Cultural Competency by Multicultural Experience of College Students

Abstract

In this study, we identified the components of cultural competency in college students according to their multicultural experiences. We collected the data from 663 college students located in Gyeonggi-do in September, 2016. Using the SPSS/WIN 21.0 version, we analyzed the data with descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA. Our results are as follows. The average of cultural competency is 3.48 points, In the components of cultural competency, cultural awareness is highest at an average of 3.78 points, followed by cultural attitude which has an mean value of 3.73 points. Also, the cultural competency based on the multicultural experience, it is significantly higher when the subjects contact with multicultural people and take a class related to multiculture than the subjects who don't have those kind of experiences. This results indicate that it is necessary to develop various programs for college students' multicultural experiences, because those multicultural experiences improve students' cultural competency.

Cultural Competence and Influencing Factors of Dental Hygiene Students

“…Therefore, improved foreign language skills should be a prerequisite in enhancing the cultural competence of dental hygiene students. Moreover, considering the fact that college students who have experienced multiculture-related information have higher cultural competence 15,19,28) and that countries with multicultural societies are actively pursuing education and studies for acquiring cultural competence 8) , it would be necessary to put for the effort to include multicultural courses and experiences in the dental hygiene curriculum. Furthermore, Korean society has already transitioned to a multicultural society, and as such, dental hygiene students who will become future dental hygienists should foster cultural competence that aims to understand and communicate with individuals of various cultures without any prejudice or stereotypes, while also enhancing their cultural competence through multicultural education and volunteer activities.…”

How Cultural Competency of Community Health Care Providers Reflects Multicultural Education: A Case Study on Nursing Majors

“…In contrast, another view is that, while CC is considered as a required competency for healthcare workers, MA is a required competency for members of the general society. In recent years, there has been a steady interest in CC and MA of healthcare students and clinical professionals, and related factors which affect these competencies 15 ; however, most studies have been focused on CC and few studies have examined the degree of MA and the correlation between the two competencies from the perspective that both clinical professionals and healthcare students are members of the general society too. Therefore, this study aimed to suggest an educational direction that can strengthen CC and MA of healthcare providers by identifying the effect of multicultural education on nursing majors.…”