Navigating the Cultural Maze in Program Planning for A Transnational Collaborative Initiative Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2006
Mazalan B. Kamis, Rosemary S. Caffarella Cornell University Mazanah Muhamad, Othman Omar, University of Putra Malaysia
Key words: Program planning, culture, transnational
The purpose of this paper is to explore, through autobiographical narratives of each of the authors, the story of how this planning team navigated the cultural complexities in planning a transnational collaborative program involving two sites, one in the United States and another in Malaysia. More specifically, examples of specific ways of thinking and actions are provided that illustrate planning practices as related to five significant aspects of Malaysian culture
