Improvement in the Cognitive Aspects of Cultural Competence after Short-Term Overseas Study Programs
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Article Title | Improvement in the Cognitive Aspects of Cultural Competence after Short-Term Overseas Study Programs |
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ERA Journal ID | 44293 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wang, Chen, Hou, Xiang-Yu, Khawaja, Nigar G., Dunne, Michael P. and Shakespeare-Finch, Jane |
Journal Title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal Citation | 18 (13) |
Article Number | 7102 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1660-4601 |
1661-7827 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137102 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/13/7102 |
Abstract | Universities are providing short-term overseas study programs for healthcare students to increase their cultural competence (i.e., capacity to work effectively in cross-cultural situations). However, there is limited empirical research evaluating the effects of these programs using well-controlled research designs. In the present research study, undergraduate healthcare students in an Australian university were selected as participants. Group 1 (n = 32) participated in a short-term overseas study program in Asia (i.e., China, Vietnam, Singapore, and Taiwan), whereas Group 2 (n = 46) stayed in Australia to continue their university education as usual. All participants completed a self-developed demographic questionnaire, Cultural Intelligence Scale, and Multicultural Personality Questionnaire. Cultural competence was surveyed pre-and post-short-term overseas programs. After controlling for prior overseas experiences and the open-mindedness trait, an AN-COVA indicated that Group 1 had a significantly higher scores than Group 2 in cultural knowledge (p < 0.05), but not in cultural awareness, attitude, or skills. It is suggested that short-term overseas study programs may increase healthcare students’ cultural knowledge, a component of competence, and that more needs to be accomplished to improve other areas of cultural competence. |
Keywords | Cultural competence; overseas study experiences; open-mindedness; healthcare students |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Shaoxing University, China |
Queensland University of Technology | |
School of Health and Medical Sciences | |
Hue University, Vietnam |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zq4x6/improvement-in-the-cognitive-aspects-of-cultural-competence-after-short-term-overseas-study-programs
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