Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

Module 7 - Cultural Inclusivity Framework Info Sheet
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

A framework for: 1) Building Awareness through Self-Reflection and Learning; 2) Implementation and Practice of Cultural Inclusivity, and 3) Ensuring Cultural Humility.

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Module 7 - Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Checklist
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field
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Module 7 - Build a Culturally Inclusive Community
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

Scroll to 'Build a Culturally Inclusive Community' part of the Enhancing Cultural Competence webpage. 

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Module 7 - Pre-Travel Cultural Preparation
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

Scroll to 'Pre-Travel Cultural Preparation' section of the Cultural Awareness Guidebook document. 

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CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

CARE Principles (2023). Global Indigenous Data Alliance. Available at: https://www.gida-global.org/care

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Module 7 - Intercultural Competences: Conceptual and Operational Framework
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

UNESCO (2013). Intercultural Competences: Conceptual and Operational Framework, UNESCO Digital Library. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000219768

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Module 7 - What is Cultural Humility? The Basics
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Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

University of Oregon (no date). What is Cultural Humility? The Basics, University of Oregon-Division of Equity and Inclusion. Available at: https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/what-cultural-humility-basics

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Module 7 - Gapminder Test
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‘Gapminder’ (no date). Available at: https://www.gapminder.org/

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References Cited in the Module

 

Be FAIR and CARE: The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (2021). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYaJLcckNCY

 

CARE Principles (2023). Global Indigenous Data Alliance. Available at: https://www.gida-global.org/care

 

CDC (2024). Embracing Cultural Humility and Community Engagement, CDC-Global Health Equity. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/global-health-equity/php/publications/cultural-humi…

 

Fisher-Borne, M., Cain, J.M., & Martin, S.L. (2014). ‘From Mastery to Accountability: Cultural Humility as an Alternative to Cultural Competence.’ Social Work Education, 34(2), 165–181. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2014.977244

 

Forrester, N. (2021). ‘Reconsidering the role of alcohol in the scientific workplace’, Nature, 600(7890), pp. S86–S88. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03773-z

 

Khan, S. (2021). ‘Cultural Humility vs. Competence — and Why Providers Need Both’, HealthCity, 13 January. Available at: https://live-healthcity2.pantheonsite.io/cultural-humility-vs-cultural-…

 

Lekas H-M., Pahl, K., & Fuller Lewis, C. (2020). ‘Rethinking Cultural Competence: Shifting to Cultural Humility.’ Health Services Insights, 13.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1178632920970580

 

Marin-Spiotta, E., Diaz-Vallejo, E., Barnes, R.T., Mattheis, A., Schneider, B., Berhe, A.A., Hastings, M.G., Williams, B.M., & Magley, V. (2023). ‘Exclusionary Behaviors Reinforce Historical Biases and Contribute to Loss of Talent in the Earth Sciences’, Earth’s Future, 11(3), p. e2022EF002912. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002912

University of Oregon (no date). What is Cultural Humility? The Basics, University of Oregon-Division of Equity and Inclusion. Available at: https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/what-cultural-humility-basics

SVP (2024). SVP Ethics Code, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Available at: https://vertpaleo.org/code-of-conduct/

 

Other Resources That Informed the Module

Adame, F. (2021). ‘Meaningful collaborations can end “helicopter research”’, Nature. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01795-1

 

AFS-USA (2019). ‘What are Generalizations & Stereotypes?’, AFS-USA, 30 October. Available at: https://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad/culture-trek/culture-points/what-ar…

 

Danso, R. (2018). ‘Cultural competence and cultural humility: A critical reflection on key cultural diversity concepts.’ Journal of Social Work, 18(4), 410-430. Available at:  https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017316654341

 

Georgetown University (no date). Definitions of Cultural Competence, NCCC: Curricula Enhancement Module Series. Available at: https://nccc.georgetown.edu/curricula/culturalcompetence.html

 

Minasny, B., Fiantis, D., Mulyanto, B., Sulaeman, Y., & Widyatmanti, W. (2020). ‘Global soil science research collaboration in the 21st century: Time to end helicopter research.’ Geoderma, 373, p. 114299. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114299

 

Peace Corps (no date). ‘Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook’. Available at: https://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/T0087_culturematter…

 

University of San Francisco (no date). What is Culture?, USF-WISE. Available at: https://myusf.usfca.edu/wise/intercultural-learning/what-is-culture

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