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The way training is delivered in a corporate environment has a tremendous effect on results. This study investigates the role of culture in the learning styles of adult French and American students enrolled in online training programs at an international university. Using Kolb's learning style inventory, the learning style preferences of respondents in both cultural groups will be classified as divergers, convergers, accommodators, and assimilators, reflecting their general tendencies toward learning environments as conceptualized by Kolb (1985). The assumption is that Americans prefer to learn from action-oriented methods and are more comfortable learning from activities that are not job related, such as role plays and games, than do their French counterparts who prefer to learn from job-related activities based on solid research. These preferences will then be examined in light of learners' responses to Hofstede's Culture in the Workplace questionnaire, which examines cultural tendencies towards collectivism/individualism, power orientation, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, and long/short term orientation (Hofstede, 1980). The sample population will be composed of 150 American and 150 French trainees. They are all employed in multinationals and hold jobs that require them to attend corporate training and travel around the world. Conclusions will be drawn which compare French and American cultural differences in learning style preferences and the extent to which these preferences are mediated by cultural orientations as conceptualized by Hofstede (1980). Results will assist multinational corporations in understanding the role of culture in their training scenarios as they seek to provide more effective training for their increasingly cultural diverse learner populations which can provide some proof that they will be successful in using the new skills.

The purpose of this paper is to apply a learning theory to an actual educational case study and scenario. The situation must be seen from the point-of-view of the nursing student scenario.

With market liberalization and globalization, along came a multitude of issues which must be addressed and resolved. As such, since more and more countries are able to freely exchange their products, services, capital…

The so-called "object concept" is the knowledge that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight. This knowledge, of course, is central to all human activities; we simply cannot function without it.

Ancient Romans paid special attention to their health and did not hesitate to employ a series of acts they knew would bring them physical benefits. While people in Ancient Greece were especially interested in how each…

By increasing domestic violence victim safety and well-being, enabling accessibility of the Domestic Violence Court process to enhance victim participation in the legal system, and building knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence, and providing community and social service resources referrals as appropriate, prevention and intervention strategies for domestic violence will lead to program success. The lives of the abused will improve with a community approach to an ongoing problem. Insomuch, providing hope can ameliorate a real problem that affects real people.

The idea of an American identity suggests that there is some combination of factors that can be used to define what it means to be an American. Groups seeking to promote such a definition often do so by defining an…

Research has suggested that groups are more productive than any single individual and that groups typically outperform individuals when the tasks being done require multiple skills, judgment, and experience" (Stephens…

Abstract Haiti is a constitutional republic in the Caribbean region of Latin America with a population of approximately 9.3 million. Ineffective mechanisms to address the fundamental human rights problems as well as child prostitution have hampered the country's efforts to attain tranquility and harmony. The essay seeks to assess and analyze the fundamental rights of humans in the Republic of Haiti. It further examines the problem of child prostitution in the Caribbean country. High levels of poverty have mainly contributed to the rising cases of child prostitution in the Caribbean country, which was the first among Latin American nations to have a black president