Highlighted Countries

This section identifies the primary countries highlighted in the website.  By spotlighting countries and including information about important facts, major cities, and points of interest this can inspire an increased awareness of the global community and provide teachers with tools such as the multicultural virtual experience website that can be vital to bridging these cultural gaps.

This multicultural experience website will be an ongoing educational tool where continuous important  information and videos from countries around the globe may be added and updated to assist in the multicultural teaching and learning process

Dimensions of Culture

Students are faced with the inspiring challenge of studying and working with people from other cultures, working with groups from other countries, and effectively communicating / interacting with people that have different views from their own.  As educators, it is essential that we prepare these students with tools and insights into other countries / cultures.  By taking a glimpse into these countries around the globe, these students can be better prepared to communicate more effectively with people from difference cultures.  Developing an improved cross-cultural communication, the students will improve their knowledge of other countries / cultures and gain a better ability to interact more effectively with people from different countries. 

Although all of Hofstede’s six dimensions were reviewed, this study utilized Indulgence versus Restraint (IND) as a specific background for the study which dealt with natural drives from indulgent to restraint (Hofstede, Hofstede, & Minkov, 2010). 

The Virtual Experience Sharing Zone

This virtual multicultural experience website can be a valuable educational tool that can be utilized by  classrooms around the world to improve global awareness with an emphasis on student engagement and enrichment.