Does Location Matter? Cultural Awareness via Experiential Learning for Maritime Professionals

Presenter

Keven R. Paul

Campus

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Sponsor

Elaine Craghead, Department of Academic Affairs, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Schedule

Session 3, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM [Schedule by Time][Poster Grid for Time/Location]

Location

Poster Board A75, Campus Center Auditorium, Row 4 (A61-A80) [Poster Location Map]

Abstract

Educating and training future generations of maritime professionals in a diverse, multicultural world is vital for the sustainability of the maritime sector. In a survey of hundreds of key maritime stakeholders, cultural/diversity awareness, and sensitivity (or cultural awareness) were identified as one of the 28 competencies needed for future global maritime professionals. Our research examines the effort on cultural awareness of experiential learning programs at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and suggests how this program should be utilized in other maritime institutions. The research looks at student data from 2017-2022 learning trips. Using pre- and post- cultural intelligence data, our team was able dissect the data via regression analysis to determine which countries are the best to have the most cultural awareness growth. This quantitative approach was very useful in utilizing cultural awareness data. We also examine whether certain well known country specific measures provide any explanatory power behind the observations.

Keywords

Cultural Awareness, International Experiences, Global Maritime Professionals

Research Area

Education & Educational Research

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