International Immersion in Belize: Fostering Counseling Students’ Cultural Self-Awareness

Autor:	Angel Wiggins, Angel Riddick Dowden, Shirlene Smith-Augustine, LaCheata Hall
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Pride media_common.quotation_subject Teaching method education Study abroad Experiential learning Education Cultural diversity Multiculturalism Pedagogy Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology Cultural competence Applied Psychology media_common Qualitative research
Zdroj:	International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 36:468-484
ISSN:	1573-3246 0165-0653
Popis:	International cultural immersion provides an in vivo, authentic, cross-cultural experience that can enhance multicultural awareness, knowledge and skills. This article examines the impact of an international immersion on graduate counseling students’ cultural self-awareness using a qualitative approach. Five graduate counseling students participated in a 3-week study abroad in Belize where they interacted with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds and settings. Four major cultural self-awareness themes emerged from the analysis of participants’ journals, (a) discrimination and prejudice, (b) cultural pride and appreciation, (c) cultural sensitivity, and (d) self-awareness. The findings are presented along with implications for future research and the use of international immersion as a viable experiential teaching strategy to enhance counseling students’ cultural self-awareness.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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