Intercultural health promotion education

One characteristic of the changing world of higher education is the increasing intercultural nature of academic work bought about by two major interrelated forces: globalisation and mass delivery of educational products. Low and Middle Income Countries, through various means, send some health professionals to Western universities. Consequently, academics are faced with the problem of teaching health promotion which is sensitive to context and culture. Preparing post graduate students to live in and engage effectively with their country's health challenges is a serious ethical responsibility. This paper presents a plan of participatory research that aims to improve intercultural health promotion education through: improving educators' intercultural competence; developing methods for intercultural health promotion education; and building a bibliography for intercultural health promotion education. This research-based teaching involves critical reflection on social processes and practices involved in the teacher/student interaction.