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Intercultural communication: An issue of modern times

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Globalization as lead to a more heterogeneous population than ever which makes intercultural communication an issue of modern times. Although this is positive in many ways, the differences in culture and beliefs, as well as a linguist ...
M. Jesus
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Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
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Comunicación Institucional Intercultural para la Salud: desarrollo durante la primera década del siglo XXI = Intercultural Institutional Communication for Health: development during the first decade of the 21st century

Revista Española de Comunicación en Salud, 2017
Resumen: El trabajo analiza la Comunicación Institucional Intercultural para la Salud como objeto de estudio a partir de las campañas y materiales informativos y divulgativos (cartelería, dípticos y folletos) realizados por las Administraciones Públicas
Elsa María Moreda Sánchez, Esther Martínez Pastor, Ricardo Vizcaíno Pérez   +2 more
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Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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The situated professional: Preservice teachers' profiling of globally competent teachers and visions of their ‘possible professional self’

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In response to globalisation, teacher education programmes worldwide are tasked with preparing globally competent teachers (GCTs). Prevailing conceptions of global competence are largely derived from Western‐centric humanistic, neoliberal and transformative narratives, creating a complex landscape for teacher identity formation.
Ji Ying
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Intercultural competency in public health: a call for action to incorporate training into public health education

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
Due to increasing national diversity, programs addressing cultural competence have multiplied in U.S. medical training institutions. Little progress has been made to translate cultural competency training from the clinical setting into the public health ...
Julia eFleckman, Mark eDal Corso, Shokufeh eRamirez, Maya eBegalieva, Olivia eBrown, Carolyn eJohnson   +5 more
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Intercultural Health

, 2023
This contribution investigates the meaning of 'intercultural health' through an analysis of the contexts in which this definition emerges. In particular, three areas are analyzed: that of indigenous communities, that of migrants and refugees and the more general context of therapeutic choices determined by cultural values.
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Strategies for Greater Inclusion of Indigenous Students in College Science Programs

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The substantial underrepresentation of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiʻian (AI/AN/NH) students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors at United States colleges and universities results from systemic barriers in higher education.
Jonathan D. Baker, Nievita Bueno Watts, Devon S. Isaacs, Matthew D. Johnson, DenYelle B. Kenyon, Racheal Killgore, Catherine Peltier, Jesse L. Peltier, Sasheen Shailee C. Raymond, Alan H. Savitzky, Hugh E. Smeltekop, Amy E. Sprowles, Melissa Tehee, Jennifer Yazzie, Mary Jo Ondrechen   +14 more
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Perceived barriers to reaching equity in effective access to diagnosis and treatment for women with breast cancer in Chile

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Globally, it has been reported inequities in breast cancer effective access to health care. The objective of this study was to explore perceived inequities in access to effective diagnosis and treatment in women with breast cancer according to Tanahashi ...
Carla Campaña, Báltica Cabieses, Alexandra Obach, Francisca Vezzani   +3 more
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