Transformative learning through study abroad in low-income countries.
Study abroad in low-income countries is an emerging trend in nursing education, yet student outcomes vary from positive to negative. Study abroad in low-income countries can be transformative because it has the potential to increase student awareness of socioeconomic relations, structural oppression, and human connectedness. The authors discuss 10 strategies to facilitate transformative learning in students who study abroad.
School of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA. c.foronda@miami.edu
Cynthia
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Foronda
Ruth Ann
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Belknap
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003906:Developing Countries; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D038622:Internationality; D007858:Learning; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education