scholarly journals Impact of a service learning experience on the intercultural sensitivity of nursing students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Catherine S. Thomas ◽  
Leona Konieczny
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Social Contributions ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The Impact

Service learning (SL) is an educational strategy to develop intercultural sensitivity. Nursing students benefit from the opportunity to care for persons from diverse cultures. Social awareness and making significant social contributions is part of professional nursing. Nursing students are educated to provide culturally sensitive, person-centered care incorporating the values of social justice, diversity, and global awareness. The SL experience was independent from a specific nursing course and exclusive from a designated clinical practicum. This descriptive quantitative study examines the impact of a SL experience in Appalachia on intercultural sensitivity. Intercultural sensitivity is in the affective domain of intercultural communication. Appalachia has distinct cultural differenences related to both geographical and socioeconomic factors. Intercultural sensitivity is in the affective dimension of intercultural communication competence. The Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS), developed by Chen & Starosta, was the instrument used for measurement. Study findings demonstrate an impact on interaction engagement and interaction attentiveness for study participants.

scholarly journals Program level of nursing students and the achievement of intercultural sensitivity after service learning experiences

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Catherine S. Thomas ◽  
Leona Konieczny
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Nursing Curricula ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Maximal Gain

Nursing students require education and experience to develop cultural competence. Cultural sensitivity is a step on the journey to cultural competence. Nursing curricula vary regarding when and how to promote cultural sensitivity. Service learning (SL), is an experiential pedagogical method, which provides the opportunity to communicate and interact with persons from various cultures. A descriptive pilot study was undertaken in order to examine whether the program level affects the intercultural sensitivity of nursing students exposed to SL. The original Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) was used to assess intercultural sensitivity. In a paired samples t test, two statements in the ISS relating to Interaction Confidence (p = .006) and Respect for Cultural Differences (p = .002) demonstrated junior level students had increased intercultural sensitivity scores when compared with sophomore level students’ scores. This study may provide guidance to nursing faculty in determining at which level of students who will have maximal gain from SL.

Exploring the Impact of Service-Learning on Literacy Teachers' Self-Reported Empathy

2018 ◽  
pp. 393-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Katherine Saal
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Literacy Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Literacy Teacher Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Condition

Although (1) literacy teacher education research and professional practice standards highlight the significance of empathy as a central tenant of teachers' professional dispositions, and (2) developing deeper and more empathetic understanding of others is a frequently cited rationale for utilizing service-learning as a critical pedagogy for in-service and pre-service teacher preparation, little quantitative research exists measuring in-service teachers' empathy or empathy development. The purpose of this chapter is to explore how a course-embedded, self-selected, and community-based service-learning experience effected participating literacy teachers' self-reported empathy. While participants scores increased in the pre-post condition, results of a paired sample t-test indicated no significant difference in teachers' self-reported empathy across the pre-post condition. Implications for practice and program administration as well as suggestions for future research are discussed.

The Impact of Service Learning on Associate Degree Nursing Students' Cultural Competence

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. e77-e81
Author(s):  
Eileen Marie Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Care Disparities ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
International Service Learning ◽  
International Service ◽  
Adn Students ◽  
Student Version ◽  
The Impact

Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs rarely offer international service learning experiences. A project involving an ADN program in a southwestern U.S. border city and a care facility in a nearby city in Mexico was initiated to address cultural competence. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of an international service learning experience on ADN students' cultural competence as measured by pre- and post-scores on the student version of the Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence Among Healthcare Professionals-Student Version (IAPCC-SV). Twenty third-semester ADN students participated in a 1-day cross-border international experience. Descriptive statistics provided summaries about the participants and their IAPCC-SV scores. Results indicated a positive effect between participating in an international service learning experience and increased levels of cultural competence. Increasing ADN students' cultural competence through international service learning may help reduce health care disparities among different cultures, promote care that enhances communication between nurses and patients, and build upon therapeutic relationships. International service learning provides ADN students the opportunity to incorporate classroom learning into their care of populations living within diverse communities.

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