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Noel L. Shadowen, Lisa P. Chieffo, & Nancy G.

Guerra

Appendix A. University of Delaware’s Global Engagement Measurement Scale

Please mark the response that most closely aligns with your feelings about the following
statements:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree

1. It is interesting to spend time talking with people from other cultures.


2. People in my home country are entitled to the standard of living they can afford, even if it has a
small negative impact on the environment.
3. In addition to being a citizen of my own country, I think of myself as a global citizen.
4. It is important that universities promote understanding among students of varying backgrounds.
5. I support policies that maintain the present system of distribution of the world’s wealth and
resources.
6. The needs of my home country and its citizens should be the highest priority when my country’s
leaders negotiate with other countries.
7. I like trying to understand people’s behaviors in the context of their own culture.
8. I feel a strong connection with humanity worldwide.
9. People in my home country can learn from people in other parts of the world.
10. I identify as a member of the worldwide community.
11. My home country’s values are most likely the best in the world.
12. I feel irritated when people from other countries do not understand how things are done in my
home country.

Please check the response that you think most closely aligns with your personality.
Note: “Ambiguity” refers to something that is open to more than one interpretation, something
that it is uncertain, or something that is not clearly defined.

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

13. I am comfortable with ambiguous situations.


14. I prefer situations where there is some uncertainty about potential outcomes or solutions.
15. I enjoy solving problems that must be viewed from multiple perspectives.
16. I feel that I can handle ambiguous situations.
17. I prefer to have new experiences rather than familiar or routine experiences.
18. I feel competent navigating ambiguous situations.
19. I enjoy exploring new places where I am unfamiliar with the geography or the people.

Please answer the following questions regarding your knowledge of your program site:

No Maybe Probably Definitely

20. I have sufficient knowledge of my host site to explain a current issue there to a friend or family
member who has never been there.
21. I can discuss with confidence at least two historic events that are important to the population
of my host site.

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22. I can discuss with confidence the system of government and politics in my host site.
23. I have sufficient knowledge of my host site to have a discussion about a current social or
economic issue of importance to the area.
24. I can explain with confidence what the community is like at my host site.

Imagine you just met a new person who is a potential friend. Could you become good friends with
this person if you discovered that the person…

No Maybe Probably Definitely

25. … holds different political beliefs and opinions than you?


26. … is from a different socioeconomic background than you?
27. … has different religious beliefs than you?
28. …has a different sexual orientation than you?
29. …is from a different cultural background than you?
30. … is from a different racial or ethnic background than you?
31. …is from a different country than you?

Imagine that your sibling or best friend is considering marrying someone. You meet this person
and discover that he or she has one of the following characteristics. Would it negatively impact
your judgment of this person if he or she:

No Maybe Probably Definitely

32. …holds different political beliefs and opinions than you?


33. … is from a different socioeconomic background than you?
34. … has different religious beliefs than you?
35. … is from a different cultural background than you?
36. … is from a different racial or ethnic background than you?
37. …is from a different country than you?

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