We describe the materials used to develop cultural sensitivity within 350 nursing students. These involved a lecture on dimensions of difference between east and west, exercises on names and early memories and the construction of a cultural genogram. In addition, we report the results of an evaluation study which was both quantitative and qualitative. The questionnaire data indicated that the w...

This article outlines how the melting pot and salad bowl views of cultural diversity have influenced the cultural training of nutrition educators and other health professionals. It explores how these views are changing in reaction to the changing demographics and health disparities seen in the US today and how the cultural training of nutrition educators has not kept up with these changing view...

imported instructional english textbooks in iran and the learners’ attitudes towards english. further, the instructors’ awareness of these ideologies was examined through a questionnaire. to find the ideological values, a content analysis of conversations, texts, and  pictorial prompts in spectrum and true to life english textbook series was conducted and the extant ideologies were categorized ...

In the education sector, teamwork assessment and self/peer evaluation are widely applied in higher education nationally and internationally. This assessment is designed to encourage students to promote and improve their skills in teamwork, communication (writing, interpersonal interaction and cultural awareness, and presenting), critical and creative thinking (problem solving and decision-makin...

PURPOSE To examine the effectiveness of patient-centered care (PCC) models, which incorporate a cultural competence (CC) perspective, in improving health outcomes among culturally and linguistically diverse patients. DATA SOURCES The search included seven EBSCO-host databases: Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL with Full Text, Global Health, MEDLINE with Full Text, Psyc...

The growing interest in immersive 3D environments populated with intelligent agents has led to a flurry of approaches and products with particular focuses, including cultural awareness training, language training, and operations “what-if” scenarios. Human terrain data present challenges that require categorization efforts. We present a taxonomy and approach to handle physical structures realist...

In this paper, I have tried to make a bit critical estimation of cultural awareness in the poetry Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mishra whose works been compiled under title named Chitrakurangi, Tava nilaye, Brahmanabhih, Konarke, Catvari srnga, Manojangame, Tathapi satyasya mukham, Godhulih, Chaitrarajani.