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A number of years ago, when I was a Peace Corps trainer preparing a
class to work in Libya, my students challenged my credentials. “How
can you prepare us for Libya if you were never there?” The answer,
which I’m absolutely convinced of, is that culturally specific
information is not enough to live and work successfully in another
country. What’s needed is something more generalized and holistic, a
conceptual framework that includes cross-cultural communication and
adaptation and learning skills. We don’t teach people how to make
those transitions, yet such an approach is more important and relevant
than ever.
My particular interest is in the concept of cultural learning and
intercultural competence, and the intercultural dimension of
leadership. What does it mean to be able to function effectively? How
do you create cultural patterns that everyone can share? One of the
research projects I’m involved with involves civic education research
in Hong Kong and China. Another is serving as a research team leader
for a benchmark study examining differences among 350 high school and
university students who took the Intercultural Development Inventory.
Most of what I’ve written about focuses on intercultural training,
including ethics and pedagogy.
I’m happy to be a member of the core faculty in the
comparative and international
development education program, which allows me to draw on
everything from my Peace Corps days in Turkey to a background in
sociology, history and international studies. I’ve co-authored three
books with graduate students this year, have won two teaching awards,
and am very involved with student research and professional
development. I enjoy professional mentoring, but I also learn from
students.
Curriculum vitae for R. Michael Page
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Academic degrees
- Ph.D., Stanford University, 1978, education
- M.A., Stanford University, 1976, sociology
- M.S., UCLA, 1969, history
- B.A., UCLA, 1965, history
Awards
May, 1999. Intercultural Development Inventory Certification -
qualified to administer and interpret the Intercultural Development Inventory.
March, 1997. Charter Member and Fellow - International Academy
for Intercultural Research.
June, 1995. Distinguished Teaching Award - College of Education
and Human Development, University of Minnesota.
April, 1995. Robert H. Beck Distinguished Faculty Member Award -
Alumni Association of the College of Education and Human Development, University
of Minnesota.
May, 1993. Fulbright Senior Scholar Award (Kenya, 1993-94).
Selected publications
Lange, D. L. & Paige, R. M. (Eds.) (2003).
Culture as the core: Perspectives in second language education.
Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Cohen, A. D., Paige, R. M., Kappler, B., Demmessie,
M., Weaver, S. J., Chi, J.C., & Lassegard, J. P. (2003). Maximizing
study abroad: A language instructor’s guide to strategies for language
and culture learning and use. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced
Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota
Paige, R.M., Jacobs-Cassuto, M., Yershova, Y. A. &
DeJaeghere, J. (2003). Assessing intercultural sensitivity: A
psychometric analysis of the Hammer and Bennett Intercultural
Development Inventory. International Journal of Intercultural
Relations, 27, 467-486.
Paige, R. M. (2003). The intercultural development
inventory: A critical review of the research literature. Journal of
Intercultural Communication, 6, 53-61.
Paige, R. M. (2003). Intercultural education and
training for the 21st Century: Global issues and challenges.
Journal of Intercultural Communication, 6, 1-8.
Paige, R. M. (2003). The American case: The
University of Minnesota. Journal of Studies in International
Education, 7, 52-63.
Paige, R. M., Cohen, A. D., Kappler, B., Chi,
J.C., & Lassegard, J. P. (2002). Maximizing study abroad: A
students' guide to strategies for language and culture learning and
use. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research on Language
Acquisition, University of Minnesota
Paige, R. M., Cohen, A. D., Kappler, B., Chi,
J.C., & Lassegard, J. P. (2002). Maximizing study abroad: A program
coordinators' guide to strategies for language and culture learning
and use. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research on Language
Acquisition, University of Minnesota.
Professional experience
Thirty-five years of professional experience in international and
intercultural education: international education administration
(educational exchange, international student services, etc.);
intercultural training; undergraduate and graduate level teaching,
advising; research and service; consulting for the private and public
sectors.
July 2002 - present: Professor of
international and intercultural education, Department of Educational
Policy and Administration
College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Sept. 1993 - June 1994: Fulbright Senior Scholar -
Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya).
Centre for Curriculum Studies in Africa, Faculty of Education.
Sept. 1991 – July 2002: Associate professor of
international and intercultural education, Department of Curriculum
and Instruction (1991-1992) / Department of Educational Policy and
Administration (1992-present)
College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Sept. 1982 - Sept. 1991: Associate director - Office
of International Education,
Associate Professor of International and Intercultural Education
University of Minnesota
Sept. 1977 – Aug. 1982: Assistant director - Office of
International Education,
Assistant professor of international and intercultural education
University of Minnesota
Sept. 1972 – Sept. 1977: Doctoral student, teaching
assistant, and instructor
Stanford University, School of Education
June 1968 - April 1972: Cross-cultural trainer - U.S.
Peace Corps
Korea, Libya, Philippines, Thailand
June 1965 – June 1967: U.S. Peace Corps volunteer -
Turkey
English teacher - jr. and sr. high school Curriculum vitae for R. Michael Page
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