UNESCO Chairs are mandated by UNESCO to undertake research and capacity-building activities related to the Chair theme.
In the case of this UNESCO Chair, research is in progress on identifying and elevating African voices and practices on intercultural competence, given that so much of the work has come from the Global North to date.
In addition, advisory boards are being developed to identify specific research agendas for the 3 priority areas of this Chair which are the intersections of a) ICC and peacebuilding b) ICC and gender and c) ICC and climate action.
UNESCO Chair partners and their graduate students and scholars who are researching in these areas are invited to contact the UNESCO Chair directly at unesco-icc@sun.ac.za to become part of the upcoming research webinar series.
Research is also underway on the role of ICC in intercultural integration in higher education which will be presented at Stellenbosch University in November 2024.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Deardorff, D.K. and Tatebayashi, M. (2024). Current Perspectives on Intercultural and Global Competence. Routledge/STAR Scholars./World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence (open access)
Deardorff, D.K. and Tan, L. (2023). Global Citizenship Education: A Handbook for Parents, Community and Learners in Asia-Pacific. UNESCO Bangkok
Arasaratnam-Smith, L.A. and Deardorff, D.K. (2022) Developing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: International Students' Stories and Self-Reflection (Routledge)
Book chapters
Deardorff, D.K. (forthcoming). Assessing Intercultural, International and Global Learning Outcomes: The Changing Paradigm. (invited chapter). In Goldwasser's Perspectives in Engaged Assessment.
Deardorff, D. K. (forthcoming) Intercultural Competence as a Pathway to Caring in the Classroom. In Daniels and Billingsley's Creating Caring and Supportive Educational Environments for Meaningful Learning (IGI Global)
Ekici, D. and D.K. Deardorff (forthcoming). Mapping the Global Landscape of Intercultural and Global Competence. In Arasartnam-Smith's Handbook on Intercultural Communication
Deardorff, D.K. and Dimitrov, N. (2022). Developing intercultural competence in teachers. In Ullom and Guler's At School in the World: Developing Globally Engaged Teachers.
Deardorff, D.K. (2022). Exploring the cultural foundation for COIL classes. In Rubin and Guth's Guide to Collaborative Online International Learning (Stylus)
Deardorff, D.K. (2022). Assessment principles for COIL classes. In Rubin and Guth's Guide to Collaborative Online International Learning (Stylus)
Deardorff, D.K. (2022). Mestenhauser on Intercultural Competence: Implications for International Educators. In D'Angelo and O'Brien's Framing International Education. (Routledge)
Articles
Quinlin, O. and Deardorff, D. (2023). How to lead international HE in a volatile, uncertain world. University World News.
Deardorff, D.K. and Quinlan, O. (2022). Bridging cultural gaps: a tool universities can use. University World News.
Other Publications
Deardorff, D. K. (in press). Intercultural competence (invited entry). In M. E. David & M. J. Amey (Eds.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education. (Sage)
Deardorff, D.K. (forthcoming). Cross-cultural competence. (invited entry). Entry in Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Communication, Y.Y. Kim, ed. (Wiley).
Deardorff, D.K. (forthcoming). Intercultural competence in the Age of the Global Citizen. (Invited entry). Entry in Springer Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions (Springer)
