The impact on attitudes towards cultural difference of participation in a health focused study abroad program

The changes in attitudes towards cultural difference of seventeen participants in a three-week community health study abroad program to Nepal were compared with the changes in attitudes of a similar group who did not participate in the tour. Participants in the tour group were surveyed eight weeks p...

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Published in:Contemporary nurse : a journal for the Australian nursing profession 2000-09, Vol.9 (3-4), p.246-255
Main Authors: Inglis, Alistair, Rolls, Colleen, Kristy, Suzanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Australia - ethnology
Clinical Competence - standards
Cultural Diversity
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration
Female
Graduate students
Humans
Instructional effectiveness
International Educational Exchange
Male
Nepal
Nursing
Nursing Education Research
Peer teaching
Prejudice
Program Evaluation
Seminars
Students, Nursing - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching methods
Transcultural Nursing - education
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Summary:The changes in attitudes towards cultural difference of seventeen participants in a three-week community health study abroad program to Nepal were compared with the changes in attitudes of a similar group who did not participate in the tour. Participants in the tour group were surveyed eight weeks prior to departure and in the last week of the tour using a twenty-six item questionnaire employing a six-point forced-choice response scale. The responses of participants in the lour group showed significant shifts in relation to eight items compared while the responses for the control group showed no significant shifts. Observed student advantages of participation in this study tour included the development of independent behaviour and positive cultural adjustment and adaptation.
ISSN:1037-6178
1839-3535
DOI:10.5172/conu.2000.9.3-4.246