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Showing 1 to 20 of 242 for “"Cultural competence"”.
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Cultural Competence: An Issue For Education
… is progressively taking on a new appearance. Cultural and racial groups are consistently experiencing dramatic increases in population status. International migrants are entering our borders in record numbers in hopes to build brighter futures for themselves and forthcoming generations. If …
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An investigation of cultural competence in teachers
<p>Using a set of scales to measure cultural competences which have been used in previous research, this study examined the relationships between Cultural Attitudes and Beliefs, Cultural Intelligence (CQ), and Ethnic Identity, as well as the Big Five personality traits and demographic variables, …
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Assessing Cultural Competence in Health Professional Student's
… must be ready to meet the needs of this more culturally diverse society. Students studying in the many areas of healthcare must learn to be culturally competent. To ensure that students are culturally competent and can provide culturally competent care routed in a global perspective their …
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Cultural Competence Among Oncology Health Care Providers
<p>The purpose of the study was to examine cultural competence among oncology health care providers. Specifically, the study assessed how career type, presence of previous diversity training, and education affected overall cultural competence of oncology health care providers.</p> <p>The study used …
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UNDERSTANDING REHABILITATION COUNSELORS CULTURAL COMPETENCE THROUGH CLIENT PERCEPTIONS
… in relation to their rehabilitation counselors' cultural competence. A descriptive qualitative research methodology consisting of eight participants was used. Hycner's (1985) phenomenological analysis was used to investigate the in-depth interviews. The investigation revealed seven different …
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Evaluator Cultural Competence in International Development Evaluation Practices
"The study results include the following. Ten cultural factors---gender, age, status, language, style of communication, value of ""face,"" manner and custom, trust and confidence, attitude toward time, and religious beliefs---were identified as important factors that have an impact on the …
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Cultural competence: implications for validity, measurement, and performance
… & Spaans, 2005). Other contexts, such as cross-cultural settings, may equally benefit from such applications. This dissertation contributes to research on metacognition in two distinct ways: (1) by examining the construct validity of a popular self-report measure of cultural metacognition, and …
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The importance of cultural competence when evaluating bilingual students
… awareness, knowledge, and skills related to cultural competence. Twelve bilingual-Hispanic students from Rowan University-Camden completed a Nelson-Denny Reading Test for the purpose of this research project. The same test was presented to all students in an English version and a Spanish …
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Navy SEALS - Crossing Cultures: Cross-Cultural Competence and Decision Styles
<p>U.S. military cross-cultural competence is currently deficient, as Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel assessments fail to explicitly consider aspects related to cross-cultural competence and lack processes specifically tailored to cross-cultural personnel assignments. Researchers, …
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Oncology Nurses' Cultural Competence, Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Cancer Pain
… and its management, to evaluate oncology nurses' cultural competence, and to investigate relationships between oncology nurses' cultural competence and their pain management knowledge and attitudes. Ferrell and McCaffery's (2008) Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pain (NKASRP), the …
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Exploring Cultural Competence in the Lived Experience of Instructional Designers
… professions are recognizing the influence of cultural epistemologies on themselves and those they intend to serve. The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of additional challenges and concerns present when designing online instruction in a cross-cultural context. The data collected …
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Religion in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility
… the medical system. I examine how religious and cultural issues are currently dealt with, through cultural competence. I identify several problems with this approach and suggest an alternative: cultural humility. Through acceptance of the practice of cultural humility, medical providers could …
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Trust and Cultural Competence: Minority Healthcare Clinician’s Impact on Patient Relationships
… explored how healthcare workers of color manage culturally affiliated barriers to improve the health of patients of color. The study examined the experiences and views of 14 healthcare clinicians of color regarding how to build trust with racially and culturally concordant patients. With a focus …
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RACIAL AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE THROUGH THE EYES OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATORS
<p>The discussion of racial and cultural competence in public schools today is necessary. The student population of public schools across the United States has significantly grown racially and culturally diverse. Through the use of a narrative inquiry and a critical lens, this study explored the …
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The Creation and Implementation of a Transgender Cultural Competence Nursing Education Toolkit
… have been linked to lack of healthcare provider cultural competence (IOM, 2011; Bradford et al., Harbin et al., 2012; Eliason, Dibble, & DeJoseph, 2010; Lim, Brown, & Jones, 2013). Prior research has identified that healthcare providers receive little, if any, transgender cultural competence …
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Unheard Voices: Student Perceptions About Cultural Competence In The Independent School Classroom
… the perceptions of students of color about cultural competence in the independent school classroom. Current research defines the importance of cultural competence as a means to enhance engagement and feelings of acceptance. This study addressed research questions related to cultural …
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Development and Validation of the Cultural Competence of Program Evaluators (CCPE) Scale
… (AEA) requires that evaluators develop cultural competencies, yet no measure of cultural competence currently exists in the field. Using items from cultural competence measures used in fields such as counseling and nursing, in conjunction with the creation of qualitative questions, the …
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Cultural Competence and the Residents of the Homeward Bound Residential Homeless Program
<p>Aim: To help define homelessness as a recognizable subculture.</p> <p>Background: Homelessness is a growing public health issue, with over 3.5 million individuals facing homelessness each day in the United States. The difficulty providing health care to this diverse population is well …
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Educational Needs for Cultural Nursing Competence and Cultural Competence of Korean Nurses
… Markle, 와 Stewart(2005)가 개발한 The Caffrey Cultural Competence in Healthcare Scale(CCCHS)와 Schim, Doorenbos, Miller와 Benkert(2003)가 개발한 Cultural Competence Assessment(CCA)를 박정숙(2011)이 번안 후 수정․보안한 문화적 역량 도구를 사용하였다. 수집된 자료는 IBM SPSS Win 20.0 program을 이용하여 빈도와 백분율, 평균과 표준편차, Pearson’s …
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Supervision, Culture, and Relationship: Examining Supervisor Cultural Competence and the Working Alliance
… of Ethics, which describes the need for infusing cultural competence into both counseling and supervision practices. This emphasis is warranted; as the population of the United States is growing more diverse and cultural sensitivity in counseling will be needed in order to best serve clients. Both …
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