Congcong Wang , Akiko Kondo , Kazuko Naruse , Kosuke Niitsu , Dingyi Long
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Abstract
Background
Due to globalization, intercultural sensitivity is critical for nursing educators to train students for diverse cultural settings. However, research on factors influencing intercultural sensitivity among nursing educators is limited worldwide, including in Japan and China.
Aim
To compare the factors related to intercultural sensitivity among nursing educators in Japan and China.
Design
A cross-sectional international comparative study.
Settings
Nursing educators from 284 nursing universities in Japan and 303 nursing universities in mainland China.
Methods
Nursing educators with national nursing qualifications, affiliated with nursing-related departments, who taught and mentored students were included. Those who could not speak Japanese or Chinese were excluded. Participants completed an online survey that included factors related to intercultural sensitivity and the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale. A linear regression analysis was used to examine these associations. The data were collected between October and December 2023.
Results
A total of 1240 nursing educators participated. We analyzed valid data of 1236 responses (n = 1022 from Japan, n = 214 from China). Chinese participants had higher intercultural sensitivity than Japanese participants after adjusting for confounding factors. Experience in studying, researching, and training abroad were positively associated with intercultural sensitivity in both groups. For Japanese participants, cross-cultural friendships, participation in cross-cultural exchanges, and non-native language ability were positive factors. For Chinese participants, frequent use of non-native languages and having family members with foreign experience were positively correlated with intercultural sensitivity; years of full-time work were negatively correlated.
Conclusion
The study revealed the intercultural sensitivity of Chinese nursing educators was higher than that of Japanese educators. Facilitating opportunities for international studies are recommended for both Japanese and Chinese groups. Enhancing intercultural sensitivity among Japanese participants should involve promoting cross-cultural interactions, fostering cross-cultural friendships, and improving non-native language abilities. Emphasizing non-native language use could improve the intercultural sensitivity of Chinese participants.
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Nurse Education Today is the leading international journal providing a forum for the publication of high quality original research, review and debate in the discussion of nursing, midwifery and interprofessional health care education, publishing papers which contribute to the advancement of educational theory and pedagogy that support the evidence-based practice for educationalists worldwide. The journal stimulates and values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic relevance for leaders of health care education.
The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of people, health and education systems worldwide, by publishing research that employs rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of education and systems globally. The journal will publish papers that show depth, rigour, originality and high standards of presentation, in particular, work that is original, analytical and constructively critical of both previous work and current initiatives.
Authors are invited to submit original research, systematic and scholarly reviews, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing and related health care education, and which will meet and develop the journal''s high academic and ethical standards.
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