The Intercultural Development Continuum organizes contemporary IDI reporting from Denial through Polarization and Minimization to Acceptance and Adaptation. It concerns orientations toward cultural differences and commonalities. The reporting version matters: its architecture should not be projected unchanged onto every earlier IDI administration.
- Entry typeKey concept
- CategoryMeasurement & Assessment Instruments
- DomainAcross Cultures
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Measurement & Assessment Instruments
Produces measures, scores, profiles or assessments through defined items, observations or measurement rules. The entry identifies what is measured and the conditions governing interpretation.