The findings produced an inclusive list of approaches to address the barriers related to
cross-cultural learner analysis and illustrated the gaps in practice and existing research
to reveal that existing resources could be organized in an accessible, systematic fashion to
advance and promote cultural considerations within learner analysis. The participants in
this study were universal in their agreement that there is an urgent need for joint deliberation
on the part of the instructional design community, the research community, and the
learners to craft a framework for effective cross-cultural learner analysis. This study was
intended to initiate this dialog, and as solutions are proposed, new questions must be considered
in subsequent discussions:
1. What are the potential barriers to each one of the proposed elements of the framework
as perceived by leaders, management, designers, researchers, and learners? How can
they be overcome?
2. What are the cross-cultural learner analysis processes followed by corporate companies
in other nations?
3. How can designers make a strong business case to prove that investment in cross-cultural
learner analysis will be financially worthwhile in the long run?
4. How can cultural profiles based on nationality or cognitive processing be expanded and
how can learning be measured in relation to the key cultural variables?
5. How are cultural identities based on nationality altered in cyberspace to become a third
identity? Does the alteration hinder or facilitate learning?