ok Milto Be et's De elop e tal Model of I te ultu al “e sii it hi h suggests that people a g o f o a poi t of eje i g ultu al dife e e to e aluai g it i a o e elai isi a La ke Nah e Hua g's Ide it Fo aio Model hi h suggests ho i ultu al ide it is de eloped Willia B idges' odel of deali g ith ha ge a d t a siio hi h ie s ha ge a d t a siio as a ki d of g ief, ith g a a eas et ee the la k a d hite of hat o e as a d hat ill e ‘i ha d Le is's Model of Cultu al T pes hi h p ese ts ultu es' pe epio of i e a d o u i aio alo g a olo ful o i uu Pe so al Leade ship hi h e i ds us that ho e e gage ith ultu al dife e e is o e a out us tha it is the ultu e e a e e ou te i g Gee t Hofstede's Cultu al Di e sio s hi h illust ate ho ou t ultu es dife f o ea h othe á d Moli sk 's o k o Cultu al De te it hi h a gues that e do 't eed to op o i i the ta get ultu e e a tl , ut athe e should look fo the "zo e of app op iate ess" he e ou eha io a e oth efe i e a d app op iate i the e ultu e hile sill feeli g authe i to us . ás a side ote, it as th ough use of á d 's odel that I e a e a uai ted ith hi , a d I o olla o ate ith hi o HB‘ a i les . L. ‘o e t Kohls's outli e of the "Values á e i a s Li e B " hi h ide iies o e U.“. alues like i di idualis , ha d o k, et . Co e saio s to e plo e & ele t Ed a d Hall's I e e g Model hi h illust ates ultu e as a i e e g ith the ost o ious ultu al ele e ts loai g a o e the su fa e Whe so eo e has had a e pe ie e, e talk a out hat a d the deepe alues hidde elo . “o e i ield sa it should has happe ed – the e is usuall so e ki d of ii al o e t e dis o i ued, ut it is ote the o l odel a lie t has hea d of, that othe s the , hi h the a t u de sta d. O , if the a d if the k o a out it, it is o th dis ussi g, despite a pote ial la s . a e a out to go a oad, the e talk a out that loo i g ha ge. The ost t pi al poi t of depa tu e is hat is o ou i d ight o ? F o the e, e look ahead, a d I help the ight fa e. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk a i ipate the ki ds of s e a ios a d situaio s the I o ki g ith lie ts I use a a ied asso t e t of esou es. “o ei es I p ese t ooks, il s, ase studies, a i les, diag a s, odels, theo ies, sto ies, o ksheets ith a i iies fo the to do du i g o e ts of ele io , a d e e so gs that I thi k ight help i g la it , u de sta di g, a d i sight. These a e tools that I ha e a assed o e the past a ea s oth th ough o esea h a d th ough the Má p og a I studied. I o ki g ith lie ts I ha e lea t that, hile k o ledge a out spe ii ultu es is i po ta t, fo a people it is u h o e alua le to lea oadl -appli a le oss- ultu al skills, like self a a e ess a d i dful ess, the a ilit to a age o eself a d o du t eal-i e assess e ts a d o e io s, deali g ith a iguit , e o i g le i le a d esilie t, et . The easo is that fo a people, espe iall e pats a d tea he s, o soo e ill the ha e aste ed o e ultu e tha the ll e fo ed to lea a othe . This is a ell esta lished p i iple fo people o ki g i this ield. A Fla ou of M Wo k I ha e o ked ith a the so ts of o k I do: lie ts. He e a e a fe e a ples to illust ate I helped a Ko ea stude t de elop ultu al o pete e i the lassoo , ea i g that she u de stood a d as a le to eet the e pe taio s of he tea he s a d pee s to the e te t that she ould pass he ou ses a d ake f ie ds. Th oughout she estled ith ei g Ko ea s. ei g á e i a , a d hethe she liked the ha ges she had to ake I this ase, Hua g's ide it fo aio odel, the I e e g Model, a d Moli sk 's odel e e espe iall helpful . I helped a o sulta t f o Ce t al Eu ope u de sta d U.“. oi e d a i s a d p a i e his p ese taio skills so that his i te a io s ith his o lie ts e e o e efe i e. He e I elied o e o Le is's a d Kohls's odel . I helped a B azilia s ie ist f a e his esea h i di gs i a a that eso ated o e ith his ta get U.“. audie e. He e I agai used Kohls ut also added i the Hofstede Model so he ould o pa e it to his ho e ou t . I o ked ith tea he s a d s hools ho e e to et ee a i g to help thei i ig a t stude ts su eed a d feeli g ese ful that the e e ha i g to do so ith litle t ai i g, esou es, a d suppo t. He e the Pe so al Leade ship Model as ost useful i guidi g thei espo se, ut Be et's DMI“, the Le is Model, a d Hofstede e e ke i helpi g the see that ultu al dife e es e e eal a d ot just so ethi g happe i g to the . I also elied o Kohls' o k to help the lea l see thei o ultu al e pe taio s ith f esh e es . I o ked ith a s all tea f o Holl ood that as goi g to the Ca es il fesi al, a d had e pe ie ed f ust aio s the e du i g p e ious ea s. I used Hofstede a d Kohls to illust ate the gap et ee hat the e e used to a d hat the e e e pe ie i g i F a e, a d the used Moli sk 's o k to help the see that the did 't eed to e o e F e h i o de to e o e efe i e - the just eeded to udge thei eha iou i the ight di e io . I used thei o past e pe ie es as a sta i g poi t, a d e ou aged the to ake a o it e t to hat ki d of e pe ie e the a ted to ha e o this o asio . I this ega d, Pe so al Leade ship as also helpful. I ha e also helped people ho a e o i g to a e ultu e o ou t , hethe a oad o do esi all . I p e iousl efe e ed lie t ho e t to Pe u, ut ha e also oa hed people o i g f o the U.“. “outh to the “outh est, the No theast to the Pa ii Coast, a d the Pa ii No th est to the Mid est, as ell as etu i g e pats. This i ol es so e a ou t of ultu al k o ledge, so Hofstede a d Le is a e helpful, ut e ause I a t pi all deali g ith adults ho feel lost i the "i - et ee " spa e et ee the old life a d the e , I also el o B idges. Fi all , e ause people i a e ultu al e i o e t a e o sta tl deali g ith a iguit , judg e t, e oio s, et ., the Pe so al Leade ship odel hi h o es i a sho t ook is e helpful as a self-guided app oa h et ee sessio s. I t to sta i tou h ith lie ts a d the elaio ships I de elop feed a k i to o u de sta di g of ho ultu al e ou te s, dife e e, a d ha ge a e i te elated ith pe so al de elop e t. M lie ts, a d thei lea i g, a e a i po ta t ele e t of o e olog fo lea i g. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk M E ologi al Pe spe i e This issue of Life ide Magazi e is e plo i g the idea of ho ultu e featu es i ou lea i g e ologies. F o o pe spe i e as so eo e ho is helpi g othe people to lea a out a d u de sta d ho ultu e o ks i e e da situaio s, the idea a d p a i e of ultu e lies at the hea t of o e olog fo lea i g, de elopi g a d a hie i g the thi gs I alue. M lea i g e olog e a les e to sustai self e o o i all th ough o k. I addiio to the fo al studies I u de took to de elop k o ledge a out ultu e, I a o i uall ope to e a s of seei g a d app e iai g ultu e. O a dail asis I seek out e i fo aio o ultu es a d ultu eossi g a d use this k o ledge to i fo o k a d eate e esou es fo lie ts. I halle ge self to e pa d o apa iies a d u de sta di gs pui g self i oss- ultu al situaio s a d adopi g a ha it of o i uous lea i g. B ju taposi g o e pe ie es ith the esea h, I a hie e a g eate u de sta di g of i te ultu al ealiies, hi h I the use as a sp i g oa d fo tea hi g a d suppo i g othe s. But I also see self as pla i g a i po ta t ole i the lea i g e ologies of the people I a o ki g ith to help the u de sta d a d adapt to e ultu al o te ts a d situaio s. Whe so eo e o es to e seeki g p ofessio al help the ha e usuall ea hed the li it of hat the pe ei e the sel es ei g a le to do to ha ge the sel es. I elie e that the a e looki g fo a e ologi al-t pe of app oa h i hi h the a t e to help the add ess spe ii o te ts, situaio s a d i u sta es of thei li es. Th ough o k a d the elaio ships I de elop ith lie ts, I t to help the see thei li es i a o e o e ted a d holisi a so that the a put the pie es togethe i pe haps a dife e t a . Th ough o e saio s a d dis ussio s e u o e hat ki d of pe so the thi k the a e. We talk a out the spa es a d pla es the i ha ited a d elaio ships the had i the past; ho the a e ight o a d ho the ould like to e a d e o e. I t to help the see the afo da es i thei u e t a d futu e life, the oppo tu iies a d possi iliies th ough hi h the ight g o i the futu e as the e ou te e a d u fa ilia ultu al o te ts. I t to help the app e iate the esou es, elaio ships, a d possi iliies fo a io that a e a aila le to the to e a le the to g o i to the people the a t to e. I help the ide if the pa i ula o te ts that a e the ost salie t, si k , o li ii g fo the i thei u e t life a d the e e a k o p o esses, a i iies a d e pe ie es to help the i g e e thi g togethe . M goal is to ad a e thei lea i g hile also helpi g the to i teg ate thei lea i g i to the hole pe so the a t to e. It see s that hat I lea ed f o f ie d i Mi esota is i deed t ue: he ou a ilit to i ol e ou sel es i a u fa ilia ultu al sei g is f ust ated, if e a e et ith e path , lo e, isdo , paie e, a d p ese e, t a sfo aio is possile. E path e a les o e io s to e ade that lead to elaio ships of t ust th ough hi h o e saio s a e plo e u de sta di gs a d halle ge deepl held eliefs a d assu pio s. These a e the e essa o diio s fo e ologies that a eshape ou u de sta di gs of hat ultu e ea s a d e a le us to o k o e efe i el i a othe ultu e o ith people hose ultu al a kg ou ds a e dife e t to ou o . I age sou es htps:// .goo e seas. o /sites/default/iles/a i le-i ages/de - - / ultu e-sho k- htp://i age.slidesha e d . o / ultu esho koli i ga oadli i g-a oad- .jpg? = - o e sio -gate htp:// . p. logspot. o /- fUDfG Fhoo/UsFT .p g E LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul e C I/áááááááááEM/i .life ideedu aio .uk _Niá /s .jpg / /the- ultu e-sho k-of- /e po_p o ote_ - News and Events Life ide Edu aio & C eai e A ade i TEAM NEWS We a e delighted to el o e t o e tea e e s. O la Ha at O la Ha at is Lea i g De elop e t Oi e at Du li I situte of Te h olog . “he is the CPD Co-o di ate i DIT's LTTC. “he tea hes o a of the p og a es a d odules i ludi g the Postg aduate Diplo a i Thi d Le el Lea i g a d Tea hi g, the Má i Highe Edu aio a d the M“ i ápplied eLea i g. “he also supe ises postg aduate p oje ts a d thesis asso iated ith these p og a es. “he o-o di ates a d tea hes o the CPD 'Lea i g, “he holds a B.Ed a d M“ i IT a d Edu aio f o T i it College Du li a d is u e tl pu sui g a do to ate i Edu aio ith Ma ooth U i e sit . He esea h i te ests i lude: ‘ele i e p a i e, “uppo i g staf e to tea hi g a d P ofessio al lea i g ithi a d e o d a edited p og a es ith a spe ii i te est i i fo al, p ofessio al lea i g. “he is passio ate a out lea i g a d i te ested i life ide lea i g a d lea i g e ologies a d she el o es the oppo tu it to o t i ute to the o k of Life ide Edu aio . “ee O las' pu li aio s at: htp:// .dit.ie/lt / a out/lt staf/#oha at Si o ‘ae We a e also delighted to el o e “i o ‘ae as the illust ato of C eai e á ade i Magazi e a d to ou # eai eHE o e saio s. ás the illust aio sho s he has a u i ue st le that i gs the ite o d to life ith i sight a d hu ou . “i o is ei ed ate a lifei e of o ki g i edu aio i ludi g a ea s as a Le tu e i P ofessio al De elop e t at the Ope U i e sit . He as e e tl a a ded the p esigious #LTHE hat Golde T eete adge fo his o t i uio s to the eekl t ite hats. O e ei i g the a a d he said - I e spe t o ki g life gi i g to a d taki g pa t i edu aio a d #LTHE hats ha e afo ded e the oppo tu it , o I ei ed, fo o i ui g o ta t a d a se se of i ol e e t ith HE – plus I like to thi k that so ei es I a o t i ute helpfull to the dis ussio s. Plus I e jo doi g the a too s a d seei g the et eeted! “i o e hope that ou ill i d that Life ide Edu aio a d C eai e á ade i p o ide ou ith si ila afo da e i ou life. WELL DONE CHA‘LIE We ould like to o g atulate Life ide Tea e e Cha lote Bets o the i th of he eauiful daughte Isa ella o i áp il. We feel su e she ill e ought up as a life ide lea e ! LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk E plo i g Lea i g E ologies No a J Ja kso This ook e plo es the idea of lea i g e ologies: a idea that has g o f o the autho 's i te est i a d suppo t fo life ide lea i g. I atu e a e os ste o p ises the o ple set of elaio ships a d i te a io s a o g the esou es, ha itats, a d eside ts of a a ea fo the pu pose of li i g: this applies e uall to hu a e oso ial s ste s he e lea i g is a esse ial pu pose of i te a io . Ou self- eated lea i g e ologies g o f o the i u sta es a d o te ts of ou life. The a e esta lished fo a pu pose that is di e ted to a o plishi g i ediate goals o e ted to o e dista t goals. á lea i g e olog o p ises ou sel es, ou e i o e t a d the thi gs e use i ou e i o e t, ou i te a io s ith ou e i o e t a d the lea i g, de elop e t a d a hie e e t that e e ges f o these i te a io s. á lea i g e olog p o ides us ith afo da es, i fo aio , k o ledge a d othe esou es fo lea i g, de elopi g a d a hie i g so ethi g e alue. It i ludes the spa es e eate to thi k "the e a e la ge i pli aio s of this ook fo fo al edu aio al i situio s. The idea of a d ou p o esses, a i iies a d p a i es fo a i g. lea i g e ologies, as o ked out he e It i ludes ou elaio ships, et o ks, tools a d eNo a Ja kso , tu s out to e a adi al diai g a tefa ts a d the te h ologies e use. á o ept. If take se iousl , it ould all fo a fu da e tal eapp aisal of the u i ulu so that lea i g e olog e a les us to o e t a d i teg ate it p o otes a e olog fo lea i g" ou past a d u e t e pe ie es a d lea i g a d P ofesso ‘o ald Ba et p o ides the fou daio fo ou futu e lea i g. UCL I situte of Edu aio The idea of lea i g e ologies de eloped th ough this ook, p o ides a o e o p ehe si e a d holisi ie of lea i g a d pe so al de elop e t tha is o all o side ed i edu aio . The ook ill e of alue to a o e ho is i te ested i de elopi g thei u de sta di gs of the a e lea , de elop a d a hie e. The ook ill e of alue to tea he s a d othe edu aio p ofessio als ho a e helpi g lea e s p epa e fo the o ple iies, u e tai ies a d dis upio s of thei futu e li es. Co te t Fo e o d: P ofesso ‘o ald Ba et Jou e With á Idea Co eptualisi g Lea i g E ologies Lea i g E olog Na ai es E ologies fo Lea i g, De elopi g a d á hie i g Th ough Wo k E olog of Dis upio & I le io The U i e sit E os ste : E ologi al Pe spe i es o Cu i ulu , Pedagog & Lea i g E i o e t Lea i g E ologies : Ha itats fo “elf-Di e ted, “elf-‘egulated Lea i g Co e i g Lea i g E ologies To a ds Edu aio . The Futu e of Lea i g is Lifelo g, Life ide, Ope a d E ologi al E olog of De elopi g a Idea Pu lished Ma h LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue th : Jul a aila le f o htps:// .life ideedu aio .uk .lulu. o / LIFEWIDE EDUCATION'S NEW GOOGLE+ FO‘UM Follo i g the su ess of Ou C eai e Life, a d # eai eHE Google+ fo u s e ha e esta lished a e o li e fo u to e a le e e s of ou o u it a d eade s of ou agazi e to sha e thei ie s, ideas a d p a i es o a topi elai g life ide lea i g, edu aio a d pe so al de elop e t. The fo u is f ee to joi a d e el o e a o e ho is i te ested i pa i ipai g i a o goi g o e saio . To joi the o u it ou ill eed a g ail a ou t efo e egiste i g at: htps://plus.google. o / o u iies/ We ill e ou age the o t i uto s of ou agazi e to joi the Google+ o u it so that a ate s o issues a isi g f o thei o t i uio s a e dis ussed. Ou i augu al o e saio ill follo pu li aio of Life ide Magazi e# i Jul LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Life ide Magazi e # Ja ua E plo i g E plo aio 'a e plo e a e e k o hat he is e plo i g u il it has ee e plo ed G ego Bateso We e plo e to i d out, to e a i e a d o e pe ie e so ethi g e do 't k o i o de to lea a d u de sta d it. The e a e a o te ts fo e plo aio . It a e a ps hologi al p o ess of e a i i g ou sel es a d ou o thi ki g a d a io s. O a og ii e p o ess of i ui i ol i g the i esigaio of ideas o p o le s i a su je t o a o te t o i u sta e. O it a i ol e t a elli g th ough ph si al spa es a d la ds apes that a e e to us fo e a ple he e e plo e a e pla e. I geolog e e plo e i o de to look fo e i e al esou es, i edi i e e e plo e he e sea h fo e u es to a disease. I usi ess e e plo e to i d e soluio s to p o le s o oppo tu iies, a d the a ist ill e plo e his i agi aio s a d isio s th ough the ediu of his a t. We e plo e he e i o ate a d e e plo e he e a e ot su e he e to go e t. E plo aio u de lies esea h a d it u de lies, hat Joh De e alled 'p odu i e i ui ', 'i di g out hat e eed to k o i o de to do the thi gs e eed to do'. E plo i g is a aitude o o ie taio e ui i g the illi g ess to e gage ith thi gs that a e ot k o o a e poo l u de stood. It a i ol e o e o i g fea a d a iet a d deali g ith u e tai t ut also u i agi ed afo da e. E plo aio i ol es a ph si al a d e tal jou e as e e tu e i to the u k o a d it e ui es ou age, o ide e a d self- elief that e ill e a le to ope ith hate e e e ges. Bei g illi g to e plo e, to put ou sel es i to u fa ilia o te ts to deal ith u fa ilia situaio s a d p o le s is a i po ta t o ie taio that e eed i life - espe iall he life is dis upted o he e eed to eak a a f o e isi g oui es i o de to de elop. E plo aio i o de to de elop so ethi g like a idea is a e essa pa t of eaio . Bei g illi g to e plo e, a d the a t of e plo aio a e i po ta t featu es of a self-dete i ed e olog fo lea i g o a hie i g so ethi g e . I this issue of Life ide Magazi e e ill e plo e the idea a d p a i e of e plo i g to de elop a ete u de sta di g of the a it featu es i ou e ologies fo lea i g, de elop e t a d a hie e e t. We ill also o side the a s i hi h ou edu aio s ste e ou ages a d de elops lea e s' illi g ess a d apa ilit to e plo e i dife e t dis ipli a o te ts a d e plo e the pedagog of e plo aio . INVITáTION: This is a e ii g topi a d if ou ould like to o t i ute a a i le of o ds o this the e please o ta t the Co issio i g Edito P ofesso No a Ja kso o a jja kso @ i te et. o o the E e ui e Edito D Je Willis jje @ lue o de . o.uk á i les a e fo ed a ou d a pe so al e pe ie e of e plo aio i a o te t, pedagogi esea h, o a e a ple of a edu aio al p a i e. LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk Co fe e e a kg ou d: ICOLáCE is the fou th I te aio al Co fe e e O Lea i g á d Co u it E i h e t. It is a follo up to the th ee p e ious ICOLáCE e e ts also held i “i gapo e i , a d . át these o fe e es, edu ato s f o a ious ou t ies a d o i e ts eet to sha e esea h, e pe ie es a d ideas ega di g stude t life ide lea i g a d Edu aio fo “ustai a le De elop e t. The p o eedi gs f o ICOLáCE a e ie ed at htp:// .iall.o g/i ola e-p o eedi gs/ Co fe e e the e: F a e o ks to e ou age, suppo t a d e og ise the life ide fo aio of stude ts. Whe : “u da Mo O t : a d Tues Wed esda ‘egist aio O t: Fo O t: al o fe e e a i iies Opio al isit to lo al “i gapo e s hool to see stude t p oje t o k elai g to life ide lea i g a d sustai a le de elop e t. Co fe e e lo aio : Hotel Je Ta gli Co fe e e e site: htp:// fo e l T ade s Hotel , á Cus ade ‘oad, “i gapo e .iall.o g Call fo pape s: P efe e e ill e gi e to a st a ts a ou d o ds su ited efo e Ma to ad i @iall.o g Noii aio ega di g a epta e ill e o u i ated ithi da s of a st a t e eipt. Co fe e e p ese taio s Po e Poi t a e e ui ed “epte e . Fi al pape s a e ot e ui ed u il De e e to allo fo addiio s ate o fe e e. Fo at e ui e e ts ega di g p ese taio s a d pape s ill e oiied to p ese te s at the i e of a epta e. The p o eedi gs f o the o fe e e ill e pu lished o li e, ISBN - - - . ‘egist aio : ‘egist aio if paid a ds a o a aila le fo is “i g$ app o . Eu o o U“$ due o áugust . Dis ou t of “i g$ if paid Ma ; “i g$ Ju e , o “i g$ if paid Jul . Fulli e stude t egist aio “i g$ . Co side aio ill e gi e toessio al ate fo pa i ipa ts f o de elopi g ou t ies upo appli aio efo e áugust . “i gle da egist aio “i gapo e eside ts of “i g$ pe da . Co ta t fo egist aio : O li e egist aio a aila le at htp:// Fo fu the i fo .iall.o g/o li e- egist aio -a d-pa e t/ aio e ail Ch is Pi o e ia h is.pi o e@iall.o g Co fe e e p og a : O t, “u : p - p O t, Mo : a . O t, Tue: O t, Wed: A o ‘egist aio at Hotel Je Ta gli fo e l T ade s Hotel o fe e e e t e. Oi ial ope i g. Late egist aio a aila le f o a a to a at e ue . P ese taio s ega di g e isi g f a e o ks that e ou age, suppo t a d e og ise life ide fo aio of stude ts. p - p Lu h is p o ided to e ou age use of this i e fo p - p Wo kshops to dis uss a et o ki g. o i g sessio s a d sha e ideas/e pe ie es. P ese taio s elai g to u et eeds a d p oposed p og a s to u tu e stude ts to a ds life ide goal sei g a d e ie . p - p Lu h is p o ided fo p - p Wo kshops to dis uss a - p et o ki g. o i g sessio s a d sha e ideas/e pe ie es. Visit lo al “i gapo e s hool to ie stude t p oje t o k ega di g life ide lea i g. odaio : á spe ial pa kage ate is a aila le at the Hotel Je Ta gli fo e l T ade s Hotel fo o fe e e pa i ipa ts. Fo fu the i fo o ta t E ilda “aid, ássista t Di e to E e ts Ma age e t at Hotel Je Ta gli , ia e ilda.said@hotelje . o o pho e . LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk aio / .C eai e U i e sit Co fe e e th of August at Aal o g U i e sit , De "K o ledge ultu es, ii al eai e thi ki g a d i ak Life ide Magazi e is pu lished t i e a ea u de a C eai e Co o s li e se. Ea h issue e a i es a dife e t aspe t of life ide lea i g, edu aio , pe so al de elop e t & a hie e e t. o ai e lea i g p o esses" P ofesso No a Ja kso ill e p ese i g the idea of C eai e E ologies hi h i gs togethe Life ide Edu aio s o k o Lea i g E ologies a d C eai e á ade i 's o k o C eai it . The . C eai e U i e sit Co fe e e e gages ith the ideas of "C ii al thi ki g, e gagi g lea i g p o esses, a d si ulai g olla o aio – utopia o ealit ?" It add esses the de elop e t of k o ledge e o o ies, dis ou ses of eai it a d e o eptualizaio s of the U i e sit as pla e of edu aio a d esea h. Lea i g is e o i g a ke o ept a d phe o e o o e i g eai it a d ph si al as ell as ps hologi al lea i g e i o e ts that fa ilitate o e e t i od a d i d, i di idual a d o ga isaio , i situio a d so iet . The o fe e e o ga ise s i ultu al, so ial a d pedagogi dialogues et ee pla ful, o e s i so iet a d the Fu the i fo htp:// No aio a Life ide Magazi e Life ide Edu aio is li e sed u de a C eai e Co o s át i uio -No Co e ial-NoDe i s . U po ted Li e se. Based o a o k at htp:// .life ide agazi e. o.uk/. ite o t i uio s that i esigate philosophi al, al aspe ts of 'The C eai e U i e sit ', to e te d the eai e lea i g p o esses a d the o te po a ide o ld. The Magazi e is spo so ed Chalk Mou tai , Edu aio & Media “e i es Ltd. e fou d o the o fe e e e site . eai eu i e sit .aau.dk/ o fe e e-the e/ a Ja kso Fou de Life ide Edu aio htp:// .life ideedu aio .uk/ Fou de C eai e á ade i htp:// . eai ea ade i .uk/ LIFEWIDE MAGA)INE # Ja ua E plo i g E plo aio Follo us a d se d essages to We i ite o t i uio s f o people illi g to sha e a sto of a e olog eated th ough hi h the lea de eloped a d a hie ed i the o of thei o k. @life ide #life ideedu aio “ee page htp:// “u LIFEWIDE MáGá)INE Issue : Jul .life ideedu aio .uk ho a e the t, te t a o e fo details .life ide agazi e. o.uk/ issio deadli e: Ja ua