title: European higher health care education curriculum: development of a cultural framework.
abstract: This article concerns the European Curriculum in Cultural Care Project (2005-2009), which aimed at developing a curriculum framework for the enhancement of cultural competence in European health care education. The project was initiated and supported by the Consortium of Institutes in Higher Education in Health and Rehabilitation, whose goal is to nurture educational development and networking among member institutions. The framework is the result of a collaborative endeavor by nine nurse educators from five different European countries. The production of the framework will be described in accordance with the following tenets: developing cultural competence is a continuing process, cultural competence is based on sensitivity toward others, and cultural competence is a process of progressive inquiry. Critique concerning the framework will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland. liisa.koskinen@savonia.fi
authors.forename: Liisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koskinen
authors.forename: Hélène Taylor
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bergknut
authors.forename: Pranee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lundberg
authors.forename: Nita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olt
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sairanen
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Vlieger
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004522:Educational Status; D005060:Europe; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods