scholarly journals Importance of Cultural Competence in Supervisory Relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-491
Author(s):  
Anu Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
Supervisory Relationships ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Clinical Educators ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Different Cultures

Purpose The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of cultural competence in the area of supervision. The article uses a fictional scenario to consider the value of open conversations about cultural experiences and differences to begin a supervisory relationship. Conclusion It is important for clinical educators to be aware of their cultural identity, gather knowledge about other cultures, and develop positive attitudes about different cultures. Clinical educators should use their supervisory meetings to initiate discussions related to cultural influences and differences to ensure supervisee success.

Developing Cross-Cultural Competence Through Cultural Intelligence

2018 ◽  
pp. 272-298
Author(s):  
Navdeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
The One ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Different Cultures

Since the end of the cold war in the late 1980s, world economies have been showing a growing tendency to become globally interdependent. Subsumed under the term globalization, this phenomenon resulted in a lot of cross-cultural alliances in terms of turnkey projects, licensing agreements, and foreign capital investments. But ultimately, success depended on cross-culturally competent behavior, or as Plato puts it, behavior stemming from desire, knowledge, and emotion, the one needed to read across wires and walls of different cultures. So, the present chapter is a psychological aspersion targeted at analyzing and educing measures to develop cross-cultural competence, a crucial criterion in business education. On that account, the role of cultural intelligence as a moderator of emic and etic psycho-cultural influences in business settings has been explored. The entire narration rests on transcending influences of CQ as a moderator in psycho-cultural business contexts.

scholarly journals Mortuary practices and the negotiation of social identities at LM II Knossos

1999 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 131-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Preston
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Mortuary Practices ◽  
Social Transition ◽  
The People

This article explores expressions of cultural identity in the LM II mortuary data from the Knossos valley, in the context of the issue of a ‘Mycenaean’ presence there. It proposes that the burial record is less useful for trying to establish a mainland origin for the people interred in the tombs, than for exploring how people chose to represent themselves and each other in death. In this light, the cultural influences in the tomb architecture and assemblages of the Isopata and Kephala tombs in particular are examined. The experimentation apparent in such tombs suggests that the mortuary sphere was employed as a forum for status display in the context of a social transition at Knossos, with mainland traits being one element in a range of options that were selectively taken up and adapted.

An Approach to Diversity and Cultural Competence Curriculum in Public Administration

2022 ◽  
pp. 840-857
Author(s):  
Bridgett A. King
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Organizational Decision Making ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Administration Students

There are a variety of approaches that can be utilized to facilitate public administration students and practitioners using culturally responsive approaches in their professional lives. The importance of understanding cultural diversity extends not only to individual interactions but also the structure of organizations and organizational decision making. The chapter presents one approach to providing students with a diversity-focused curriculum in a graduate-level public administration program. This approach includes an overview of the historical legacy of diversity in public administration, legally required and voluntary approaches to organizational diversity, models that can be used to assess the diverse cultural experiences of individuals for more personalized practice, and activities that can be utilized and adapted to educate public administration students and practitioners on issues of diversity and cultural competency.

Research-to-Resource: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Musics in Ensembles

2020 ◽  
pp. 875512332097346
Author(s):  
Hyesoo Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
School Music ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Diverse Cultures

The inclusion of musics from varied cultural traditions in school music curricula has become increasingly important. Research findings indicate that providing students with opportunities to learn musics from diverse cultures can increase acceptance and appreciation of different cultures, enrich music and cultural experiences, and nurture intercultural competence. The following research-to-resource article provides eight instructional strategies for integrating culturally diverse musics into music classes more effectively. These eight strategies can help expose students to culturally diverse musics in more traditional ways and deepen their knowledge of music styles.

Traditional Chinese Views on Education as Perceived by International Students in China: International Student Attitudes and Understandings

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junju Wang ◽  
Jia Lin
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
International Student ◽  
Heritage Culture ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Chinese Learning ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Target Culture

For decades, the Confucian heritage culture (CHC) learner phenomenon has aroused the interest of researchers in different areas. However, few studies have focused on the attitudes of international students who study in the Chinese context. This article, therefore, explores how international students perceive traditional Chinese views on education, which are mostly embedded in Confucianism. Using questionnaires and semistructured interviews, the study investigated student attitudes and their recognition of specific educational viewpoints and factors, which act to produce such perceptions. Results show that international students studying in China had positive responses to most traditional Chinese views on education and that the traditional concepts of learning were respected and understood. However, it was the role of teachers within CHC that was the least favorably received. In addition, student attitudes and understandings were in response to individual, contextual, and cultural factors, and positively correlated with their home country, major, and level of education. This article concludes that positive attitudes and perceptions of traditional Chinese views on education by international students occur when the core values of educational philosophies from different cultures are shared also by CHC and that there is a strong influence from the source culture on views of the target culture. By implication, a good knowledge of Chinese learning culture and mutual communication are significant factors for both teachers and students.

Cross-cultural differences in the adoption of social media

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhoha A. Alsaleh ◽  
Michael T. Elliott ◽  
Frank Q. Fu ◽  
Ramendra Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Modified Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cross National

PurposeAs social media have become very popular and an integral part of the world economy in recent years, identifying factors that influence consumers’ attitudes toward social media sites has become a major goal of many researchers in academia and industry. This paper aims to identify factors that predict consumers’ attitudes and intentions toward usage of Instagram, a relatively new social media tool. In addition, it examines the role of an important dimension of culture – individualism vs collectivism –to determine cultural influences on the adoption of social media in the USA (i.e. an individualistic culture) and Kuwait (i.e. a collectivist culture).Design/methodology/approachData were collected from a convenience sample of undergraduate business and MBA students from Kuwait and the USA. To validate the measures for the constructs depicted in the conceptual model, the authors conducted an exploratory factor analysis using all items. They then conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to further evaluate the adequacy and validity of the measurement model. They also tested the hypotheses using structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsOut of the nine hypotheses that were tested for significance, the SEM results indicated that seven hypotheses were significant. The results indicated a non-significant result between perceived critical mass is not a predictor of perceived usefulness and social influence to attitude.Research limitations/implicationsThe current study has some limitations that need to be recognized and can be used as guidelines for future research. First, college students represent only a portion of online users and may impact the external validity of our study. Hence, a more diverse sample with a broader range of ages, incomes, education levels, cultures and national origins would be advisable. Second, this study featured a dynamically continuous innovation (Instagram) rather than a discontinuous innovation. Third, other factors can be carried out to see other variables other than those described in this study to predict consumer’s attitude and intention to use the social media.Practical implicationsCultural characteristics such as individualism/collectivism would seem to be potentially useful when segmenting countries. The results of the current study indicate that the modified model is applicable to a cross-national group of social media users. This study demonstrates the impact of cultural characteristics on various technology adoption. Hence, managers must be aware that countries can be grouped according to the type of cultural effect within each. Each social media category, clusters can be formed consisting of countries that are expected to have similar usage patterns based on technological capability and social norms. By understanding the factors that influence each cluster of countries, firms can design customized social media programs.Social implicationsThis research provides valuable information to better understand the consumers’ attitudes and intentions toward the emerging social media landscape. Indeed, the popularity of social media has greatly changed the way in which people communicate in today’s world. In particular, Instagram has gradually become a major communication media for both social and business purposes. This research shed light into the factors that influence intentions to adopt social media across different cultures. It empirically examines the role of culture – individualism vs collectivism – by using two samples (i.e. Kuwait and the USA) to determine cultural influences on the adoption of social media in different cultures.Originality/valueUsing data drawn from Kuwait and US samples, this current study draws upon the theory of reasoned action (Fishbein and Ajzen, 1975) and the technology acceptance model (Davis, 1989). The results of the analysis indicate that the modified model is applicable to a cross-national group of social media users. Moreover, this study demonstrates the impact of cultural characteristics on various technology adoption constructs in the model.

scholarly journals Culturally Competent Psychotherapy

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Tat Lo ◽  
Kenneth P Fung
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Treatment ◽  
Cultural Competencies ◽  
Therapeutic Encounters

To provide effective psychotherapy for culturally different patients, therapists need to attain cultural competence, which can be divided broadly into the 2 intersecting dimensions of generic and specific cultural competencies. Generic cultural competence includes the knowledge and skill set necessary to work effectively in any cross-cultural therapeutic encounter. For each phase of psychotherapy— preengagement, engagement, assessment and feedback, treatment, and termination—we discuss clinically relevant generic cultural issues under the following headings: therapist, patient, family or group, and technique. Specific cultural competence enables therapists to work effectively with a specific ethnocultural community and also affects each phase of psychotherapy. Acomprehensive assessment and treatment approach is required to consider the specific effects of culture on the patient. Cultural analysis (CA) elaborates the DSM-IV cultural formulation, tailoring it for psychotherapy; it is a clinical tool developed to help therapists systematically review and generate hypotheses regarding cultural influences on the patient's psychological world. CA examines issues under 3 domains: self, relations, and treatment. We present a case to illustrate the influence of culture on patient presentation, diagnosis, CA, and psychotherapeutic treatment. Successful therapy requires therapists to employ culturally appropriate treatment goals, process, and content. The case also demonstrates various techniques with reference to culture, including countercultural, cultural reinforcing, or culturally congruent strategies and the use of contradictory cultural beliefs. In summary, developing both generic and specific cultural competencies will enhance clinician effectiveness in psychotherapy, as well as in other cross-cultural therapeutic encounters.

scholarly journals Redefining the Vernacular in the Hybrid Architecture of Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Stefanie Sim
Keyword(s):  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Hybrid Architecture ◽  
Significant Events ◽  
Functional Identities ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Cultural Regeneration

<p>The objective of the thesis is to view the presence of vernacular architecture as a strong sub current of modern praxis in Malaysia. Vernacular architecture has played a pivotal role in shaping architecture and in defining perceptions of modernity. It is the vernacular interaction and negotiation with regional and global influences that has generated the complex and hybrid nature of Malaysian architecture. The notion of the ‘vernacular’ has a negative and pejorative connotation and is commonly described as simplistic, unrefined and undeveloped. Contrary to that, the thesis reveals the complex cultural, social, intellectual and functional identities of Malaysian vernacular structures. The term ‘vernacular’ is constantly evolving and is not limited to the past but lives on in contemporary architecture. The thesis suggests that the presence of vernacular concepts do not dissipate as a result of hybrid interactions between different cultures but rather evolve during this creative process. Significant events that transpire throughout the history of the country play a crucial role in shaping and altering vernacular architecture. Colonisation and migration contribute to the complex architectural identity of Malaysia as diverse cultural influences are introduced and imposed onto native traditions. Change is inevitable in a living society. However, change can be seen as either disruptive or as part of a continuum. Through critical comparisons and case studies, the thesis argues that the vernacular is continually evolving as a product of cultural regeneration. It is from the parallels drawn between the vernacular and architecture introduced by foreigners that allow for the comprehension of these new building types as well as the acceptance of alternate lifestyle.</p>

scholarly journals Multicultural Education From the Position of a Dialogue Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-36
Author(s):  
Karine Yurevna Breshkovskaya ◽  
Nina Sergeevna Ezhkova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Methodological Component

The article presents a scientific analysis of the problem of multicultural education. The dialogue approach as a methodological component of modern multicultural education, based on the position of the dialogue of cultures and cultural pluralism is characterized in the article. The concept of "dialogue" is characterized as the basis for interaction, support for the subjective position of the individual, its spiritual development in the educational process, and a way to unite different cultures. Cultural identity is highlighted as a favorable factor for introducing children to the world of culture and assimilating the values of other cultures; the relationship between cultural identity and cultural diversity is revealed, as well as the possibility of using such unity in building technologies of modern multicultural education. The methodological aspects of multicultural education of preschoolers: the process of developing values in preschoolers is creation of a multicultural educational environment. The author identifies the levels of development of value concepts in preschoolers: cognitive, evaluative, and activity. The author gives a meaningful description of pedagogical work with children at each selected level, describes the leading positions that should be used in the development of children's ideas about people of other nationalities. Methods. During the study, the authors carried out a theoretical analysis of the literature on the problem. It is concluded that in the process of implementing the principle of dialogics in multicultural education, children are prepared to understand another culture, to recognize the surrounding diversity.

scholarly journals Student Perceptions of Providers’ Cultural Competence, Attitudes Towards Providers, and Patient Satisfaction at a University Health Center: International and U.S. Student Differences

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 960-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole C. Hudak ◽  
Heather J. Carmack ◽  
Ethan D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Student Differences

The present study surveyed international and domestic U.S. students about their perceptions of university health care providers’ cultural competence, their own attitudes toward university health center providers, and overall satisfaction with university health center providers. Results demonstrated generally positive attitudes and satisfaction, but more negative perceptions of provider cultural competence were identified especially when students perceived problems with providers’ language competence and interest in learning about patients’ backgrounds. International students reported more positive attitudes concerning providers’ cultural competence than U.S. students. Implications of the findings are discussed, along with limitations of the study and suggestions for future research.

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