title: Promoting cultural awareness in nursing education through international videoconferences.
abstract: This paper describes a highly successful, 10 year long international videoconference exchange between nursing students in Iwate Prefectural University in northern Japan and the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. A summary of the literature on the use of videoconferencing in nursing education is presented, as well as a brief overview of the collaborative partnership that led to the development of the annual videoconference series. A description of the process for conducting the annual real-time sessions is included along with student perspectives about their experiences. Planning, support and open-mindedness on the part of both students and nursing faculty have contributed to the success of this collaborative effort.
authors: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28428, USA. kemppainenj@uncw.edu
authors: Jeanne K
authors: JK
authors: Kemppainen
authors: Yeoun Soo
authors: YS
authors: Kim-Godwin
authors: Brandy
authors: B
authors: Mechling
authors: Yuriko
authors: Y
authors: Kanematsu
authors: Kazuko
authors: K
authors: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007564:Japan; D009657:North Carolina; D049269:Videoconferencing