How much can our universities do in the development of cultural intelligence? A cross-sectional study among health care students
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Article Title | How much can our universities do in the development of cultural intelligence? A cross-sectional study among health care students |
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ERA Journal ID | 14140 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wang, Chen (Author), Shakespeare-Finch, Jane (Author), Dunne, Michael P. (Author), Hou, Xiang-Yu (Author) and Khawaja, Nigar G. (Author) |
Journal Title | Nurse Education Today |
Journal Citation | 103, pp. 1-6 |
Article Number | 104956 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0260-6917 |
1532-2793 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104956 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691721002136 |
Abstract | Cultural intelligence reflects the competence to adapt to new cultural settings. Universities offer students various opportunities to gain cultural learning and develop cultural intelligence. However, there has been little empirical research to compare the effects of cultural learning and other related psycho-social factors in this process. This study explores the importance of cultural learning and identifies the unique contribution of cultural education in universities to health care students' cultural intelligence. Cross-sectional survey study. 271 health care students completed a survey measuring social desirability, demographics, personality, prior cultural exposure, previous cultural learning and cultural intelligence. Hierarchical regressions showed that cultural learning could affect cultural intelligence and its three components (i.e., metacognition, cognition, motivation, and behaviour) under the control for related psycho-social factors. However, its effect on the behavioral component was not significant. Considering the different types of cultural learning, overseas study experiences were more related to cultural intelligence, compared to in-class cultural learning. Cultural learning, especially overseas study experiences, plays a significant role in the development of health care students' cultural intelligence. |
Keywords | Cultural intelligence; Cultural education; Health care students; Overseas study; Nursing |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy |
420201. Behavioural epidemiology | |
420210. Social epidemiology | |
Byline Affiliations | Shaoxing University, China |
Queensland University of Technology | |
School of Health and Wellbeing | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6648/how-much-can-our-universities-do-in-the-development-of-cultural-intelligence-a-cross-sectional-study-among-health-care-students
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