BACKGROUND This paper describes an international nursing and health research immersion program. Minority students from the USA work with an international faculty mentor in teams conducting collaborative research. The Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) program students become catalysts in the conduct of cross-cultural research. AIM To narrow the healthcare gap for disadvan...

This paper discusses the promotion of critical thinking through an interdisciplinary curriculum design using multidisciplinary faculty as well as details the implementation of an experiential short-term study abroad program in China. To achieve this educational goal of critical thinking, along with meeting the requirements specific to each course, the program was built on a framework using two ...

This paper attempts to review examples of the use of storytelling and narrative in immersive virtual reality worlds. Particular attention is given to the way narrative is incorporated in artistic, cultural, and educational applications through the development of specific sensory and perceptual experiences that are based on characteristics inherent to virtual reality, such as immersion, interact...

Cultural immersion is a critical educational activity for developing greater cultural responsiveness. Analyzing journal entries written by students throughout their immersion, we identified students' motivations, learning processes, and outcomes. Findings suggested developmental pathways that may assist counselor educators in stimulating meaningful student reflection across experiences.

This article discusses five college students’ experiences in a simulated fullimmersion, Arabic-speaking language village and the impact of that experience on learners’ beliefs about the power of collaborative learning, the critical importance of cultural awareness, the efficacy of learning languages within a functioning community of practice, and the utility of role play and experiential learni...

Te text analyzes the work of artists who use augmentation, information and immersion in specifc contexts—public or private spaces. Te aim of the analysis is to understand socio-cultural transformations in the felds of art and technology in social space and what new forms of aggregation and participation have developed, providing an opportunity to refect on new concepts of democracy that are eme...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective from New Zealand on the role of medical education in addressing racism in medicine. There is increasing recognition of racism in health care and its adverse effects on the health status of minority populations in many Western countries. New Zealand nursing curricula have introduced the concept of cultural safety as a means of conveying the i...