Research

Since 1999, we have been the leaders in worldwide consensus research on the competency called “global competence.” The research findings, which many have referred to as “seminal,” have been published in the Journal of Studies in International Education and in International Educator. In addition, these developments are routinely cited in subsequent research and discussions in journals, books, conference symposia and proceedings, among other forums worldwide.

In response to a request for a practical application of our seminal investigation, we created an assessment—the Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA)®—to measure all dimensions of global competence that were identified in the original research. The GCAA® has been used as a research methodology since 2008. Participants in these studies have originated from over 115 countries across six (6) continents, and have included the continuum of growth from teenage years through senior professional tenure, representing a span of more than 50 years of human development.