Abstract
The purpose of this research is to establish a model for assessing interest in international understanding among nursing and pharmacy students in Japan. The study design was a cross-sectional survey of nursing and pharmacy students in their first to fourth years at Josai International University. The International Understanding Scale (IUS2000), consisting of four domains (respect for human rights, understanding international culture, awareness of world solidarity, and understanding foreign languages) with 27 items, was used. A path analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to model international understanding. The model of international understanding of nursing and pharmacy students was established as the second-order four-factor mode. The international understanding of nursing and pharmacy students was mainly composed of respect for human rights and awareness of world solidarity and was less affected by understanding foreign languages. Nursing students in our study had a higher international understanding than pharmacy students. International understanding was considered relevant to students’ learning about the importance of interprofessional collaboration as well as their interests in global learning environments for healthcare professionals. The relationship between international understanding and future progress in healthcare performance needs to be studied to show the importance of international understanding education.
Highlights
International understanding (IU) is defined as “an indivisible whole based on the principle of friendly relations between peoples and States having different social and political systems”; it focuses “on the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms”, according to the recommendation issued by UNESCO [1]
This study investigated the relationship between IU levels and professional education of nursing and pharmacy students
Suzuki et al suggested that the number of international people who interacted with students had little influence on their IU, but we have found that the experience of studying abroad among nursing students increased their social skills in IU [13,14]
Summary
International understanding (IU) is defined as “an indivisible whole based on the principle of friendly relations between peoples and States having different social and political systems”; it focuses “on the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms”, according to the recommendation issued by UNESCO [1]. The recommendation included seven significant principles: “understanding and respect for all peoples, their cultures, civilizations, values, and ways of life, including domestic ethnic cultures and cultures of other nations” [1]. IU is considered an integrated concept that includes knowledge, skills, and attitudes constructive for improving international relations and understanding cultural differences from other countries [3]. Since the understanding of cultural difference is integral to IU, increased consciousness could lead to the 2035, indicating that healthcare professionals and students who hope to be healthcare professionals must be conscious of the importance of international collaboration that is based on IU [4].
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