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AAACE 2021 Annual Conference

del 3 al 8 de October del 2021

Miramar Beach, Florida

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Experiential Learning in International Contexts: Effective teaching & learning strategies for Public Health &Nursing students

martes, el 5 de octubre de 2021 a las 09:00–16:00 EDT
Camellia I (84)
Keywords

Public Health, Nursing, Study Abroad, Teaching Strategies, International

Session Abstract

We will share successful teaching techniques for creating effective learning experiences for adult learners in an international context. This session is based on our study about the experiences of two groups of Chinese undergraduate students from Nursing and Public Health in short-term study abroad programs in the United States. 

Session Description

In the past few years, just before the global pandemic, the number of Chinese undergraduate students in short-term study abroad programs increased substantially, especially in the field of public health and Nursing, to enhance skills related to cultural competence (Huang, Cheng, Brand-Saberi, & Yang, 2018; Powell & Biederman, 2017). This new trend of study abroad programs in the public health field could transform global health practices. In this study, we sought to develop a deeper understanding of the learning and development needs of Chinese undergraduate students who participated in a short-term study abroad program in the fields of Public Health and Nursing at an American university. Overall, we tried to understand how globalization impacted their lives and shaped their goals and expectations for their short-term study abroad experiences in the USA, particularly in the fields of Public Health and Nursing. There are several studies which discuss the benefits of study abroad programs. However, in this paper session our focus is the nature of learning happening in these programs. We are particularly interested in how these learning experiences are perceived by the students. We studied students’ preferences regarding teaching strategies in Public Health and Nursing study abroad programs.

Primary Presenter

Bano, Sara, North Dakota State University
Dirkx, John, Michigan State University
Xia, Qing, Michigan State University
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