caa a22 4500 378930427 CHVBK 20180305123628.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20040831xx s 000 0 eng 10.2202/1548-923X.1040 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.2202/1548-923X.1040 A Study Abroad Experience in Guatemala: Learning First-Hand about Health, Education, and Social Welfare in a Low-Resource Country [Elektronische Daten] [Lynda Harrison, Kirsten Malone] The demographic characteristics of the United States are rapidly changing as the nation becomes more culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse. In light of these changes, it is increasingly important that health care professionals develop cultural competence and understanding. Study abroad experiences can help students learn first-hand about other cultures and can promote the development of enhanced cultural sensitivity and competence. Although there are many advantages and benefits of study-abroad experiences, these experiences also present unique challenges for both students and faculty. This article presents a description of a 3-credit elective study abroad course that was offered for graduate or undergraduate credit in the summer of 2003 in Guatemala, including a description of course objectives, the process of planning and implementing the course from the faculty’s perspective, and one student’s perceptions of her study abroad experience. ©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston Study Abroad nationallicence Global Health nationallicence Nursing Education nationallicence Harrison Lynda U of Alabama at Birmingham, lyndawilson@uab.edu aut Malone Kirsten E-mail: kirsten_malone@yahoo.com aut International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship De Gruyter 1/1(2004-08-31) 1:1 2004 1 ijnes https://doi.org/10.2202/1548-923X.1040 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2202/1548-923X.1040 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harrison Lynda U of Alabama at Birmingham, lyndawilson@uab.edu aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Malone Kirsten E-mail: kirsten_malone@yahoo.com aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship De Gruyter 1/1(2004-08-31) 1:1 2004 1 ijnes CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter