Applying continuous improvement to teaching in another culture |
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Authors: | Frederick W. Lindahl Russell Fanelli |
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Affiliation: | a The George Washington University, 710 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA;b Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;c Western New England College, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119, USA |
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Abstract: | As international business programs proliferate, the mixing of many cultures in the classroom creates new teaching challenges. This paper reports on how an American accounting professor coped with cultural differences at INSEAD in France. Student evaluations for the first course taught at INSEAD revealed a variety of problems that the professor tried to resolve by applying the principles of continuous improvement in the next course he taught. Confronting the students directly with the problem, enlisting their aid in improving the course, and eliciting specific feedback all combined to substantially raise the level of student satisfaction. The principles applied in this intervention are broadly applicable to college professors, not only those working with “international” students. |
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Keywords: | Continuous improvement Deming International education Culture |
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