Maximising intercultural learning opportunities: Learning with, from and about students from different cultures

Kathleen Markey, Margaret Efua Sackey, Richard Oppong-Gyan

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Abstract

Nurses continue to experience challenges when caring for culturally diverse patients and while working with staff from different cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. The widening landscape of cultural diversity in the nursing classroom provides a vehicle for intercultural learning, supporting intercultural competence development. However, students must embrace culturally diverse learning environments and maximise opportunities to learn with, from and about students from different cultural backgrounds. This requires developing the courage, curiosity and commitment to maximise all intercultural learning opportunities. Drawing on experiences of international students studying in culturally diverse classrooms, this article presents some practical suggestions for meaningfully engaging and capitalising on intercultural learning opportunities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1074-1077
Number of pages4
JournalBritish Journal of Nursing
Volume29
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • Cultural responsive learning
  • Culturally diverse classrooms
  • Intercultural competence
  • Intercultural inclusiveness
  • Intercultural learning

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