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PubMed1995

Fostering multiculturalism: the English Conversation Pairs Program.

Exposure to and personal interactions with people of diverse cultures foster an acceptance of multiculturalism. To this end, the English Conversation Pairs Program provides weekly conversation sessions between students who are native speakers of English (NSE) and students who speak English as a second language (ESL). Attitudes of twenty-two NSE students are surveyed before and after participation in the Conversation Pairs Program. This paper discusses (a) NSE students' perceptions of the program, (b) perceived changes in cultural sensitivity of NSE students, (c) activities which enhance and/or hamper program effectiveness, and (d) variables which influence program effectiveness.

Acculturation↗

PubMed1993

The collaborators.

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Family Practice↗

PubMed1993

A model for multicultural curriculum development in baccalaureate nursing education.

Valuing multiculturalism is essential to the education of professional nurses in order to incorporate knowledge of and respect for cultural values into nursing care. This article briefly examines the definitions of multicultural concepts in nursing curricula. An innovative model for curricular analysis based on a broad operational definition of multiculturalism is described and applied to a baccalaureate upper-division nursing curriculum. Faculty and student interview data are discussed. Results of the examination of course syllabi, materials, textbooks, instructional videos, and clinical experiences are enumerated. Findings include strengths as well as areas of omission, bias, and insensitivity. Implications for faculty development, recommendations for administrative action, and specific curricular changes are outlined. Heightened sensitivity to the value of multiculturalism and the need for lifelong learning on this topic are emphasized.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗