Pavlina Psychouli, PhD, OT, is Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health Sciences, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus;
Kayla Collins, EdD, OT, is Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL.
Am J Occup Ther. 2020 Sep/Oct;74(5):7405205120p1-7405205120p9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2020.037440.
Designing, implementing, and measuring the effectiveness of sustainable Internationalization at Home programs will support the development of cultural competence among occupational therapy students.
To explore potential sustainable, effective methods for enhancing cultural competence in occupational therapy students through cross-cultural online collaborations.
Pretest-posttest, parallel mixed-methods design.
An online collaboration using video conferencing technology and classrooms at the European University Cyprus and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
Bachelor of science and master of occupational therapy students at the European University Cyprus and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, respectively.
Online video conferencing collaboration between occupational therapy students in which students discussed their perspectives and experiences regarding social injustice and occupational therapy's role in working with vulnerable populations.
Each campus participated in focus groups, and students completed individual reflections. Themes were derived from the qualitative information gathered. Quantitative data were collected using the Cultural Awareness Scale for Occupational Therapy Students (CASOTS).
CASOTS did not reflect changes in cultural awareness. The qualitative measures identified students' desire to participate in more frequent and culturally diverse experiences. Challenges included length of preparation and actual communication time. Inclusion of prior asynchronous sessions and methods to overcome the language barrier was suggested for future implementation.
Synchronous cross-cultural collaborations may enhance occupational therapy student's cultural awareness and may be more attractive than traditional in-class teaching. Further development is necessary to overcome challenges.
Documenting the benefits and barriers of implementing Internationalization at Home experiences will allow academic institutions to create sustainable methods for enhancing occupational therapy students' cultural competence. Recommendations to further enhance Internationalization at Home experiences provide opportunities for increased cultural collaboration.
设计、实施和衡量可持续的国际化本土化计划的有效性将支持职业治疗学生文化能力的发展。
探索通过跨文化在线合作提高职业治疗学生文化能力的潜在可持续有效方法。
前测-后测，平行混合方法设计。
使用视频会议技术和塞浦路斯欧洲大学和圣奥古斯丁大学健康科学教室进行在线合作。
塞浦路斯欧洲大学的理学学士和硕士职业治疗学生和圣奥古斯丁大学健康科学大学的硕士职业治疗学生。
职业治疗学生之间的在线视频会议合作，学生讨论他们对社会不公正和职业治疗在为弱势群体服务中的作用的看法和经验。
每个校区都参加了焦点小组，学生们完成了个人反思。从收集的定性信息中得出主题。使用职业治疗学生文化意识量表 (CASOTS) 收集定量数据。
CASOTS 并未反映文化意识的变化。定性措施确定了学生希望更频繁地参与文化多样性体验的愿望。挑战包括准备时间和实际交流时间。建议为未来的实施纳入预先的异步会议和克服语言障碍的方法。
同步跨文化合作可能会提高职业治疗学生的文化意识，并且可能比传统的课堂教学更具吸引力。需要进一步发展以克服挑战。
记录实施本土化国际化经验的好处和障碍将使学术机构能够创建增强职业治疗学生文化能力的可持续方法。进一步增强本土化国际化经验的建议为增加文化合作提供了机会。
