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Lynn Rew - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • psychometric properties of a modified Cultural Awareness scale for use in higher education within the health and social care fields
    2020
    Co-Authors: Christine Kumlien, Lynn Rew, Melanie Bish, Engle Angela Chan, Pui Sze Chan, Doris Y P Leung, Elisabeth Carlson
    Abstract:

    Cultural Awareness and Cultural competence have become important skills in higher education as populations continue to grow in diversity around the world. However, currently, there are few instruments designed to assess student Awareness of the aspects of culture, and the existing instruments need further development and testing for use with different target populations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a modified version of the Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS) for use in higher education within the health and social care fields. A modified version of the CAS was developed, which was tested psychometrically using cross-sectional data. In total, 191 undergraduate students from different health and social care undergraduate programs in Sweden and Hong Kong responded to a call to test the modified instrument. The results showed that the modified CAS is a four-factor measure of Cultural Awareness and possesses satisfactory internal consistency. Results also support the use of the modified CAS as a generic tool to measure Cultural Awareness among students in higher education within the health and social care fields. The modified CAS showed satisfactory psychometric properties and can be recommended as a generic tool to measure Cultural Awareness among students in higher education within the health and social care fields. However, further psychometric testing on the effectiveness of the modified CAS as a tool to evaluate the efficacy of Cultural Awareness interventions is required.

  • Cultural diversity among nursing students reanalysis of the Cultural Awareness scale
    2014
    Co-Authors: Lynn Rew, Heather Becker, Jiraporn Chontichachalalauk, Hwayoung Lee
    Abstract:

    Nurses are educated to provide Culturally competent care. Cultural competence begins with Cultural Awareness, a concept previously measured with the Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). The purpose of this study was to reanalyze the CAS to determine construct validity and differences in Cultural Awareness among students of varying educational levels and experiences. The sample consisted of 150 nursing students (92% female, 33.6% racial minorities). Confirmatory factor analysis yielded three factors (CFI = 0.868, TLI = 0.854, RMSEA = 0.065, and SRMR = 0.086). Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.70 to 0.89. There were significant differences among educational levels, with lower division BSN students generally scoring higher than upper division and master's of science in nursing students. Students who had taken courses on Cultural diversity or global health generally outscored those who had not taken such courses. Findings support the validity of the CAS and its applicability to research studies of Cultural Awareness in nursing.

  • measuring Cultural Awareness in nursing students
    2003
    Co-Authors: Lynn Rew, Heather Becker, Jeffrey T Cookston, Shirin Khosropour, Stephanie Martinez
    Abstract:

    Recognizing the need for a valid and reliable way to measure outcomes of a program to promote multiCultural Awareness among nursing faculty and students, the authors developed a Cultural Awareness scale. In the first phase of the study, a scale consisting of 37 items was generated from a literature review on Cultural Awareness, sensitivity, and competence in nursing. A Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of .91 was obtained from a sample of 72 student nurses. In the second phase, the items were presented to a panel of experts in nursing and culture to determine content validity. A content validity index of .88 was calculated, and the total number of items on the scale was reduced to 36. The scale then was administered to 118 nursing students. Data from the two samples then were combined, and factor analysis was conducted to support construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha for the combined samples was .82.

Naji Abihashem - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • revisiting Cultural Awareness and Cultural relevancy
    2015
    Co-Authors: Naji Abihashem
    Abstract:

    Comments on the original article by Christopher et al. (see record 2014-20055-001) regarding critical Cultural Awareness. The more insights and exploration of the meaning and influence of culture we receive, the better. There is no single treatment of any personal or collective culture(s) that can be inherently complete or totally exhaustive. New hermeneutics and skills are always needed, appreciated, and refreshing.

Julie J Park - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • racial Cultural Awareness workshops and post college civic engagement a propensity score matching approach
    2016
    Co-Authors: Nicholas A Bowman, Nida Denson, Julie J Park
    Abstract:

    Racial/Cultural Awareness workshops constitute a salient form of co-curricular diversity engagement in higher education. Although these workshops are generally quite short in duration (often no more than two hours), previous research suggests that workshop participation is associated with undergraduate civic growth. The current study uses multilevel propensity score matching analyses to explore whether racial/Cultural Awareness workshops during college are associated with a variety of civic outcomes six years after graduation. Using a 10-year longitudinal sample of 8,634 alumni from 229 institutions, diversity workshop participation is significantly and positively related to 10 post-college behaviors, attitudes/beliefs, and skills/tendencies. Moreover, these effects are consistent regardless of participants’ race/ethnicity, gender, and institutional affiliation.

Hwayoung Lee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Cultural diversity among nursing students reanalysis of the Cultural Awareness scale
    2014
    Co-Authors: Lynn Rew, Heather Becker, Jiraporn Chontichachalalauk, Hwayoung Lee
    Abstract:

    Nurses are educated to provide Culturally competent care. Cultural competence begins with Cultural Awareness, a concept previously measured with the Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). The purpose of this study was to reanalyze the CAS to determine construct validity and differences in Cultural Awareness among students of varying educational levels and experiences. The sample consisted of 150 nursing students (92% female, 33.6% racial minorities). Confirmatory factor analysis yielded three factors (CFI = 0.868, TLI = 0.854, RMSEA = 0.065, and SRMR = 0.086). Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.70 to 0.89. There were significant differences among educational levels, with lower division BSN students generally scoring higher than upper division and master's of science in nursing students. Students who had taken courses on Cultural diversity or global health generally outscored those who had not taken such courses. Findings support the validity of the CAS and its applicability to research studies of Cultural Awareness in nursing.