Understanding how businesses function in relation to cultural and societal influences is critical for today’s business leader who wants to interact competently across borders. However, developing and evaluating such competence is a challenge. One concept that provides a holistic conceptualization of intercultural competence is the notion of “mindfulness” or the ability to use reflection as a co...

BACKGROUND Increasing cultural humility among nursing students requires the application of knowledge and skills. The integration of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) offered nurse practitioner students practice in simulation. METHOD This learning activity included pre- and postassessments of knowledge regarding cultural issues and level of student satisfaction. Course conten...

Psychological research that involves cross-cultural comparisons has increased considerably during the last decade and is expected to escalate further. Given its growing popularity within mainstream psychology, cross-cultural research no longer can be considered the sole domain of experts trained in this specialization. Concomitant with this expansion, important methodological advances in quanti...

The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI), a two-way exchange between Western science and Tibetan Buddhism, is a partnership between Emory University, the Dalai Lama, and the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India. ETSI is a comprehensive 6-year science curriculum being implemented at Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India, representing the most significant change in 600 year...

Language teaching should have portions for cultural reviews and studies that are relevant to the topics learners’ needs. This research was qualitative descriptive aimed describe cross-cultural understanding implementation in business economic ESP class. It is significant class realization toward aspect since findings expected enhance future preparation. Better cultural-based-prepared material b...

Foreign language teaching is based on the assumption that we understand each other if share same code and use it appropriately. In foreign languages belief one can be translatable into another; difficulties are met in of culture. The search for common points different cultures transform cultural barriers bridges have been conveyed by disciplines over last decades. Culture a social construct rol...

BACKGROUND General Practitioner (GP) Supervisors have a key yet poorly defined role in promoting the cultural competence of GP Registrars who provide healthcare to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people during their training placements. Given the markedly poorer health of Indigenous Australians, it is important that GP training and supervision of Registrars includes assessment and teachin...