On Reflection: Is Reflexivity Necessarily Beneficial in Intercultural Education?

摘要: This article explores how the concept of reflexivity is used in intercultural education. Reflexivity often presented as a key learning goal acquiring competence (ICC). Yet, can be defined different ways, and take forms across time space, depending on concepts selfhood that prevail notions difference are constructed. First, I discuss dominant usages education reflect reproduce Cartesian view self shapes ICC conceptualized taught. three assumptions this produces: accessible transcendable, universal space time, act its own remedial change agent or ‘inner consultant.’ argue because understood many attention to definition crucial, both designing objectives devising ways attain them. Greater...