The Ethics of Educational Healthcare Placements in Low and Middle Income Countries

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Optimising Student Learning on International Placements in Low Income Settings: The Contribution of Cultural Brokerage

“…The study funded over 80 students to conduct a four-week placement in Uganda and combined analysis of qualitative data including observational research, pre and post placement interviews and focus groups with the students as well as documents such as student applications, weekly and post-placement reports. This study also drew upon an online survey based on the student overall experience [2]. 2 The second study is Tate's doctoral research, which builds on this work and uses ethnographic and longitudinal methods to specifically capture the process of cultural learning amongst a cohort of midwifery students.…”

“…This study also drew upon an online survey based on the student overall experience [2]. 2 The second study is Tate's doctoral research, which builds on this work and uses ethnographic and longitudinal methods to specifically capture the process of cultural learning amongst a cohort of midwifery students. The study utilises data taken from the student's initial application forms, pre-placement interviews, followed by two ethnographic field trips (one month each) to Uganda with 10 students, in July 2016 and March 2017 (5 students per trip).…”

“…In the Royal College of Midwives' Global Engagement Survey, for example, 81% of respondents reported gains in "cross cultural competence" [1]. In our own sur-DOI: 10.4236/jss.2019.73026 312 Open Journal of Social Sciences vey of students completing placements, 97% reported that the placement had a strong or very strong (79%) impact on their cultural awareness [2]. These findings are echoed in many other studies [3] [4] [5] [6].…”

Identification and Comparison Study of Marketing Students Ethical Sensitivity

“…This research seeks to determine the ethical sensitivity of marketing students as a consideration of the importance of ethical content in the marketing curriculum either explicitly or implicitly. The results of research show that the learning outcomes are profound and directly relevant to undergraduate curricular (Ahmed et al, 2017). The problem formulation is spelled out specifically as follows; how does the comparison of ethical sensitivity rate to the marketing student based on the semester level?…”