International Mindedness: A Revised Conceptual Framework. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Metli, Akın; Lane, Jennie F.
• Is Part Of: Journal of research in international education. Volume 19:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 202
• Page End: 219
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: agency -- dispositions -- framework -- international mindedness; International education -- Periodicals; Éducation internationale -- Périodiques; International education; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); Periodicals; 370.11705
• DOI: 10.1177/1475240920976229
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1475-2409

Abstract

This paper suggests a revised framework for explaining, developing and assessing international mindedness (IM). A review of the literature – that presents initiatives, challenges, and debates regarding IM – concludes with an overview of selected conceptual frameworks that have been used to develop a shared understanding of IM. When the authors applied one of these frameworks in a previous empirical study, they found during data analysis that some aspects of the framework's key pillars played a more supportive role and that other components of IM needed further identification. As a result, this paper proposes a revision of the framework that features intercultural competence and global engagement, and identifies more specific components of these attributes, namely knowledge, skills, dispositions, and agency. The paper includes another review of the literature to emphasise how these components are important for the development, implementation, and assessment of international mindedness.