English to Arabic Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), developed by M.R. Hammer and M.J. Bennett in 1998, is an assessment tool addressing the fundamental attitude of people towards cultural differences. The theoretical basis of the IDI is the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensibility (Milton J. Bennett, 1986, 1993). It postulates six developmental stages in the perception and approach to intercultural differences. These stages are influenced by experiences, and the contemplation of those experiences. The more complex the construed worldview in relation to cultural dissimilarities, the more sensitive the person is in perception of and approach to these differences.