Trialing Virtual Intercultural Learning with Australian and Hong Kong Allied Health Students to Improve Cultural Competency

Autor/inn/en	Hyett, Nerida; Lee, Ka Man; Knevel, Ron; Fortune, Tracy; Yau, Matthew K.; Borkovic, Shinead
Titel	Trialing Virtual Intercultural Learning with Australian and Hong Kong Allied Health Students to Improve Cultural Competency
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 23 (2019) 3, S.389-406 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hyett, Nerida)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315318786442
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Global Approach; Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Occupations Education; Employment Potential; Computer Simulation; Learning Experience; Learning Activities; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Intercultural Communication; Communication Skills; Transformative Learning; Foreign Countries; Dentistry; Occupational Therapy; Student Evaluation; Cross Cultural Studies; Teaching Methods; Outcomes of Education; Hong Kong; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Globales Denken; Gesundheitsberuf; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Lernerfahrung; Lernaktivität; Schülerverhalten; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Pädagogische Transformation; Ausland; Zahnmedizin; Beschäftigungstherapie; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Hongkong; Australien
Abstract	Cultural competency, in increasingly globalized and cosmopolitan societies, is key to allied health graduate employability. Internationalization at Home initiatives that use virtual technologies have potential to facilitate transformative intercultural learning experiences and build cultural competency. The purpose of this study was to trial a virtual intercultural learning activity with Australian and Hong Kong undergraduate occupational therapy and oral health students to explore cultural competency learning. We utilized a mixed methods study design with quantitative pre- and postsurveys and qualitative group interviews. Study findings illustrate how the activity enabled students to practice and learn intercultural communication skills, gain greater awareness and appreciation for diversity at home and abroad, and engage in global citizenship learning. Educators are encouraged to utilize virtual learning spaces for creating meaningful and transformative cultural learning experiences that enhance graduate intercultural capabilities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01