An Innovative Approach in Cultural Competence Education: Use of the Pecha Kucha Method
Betül Özen, Cansu Yaşar, Zeliha Kaya Erten, Hülya UçarIntroduction:
Increasing cultural diversity requires effective educational strategies to support nursing students’ cultural awareness and readiness for culturally competent practice.
Methods:
An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used. Forty-three fourth-year nursing students completed a single-group pre-test/post-test study without a control group using the Cultural Competence Assessment Tool. Four weekly sessions were delivered. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 students and analyzed inductively.
Results:
Post-test cultural awareness and total cultural competence scores were higher than pre-test scores (both
Discussion:
Pecha Kucha appears to function mainly as a reflective, awareness-oriented pedagogical approach that supports readiness for culturally competent practice, rather than as an intervention producing immediate behavioral competence.