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Kate Buchanan1, Marrianne Velandia2, Marina Weckend1
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, WA, Australia.
Nurse Education Today
|March 10, 2021
Summary
This review identified key learning objectives for cultural immersion programs in higher education health professions. Essential outcomes include cultural competence, internationalization, pedagogy, collegiality, and personal growth for effective student development.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Global Health Education
- Cultural Competence Training
Background:
- Cultural immersion is vital for diversity exposure and developing cultural safety in students.
- Study Abroad Programs and Internationalisation at Home (IaH) offer cultural immersion.
- Explicit learning objectives are crucial for effective pedagogy and cultural safety development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify learning objectives for Study Abroad and Internationalisation at Home (IaH) programs.
- Focus on higher education health profession programs.
Main Methods:
- Scoping review following Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA guidelines.
- Searched CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, PubMed (Nov 2019, updated Sep 2020).
- Included qualitative studies, text, and opinion pieces (2015-2019); utilized PCC framework and relevant search terms.
Main Results:
- 14 studies were included from 66 initially identified.
- Qualitative synthesis identified five core learning objective categories.
- Categories include: cultural competence, internationalisation, pedagogy, collegiality, and personal growth.
Conclusions:
- A minimum set of essential learning outcomes for cultural immersion programs was derived.
- Findings are relevant for developers and implementers of these programs.
- Aims to enhance the quality and effectiveness of cultural immersion experiences.
Keywords:
Cultural safetyEducational researchHealth occupations studentsInternationalisationInternationalisation at homeLearning objectivesScoping reviewStudy abroadMore Related Videos
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