Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cultural Education Training: Cultural Competence and Cultural Intelligence Development among Nursing Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Data
2.2. Sample
2.3. Measurement Tool
2.4. Educational Intervention
2.5. Data Analysis
2.6. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Study 1
3.1.1. Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS)
3.1.2. Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory (CCCI)
3.2. Study 2
3.2.1. Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS)
3.2.2. Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory (CCCI)
4. Discussion
4.1. Strengths and Limitations
4.2. Study Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Pre-Test | Post-Test | t | p-Value * | q (Corrected p-Value) | Cohen’s d | ||
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M | SD | M | SD | |||||
CQS—overall result | 76.77 | 19.20 | 85.75 | 20.14 | −5.61 | 0.001 * | 0.010 * | 0.69 |
Metacognitive CQ | 16.03 | 4.51 | 18.19 | 4.82 | −4.42 | 0.001 * | 0.020 * | 0.55 |
Cognitive CQ | 20.30 | 5.80 | 23.00 | 6.06 | −4.26 | 0.001 * | 0.030 * | 0.53 |
Motivational CQ | 20.47 | 6.61 | 21.86 | 6.19 | −2.91 | 0.001 * | 0.050 * | 0.36 |
Behavioral CQ | 19.97 | 6.70 | 22.70 | 6.00 | −4.21 | 0.001 * | 0.040 * | 0.53 |
Variable | Pre-Test | Post-Test | t | p-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | |||
CCCI—overall result | 217.27 | 25.26 | 220.51 | 22.73 | −1.56 | 0.127 |
Cultural adaptation | 77.02 | 11.48 | 78.73 | 11.63 | −1.79 | 0.081 |
Self-presentation | 12.71 | 3.65 | 13.16 | 4.29 | −0.94 | 0.352 |
Ambiguity/uncertainty tolerance | 30.98 | 7.87 | 31.20 | 7.47 | −0.31 | 0.758 |
Determination | 23.78 | 4.81 | 23.29 | 4.67 | 0.94 | 0.353 |
Willingness to engage | 42.20 | 6.48 | 43.42 | 5.99 | −1.87 | 0.068 |
Mission | 30.58 | 4.10 | 30.71 | 3.55 | −0.27 | 0.785 |
Variable | Pretest | Post-Test | t | p-Value * | q (Corrected p-Value) | Cohen’s d | ||
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M | SD | M | SD | |||||
CQS—result | 79.62 | 18.39 | 86.02 | 20.64 | −2.99 | 0.010 | 0.004 * | 0.37 |
Metacognitive CQ | 17.48 | 4.80 | 18.41 | 4.23 | −1.85 | 0.040 | 0.069 | 0.23 |
Cognitive CQ | 20.09 | 4.74 | 22.17 | 6.59 | −2.74 | 0.030 | 0.008 * | 0.34 |
Motivational CQ | 21.15 | 6.43 | 21.82 | 6.19 | −1.14 | 0.050 | 0.258 | 0.14 |
Behavioral CQ | 20.89 | 6.78 | 23.62 | 6.35 | −3.26 | 0.020 | 0.002 * | 0.47 |
Variable | Pretest | Posttest | t | p-Value | ||
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M | SD | M | SD | |||
CCCI—overall result | 220.63 | 20.38 | 221.02 | 21.53 | 0.20 | 0.845 |
Cultural adaptation | 79.13 | 10.11 | 79.00 | 10.63 | 0.12 | 0.904 |
Self-presentation | 12.48 | 4.04 | 12.75 | 3.79 | −0.75 | 0.457 |
Ambiguity/uncertainty tolerance | 30.38 | 7.00 | 29.13 | 6.86 | 1.75 | 0.087 |
Determination | 22.69 | 4.88 | 23.25 | 4.44 | −1.04 | 0.304 |
Willingness to engage | 44.08 | 6.40 | 45.19 | 6.02 | −1.76 | 0.084 |
Mission | 31.87 | 3.50 | 31.69 | 4.24 | 0.37 | 0.712 |
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Majda, A.; Zalewska-Puchała, J.; Bodys-Cupak, I.; Kurowska, A.; Barzykowski, K. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cultural Education Training: Cultural Competence and Cultural Intelligence Development among Nursing Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084002
Majda A, Zalewska-Puchała J, Bodys-Cupak I, Kurowska A, Barzykowski K. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cultural Education Training: Cultural Competence and Cultural Intelligence Development among Nursing Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(8):4002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084002
Chicago/Turabian StyleMajda, Anna, Joanna Zalewska-Puchała, Iwona Bodys-Cupak, Anna Kurowska, and Krystian Barzykowski. 2021. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cultural Education Training: Cultural Competence and Cultural Intelligence Development among Nursing Students" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 4002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084002
APA StyleMajda, A., Zalewska-Puchała, J., Bodys-Cupak, I., Kurowska, A., & Barzykowski, K. (2021). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cultural Education Training: Cultural Competence and Cultural Intelligence Development among Nursing Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 4002. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084002