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The U.S. Census bureau projects that by 2023, minorities will comprise more than half of all children. The population of school-aged Hispanic children is already the largest ethnic group, and the sheer number and rate of increase of these linguistically and culturally different students creates unfamiliar cultural challenges for school leaders. School districts are confronted with diversity-related issues and school leaders, who are predominantly white and middle class, are often ill-prepared to meet the challenges. Effective professional development aimed at preparing school leaders to better understand the social and academic needs of culturally diverse students is a topic receiving much attention in recent years. Studying the social, cultural, and political circumstances of diversity in its natural setting offers particular advantages that other methods cannot replicate. One suggestion is for school leaders to spend time in the local communities of their Hispanic students. Another option for learning about culture, albeit a more difficult and costly one to achieve, is to have school leaders visit the home country of their Hispanic students and immerse themselves in the local culture for a short period of time. A school district in Georgia decided to provide authentic culture learning for some of its school leaders through a short term cultural immersion experience. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an eight-day cultural immersion trip to Xalapa, Mexico on school leaders from the Mary County School District in Georgia. Because this short-term cultural immersion experience was aimed at increasing the cultural awareness of school leaders and improving relationships with Hispanic students and their families, the primary focus of this study is to explore the meanings attached to the experiences of administrators participating in the trip.

Speech-language pathology programs utilize short-term study abroad programs to enhance students’ cultural competence. Yet, an investigation of how study abroad impacts students' cultural competence does not exist. This study’s purpose was to investigate the effects of a study abroad program in Mexico on the cultural competence of SLP master's students. A two group, pre/post mixed methods quasi-experimental design was used. Participants included a treatment and control group. Pre/post-trip surveys and semi-structured interviews were completed and analyzed for differences in cultural competence between groups and for growth in cultural competence for the treatment group from pre- to post-trip. Findings indicated that the treatment group demonstrated gains across all components of cultural competence, and had significantly higher post-trip cultural confidence as compared to the control group. Gains in the treatment group’s cultural competence were influenced by gains in cultural and general professional skills and cultural interactions. Implications for the discipline are discussed.

African American youth comprise one-third of the 17,300 victims annually impacted by gun violence (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 2016). Injuries they sustain lead to extensive rehabilitation processes often overshadowed by the youths’ perceptions of discrimination and mistrust in medical staff, exacerbated by limitations in patient–provider communication and collaboration (Alston, Gayles, Rucker, &Hobson, 2007; Liebschutz et al., 2010). Healthcare staff often misinterpret youth gunshot survivors’ behavior and engagement efforts, labeling them noncompliant and implying they overexaggerate their pain. Overall, research suggests that African American patients do not have positive rehabilitation outcomes comparable to those of White patients (Suarez-Balcazar et al., 2009). Studies identify cultural competence, considered a best practice in healthcare professions, as a mitigating factor in this health disparity. The central aim of this doctoral project is to enhance patient–provider relationships to support optimal rehabilitation processes and outcomes and reduce this disparity. The Calhoun Cultural Competency Course (4C) was designed to address this urgent and profound problem according to a sound theoretical foundation and best evidence in cultural competency training. It is an online training on best practices for treating young African American gunshot-wound survivors. Course content and instruction methods were developed based on in-depth review of theories and evidence-based literature (Liebschutz et al., 2010; Teal, Gill, Green, & Crandall, 2012). Upon course completion, participants master skills necessary to provide care that is culturally sensitive, responsive, and appropriately tailored to these individuals’ needs, leading to more successful outcomes and community reintegration. The 4C program pilot is anticipated within 1 year of content completion. The program’s effectiveness in fostering change in participants’ cultural competency will be measured using a mixed-methods pre–post program evaluation design. First-year expenses include funding to support personnel during program-module development, create the online platform, and launch and evaluate the course pilot. The course moves forward in Year 3 with modifications and publishing pilot study results. Dissemination efforts will be written, electronic, and person-to-person methods with hopes of inspiring others to instill cultural competence training in their settings. Cultural competency training has potential to mitigate health disparities. The program described in this doctoral project aims to promote engagement of African American youth in rehabilitation following gunshot assault for better health and participation outcomes for them and their caretakers.

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Submitted by Andrea Pereira (andrea.pereira@unipampa.edu.br) on 2018-12-07T12:49:36Z No. of bitstreams: 2 DIS Alessandro Mattos 2018.pdf: 1338579 bytes, checksum: a62fe58eef9b40c8d92f4fdc762962bd (MD5) Produto Pedagógico_Alessandro Mattos.pdf: 1353886 bytes, checksum: 6c3b328c2e8ac613359def56f5f7e5c9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Dayse Pestana (dayse.pestana@unipampa.edu.br) on 2018-12-07T13:44:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 DIS Alessandro Mattos 2018.pdf: 1338579 bytes, checksum: a62fe58eef9b40c8d92f4fdc762962bd (MD5) Produto Pedagógico_Alessandro Mattos.pdf: 1353886 bytes, checksum: 6c3b328c2e8ac613359def56f5f7e5c9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-07T13:44:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 DIS Alessandro Mattos 2018.pdf: 1338579 bytes, checksum: a62fe58eef9b40c8d92f4fdc762962bd (MD5) Produto Pedagógico_Alessandro Mattos.pdf: 1353886 bytes, checksum: 6c3b328c2e8ac613359def56f5f7e5c9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-25 / Este trabalho objetivou analisar o processo de experimentação de um Material Didático Autoral (expressão que refere-se ao processo de experienciação da Unidade Didática) junto a estudantes de ensino fundamental no âmbito de uma região de fronteira uruguaio-brasileira. A referida Unidade centraliza-se no gênero afro-uruguaio Candombe, a partir do conceito de Letramento Literomusical e do entendimento de práticas musicais como possibilidade de imersão cultural potente nos aprendizados de línguas. A unidade temática foi planejada para nove períodos de quarenta e cinco minutos e experienciada entre os meses de junho e outubro de 2017. Para esta proposta, a pesquisa-ação delineou metodologicamente a análise, tendo como contexto de intervenção uma turma de trinta alunos de oitavo ano de uma Escola Pública Municipal de Bagé-RS/Brasil. Percebeu-se que as vivências oportunizadas pelas atividades literomusicais, serviram para acessar a perspectiva da relação entre as competências individuais e coletivas na compreensão dos discursos mediados por canções em seus contextos de circulação. Com as atividades práticas e as interlocuções acontecendo em Língua Espanhola, trabalhou-se as competências e habilidades dos aprendizes de línguas de uma maneira fluida, tendo como consequência destas vivências a produção de uma letra autoral da turma para um tema instrumental do gênero Candombe. A partir do envolvimento estimulado pelas narrativas, e instigados pelos desafios de produção literomusical, observou-se um profícuo engajamento às propostas da unidade didática. A abordagem do material didático autoral sugere a viabilidade da potencialização do emprego da Língua Espanhola em contextos que se identifiquem com a proposta. A partir da pesquisa pôde-se perceber pedagogicamente como estudar/experienciar um gênero musical é, também, estudar/experienciar um ambiente cultural. Neste caso, sendo a canção uma das formas expressivas no ambiente cultural do Candombe, consequentemente foi estudada/experienciada a Língua na qual ela se expressa. / This thesis aims to analyze an original course material through the experiences among elementary school students from Southern Brazil, specifically froman Uruguayan-Brazilian border. The material unit centralizes the Afro-Uruguayan Candombe from the “literomusical literacy” concept and from the understanding of musical practice as a powerful cultural immersion possibility when it comes to language learning. It was all planned to work in nine periods of forty-five minutes each, and experienced between June and October, 2017. The action research was the methodologic approach for these purposes, involving the participation of a class of thirty students of the eighth year in a Municipal Public School in the city of Bagé-RS/Brazil. All the experiences derived from the literomusical literacy perspective paved the way to access the relation between the individual and group competences of the students on discourse comprehension mediated by music in their context readings. Along the practical activities and the interaction played in the Spanish language, the students’ language competences and abilities were studied in an easy manner, having as a consequence of such experiences the composition of an original lyric to an instrumental Candombe theme song. From the engagement stimulated by the narratives and provoked by the literomusical production challenges, a rewarding student engagement has been noticed towards the didactic unit. The course material approach suggests that it is feasible to maximize the use of the Spanish language several sorts of classrooms that that can be related to the concerned proposal. This is said because studying/experiencing a musical genre is, also, studying/experiencing a cultural environment. Therefore, being music significant in the cultural environment of the Candombe, consequently the language in which this rhythm is originally expressed was studied/experienced at the same time.

Study-abroad in the United States traces its roots back to early colonial times. The concept of spending a semester or year abroad during the undergraduate degree programme is not a new one; however increasing emphasis has been placed upon the need for acquiring a global education to cope with the demands of an ever increasing internationalised world. The traditional locations for American undergraduates who chose to study-abroad have always been and continue to be Western Europe. Yet, with a culture similar to that of the United States, the question of what intercultural learning takes place is an apt one. Emphasis on non-traditional locations is increasing, yet few studies have been undertaken which examine the experience of American undergraduates who do choose non-traditional destinations for their study-abroad experience. This research examines, through a qualitative study, using in-depth, semi-structured descriptive interviews, the experience of six American undergraduates who chose to spend a semester in South Africa from January to June 2004. A focus group of professionals within the American university study-abroad setting was also interviewed in May of 2003 to determine factors of interest to professionals within the field. The major findings included: The traditional barriers to study-abroad were not applicable to the students studied, however, barriers dealing with lack of information or inaccurate information regarding South Africa and non-promotion of South Africa as a first world country were found to be relevant as deterrents to students choosing South Africa as a destination for study-abroad. The most relevant factors that influenced students to study-abroad in South Africa were found to be: prior academic coursework in African studies at the home institution, the perception that it was a destination that offered opportunities for personal enjoyment and learning prospects in a unique cultural setting in addition to the fact that the host institution's language of instruction was English. Based on these findings, relevant recommendations for further research in this field were suggested. / Educational Studies / DED (COMP EDUCATION)

Study-abroad in the United States traces its roots back to early colonial times. The concept of spending a semester or year abroad during the undergraduate degree programme is not a new one; however increasing emphasis has been placed upon the need for acquiring a global education to cope with the demands of an ever increasing internationalised world. The traditional locations for American undergraduates who chose to study-abroad have always been and continue to be Western Europe. Yet, with a culture similar to that of the United States, the question of what intercultural learning takes place is an apt one. Emphasis on non-traditional locations is increasing, yet few studies have been undertaken which examine the experience of American undergraduates who do choose non-traditional destinations for their study-abroad experience. This research examines, through a qualitative study, using in-depth, semi-structured descriptive interviews, the experience of six American undergraduates who chose to spend a semester in South Africa from January to June 2004. A focus group of professionals within the American university study-abroad setting was also interviewed in May of 2003 to determine factors of interest to professionals within the field. The major findings included: The traditional barriers to study-abroad were not applicable to the students studied, however, barriers dealing with lack of information or inaccurate information regarding South Africa and non-promotion of South Africa as a first world country were found to be relevant as deterrents to students choosing South Africa as a destination for study-abroad. The most relevant factors that influenced students to study-abroad in South Africa were found to be: prior academic coursework in African studies at the home institution, the perception that it was a destination that offered opportunities for personal enjoyment and learning prospects in a unique cultural setting in addition to the fact that the host institution's language of instruction was English. Based on these findings, relevant recommendations for further research in this field were suggested. / Educational Studies / DED (COMP EDUCATION)