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Internationalization in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum: A Philippine‐American Pilot Collaboration

OBJECTIVE. This study is a pilot implementation of an Internationalization at Home (IaH) teaching and learning collaboration to enhance intercultural learning and understanding of concepts of occupation in two cohorts… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE. This study is a pilot implementation of an Internationalization at Home (IaH) teaching and learning collaboration to enhance intercultural learning and understanding of concepts of occupation in two cohorts of occupational science and occupational therapy students from the Philippines and the United States. METHOD. In this collective case study, 149 students (Cohort 1, n = 65; Cohort 2, n = 84) participated. The collaboration included virtual conversations among students, faculty presentations, reflective assignments, and completion of an anonymous online survey. RESULTS. Analysis yielded three essential themes: (1) perception of increased knowledge about human occupation and the influence of culture, (2) identification of teaching‐learning aspects that facilitated intercultural learning outcomes, and (3) identification of factors that were enablers of and barriers to learning. CONCLUSION. This study provides insights on how intercultural learning experiences can be integrated into occupational science and occupational therapy curricula and can increase understanding of concepts related to human occupation.

Keywords: internationalization; pilot; collaboration; occupational therapy; therapy; intercultural learning

Journal Title: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Year Published: 2017

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