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Dr. Luis Miguel Dos Santos
Woosong Language Institute, Woosong University, Daejeon 34514, Korea

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Published: 01 July 2021 in Advances in Medical Education and Practice
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Purpose: This study aims to understand the motivations of academic voyage and post-graduation career decisions of occupational therapy international students in Australia. The following two research questions guided this study: why do international students choose to study in Australia instead of ones in their own countries? And why do international students choose to study occupational therapy program(s) in Australia instead of ones in their own countries? Patients and Methods: A qualitative design with phenomenology was employed to recruit 20 participants for the data collection procedures, including interview sessions, focus group activity, and member checking interview. The participants were studying one of the accredited occupational therapy programs in Australia as international students. Results: Six themes were yielded. All participants expressed that due to the excellent education, reasonable tuition fees and living standard, and the positive career opportunities, almost all expressed their positive experiences of their Australian voyage as international students and tended to stay in Australia after they gained the registration career development. More importantly, the notions of contribution to Australian communities are captured as many considered Australia as an important place in their lives. Conclusion: University leaders may wish to take action in upgrading their international students’ services, particularly career development services. Government agencies may take this study as a blueprint for upgrading the current regulations for international students, particularly in establishing a targeted immigration visa for recent graduates who want to establish their own businesses or invest in Australia.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Motivations and Career Decisions in Occupational Therapy Course: A Qualitative Inquiry of Asia-Pacific International Students in Australia. Advances in Medical Education and Practice 2021, ume 12, 825 -834.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Motivations and Career Decisions in Occupational Therapy Course: A Qualitative Inquiry of Asia-Pacific International Students in Australia. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 2021; ume 12 ():825-834.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2021. "Motivations and Career Decisions in Occupational Therapy Course: A Qualitative Inquiry of Asia-Pacific International Students in Australia." Advances in Medical Education and Practice ume 12, no. : 825-834.

Journal article
Published: 25 May 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Mentorship of counselling for men who have sex with other men and gay youths is understudied. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of how the Mentor Modelling Programme may increase the sexual health knowledge and practices of gay youths. As an expansion of a previous study with the application of the conceptual framework, this study mapped a sexual health promotion plan and the six-month-long Mentor Modelling Programme with the coordination of eight health and social care professionals and 40 gay youths. The researcher found positive and supportive feedback of how the Mentor Modelling Programme could increase sexual health knowledge, promote long-term relationships, and encourage referral of other vulnerable people. The results indicated two directions. The first solicited the perspectives of health and social care professionals and gay youths on how they would describe the relationship, application to, and experience of the Mentor Modelling Programme and second, assessed how this Mentor Modelling Programme influenced and changed the ideas and senses about counselling services and mentorship. This study reflected the current limited sexual promotion between traditional and inclusive sexual health materials. It further indicated the necessary concerns and areas of attention needed to upgrade the materials and host inclusive sexual health materials for both youths and adults in the communities.

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Luis Dos Santos. Promoting Sexual Health Knowledge through a Social Workers’ Mentorship Programme: A Study of Gay Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5619 .

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Luis Dos Santos. Promoting Sexual Health Knowledge through a Social Workers’ Mentorship Programme: A Study of Gay Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (11):5619.

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Luis Dos Santos. 2021. "Promoting Sexual Health Knowledge through a Social Workers’ Mentorship Programme: A Study of Gay Young Adults." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5619.

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Published: 12 May 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Learning a foreign language is not easy for many students, particularly for nursing students who need to complete their internships in the hospital. However, motivation always drives them to the foreign language classrooms. The purpose of this study was to understand the motivations and reasons behind why these nursing students decided to study Mandarin Chinese as part of their personal development and enhancement beyond the curriculum. One main question and one sub-research question were written, why would nursing students decide to take Chinese as the tool for foreign language and culture development? What and why are the reasons and motivations for nursing students to take Chinese beyond their curriculum? The qualitative case study method was employed in order to investigate 36 nursing university students in the United Kingdom. The results of this study concluded that nursing students tend to study Chinese due to personal development and career goals. School leaders, department heads, government leaders, policymakers, human resources professionals, vocational trainers, and researchers may take this study as the opportunity to reform their current human resource and education plans to offer foreign language courses to university students, members of the public, learners, and interested parties for both personal development and career enhancements.

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Luis Dos Santos. Upgrading Nursing Students’ Foreign Language and Communication Skills: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Afterschool Enhancement Programmes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5112 .

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Luis Dos Santos. Upgrading Nursing Students’ Foreign Language and Communication Skills: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Afterschool Enhancement Programmes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (10):5112.

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Luis Dos Santos. 2021. "Upgrading Nursing Students’ Foreign Language and Communication Skills: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Afterschool Enhancement Programmes." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10: 5112.

Journal article
Published: 14 March 2021 in Healthcare
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Nursing curriculum usually focuses on vocational development to train students to become nursing professionals after graduation. However, due to the packed major schedule and curriculum, many students are not required to take additional foreign language courses for their associate degree. Based on the lens of social cognitive career theory, the researcher sought to understand the motivations and reasons behind the learning behaviours. One research question was guided in this study, which was, what are the motivations and reasons for taking foreign language courses beyond their (i.e., nursing students) major curriculum and coursework plan? A qualitative research method was employed to collect interview data from 60 nursing students. The finding of this study indicated that the interest in career development and personal consideration were two of the most important factors for foreign language learning for these groups of nursing students. The results of this study provided recommendations for college leaders, government agencies, and policymakers to reform and polish foreign language courses and offer directions to contemporary students of the nursing curriculum. Students may also be benefitted as the study outlined the motivations and reasons for foreign language learning. Therefore, all parties may take this study as a blueprint to exercise their future developments.

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Luis Dos Santos. Developing Bilingualism in Nursing Students: Learning Foreign Languages beyond the Nursing Curriculum. Healthcare 2021, 9, 326 .

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Luis Dos Santos. Developing Bilingualism in Nursing Students: Learning Foreign Languages beyond the Nursing Curriculum. Healthcare. 2021; 9 (3):326.

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Luis Dos Santos. 2021. "Developing Bilingualism in Nursing Students: Learning Foreign Languages beyond the Nursing Curriculum." Healthcare 9, no. 3: 326.

Journal article
Published: 14 November 2020 in The Qualitative Report
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The traditional Chinese culture influences perspectives toward family, marital status, and living style in Macau SAR, where Eastern cultures meet Western cultures. Although the Western living styles and standards highly influence the daily practices of residents; broken marriage, single parenting, and divorce are considered taboo in the community. The purpose of this study was to understand how teenaged single mothers describe their sources of stress and difficulties in the city. Eight single mothers, who were at different stages in single parenting and broken marriages, were interviewed and asked to share their lived stories. Guided by the Ecological System Theory, analysis of the data indicated that sources of stress and the behaviors of individuals may be highly influenced by surrounding people, environments, and societies. The results of the current study can help social caring providers and policymakers to better understand not only lived experiences of single mothers, but also the social problems, difficulties, and source of stress of the particular groups of people in society.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Culture Stress and Difficulties: Lived Stories of Teenaged Mothers in Macau. The Qualitative Report 2020, 25, 3976 -3992.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Culture Stress and Difficulties: Lived Stories of Teenaged Mothers in Macau. The Qualitative Report. 2020; 25 ():3976-3992.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "Culture Stress and Difficulties: Lived Stories of Teenaged Mothers in Macau." The Qualitative Report 25, no. : 3976-3992.

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Published: 23 October 2020 in Healthcare
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Nursing professionals face a high level of stress and burnout due to overloaded responsibilities, which may cause a low level of self-efficacy. From the perspective of nursing professionals, the research aims to understand what are the sources of stress and burnout which would reduce the self-efficacy and the unbalanced patient ratio and how would nursing professionals describe their experiences, sources of stress and burnout, and self-efficacy. Based on the snowball sampling strategy, 60 nursing professionals were invited for qualitative research data collection. Based on the lens of the self-efficacy approach, the results indicated that the environmental factors, including workplace bullying, family stress, misunderstanding of public members, and personal development and career enhancement took important roles in increasing their stress and burnout and in reducing their self-efficacy. The outcomes of this study discovered the social status and discrimination toward nursing professionals. Government leaders, policymakers, and researchers should take this research as an opportunity to reform their policy for human resource management and education for the respectfulness of medical and nursing professionals in the public health system.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Stress, Burnout, and Low Self-Efficacy of Nursing Professionals: A Qualitative Inquiry. Healthcare 2020, 8, 424 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Stress, Burnout, and Low Self-Efficacy of Nursing Professionals: A Qualitative Inquiry. Healthcare. 2020; 8 (4):424.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "Stress, Burnout, and Low Self-Efficacy of Nursing Professionals: A Qualitative Inquiry." Healthcare 8, no. 4: 424.

Journal article
Published: 31 August 2020 in South African Journal of Education
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Student-teaching internships in a teacher-preparation programme are a significant way for teachers to gain practical skills and transfer their textbook knowledge into classroom practice. One of the outcomes of student-teaching internships is that pre-service teachers can observe experienced teachers’ teaching pedagogy and strategies for implementing their skills. The purpose of the research study reported on here was to explore how pre-service teachers acquire and improve their teaching pedagogy through the peer observation training model at the secondary school at which they intern, with a focus on pre-service teachers with an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching. The results indicate that most of the participants could learn and improve their teaching pedagogy through the peer observation professional development programme – particularly young teachers without significant work experience. More importantly, the research proved how a peer observation cycle programme may apply to different educational systems with similar structures internationally, particularly in former European colonised countries with similar backgrounds.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Pre-service teachers’ pedagogical development through the peer observation professional development programme. South African Journal of Education 2020, 1 -12.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Pre-service teachers’ pedagogical development through the peer observation professional development programme. South African Journal of Education. 2020; (40(3)):1-12.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "Pre-service teachers’ pedagogical development through the peer observation professional development programme." South African Journal of Education , no. 40(3): 1-12.

Journal article
Published: 12 August 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the orders and structures of societies, particularly in the fields of medical and nursing professions. The researcher aims to understand the experiences, sense of belonging, and decision-making processes about Japanese pre-service nursing students and how the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, and lockdown has influenced their understanding as pre-service nursing professionals in Japan. As this study focuses on the issues of pre-service nursing students, the researcher invited forty-nine pre-service nursing students for a virtual interview due to the recommendation of social distancing. To increase the coverage of the population, the researcher employed snowball sampling to recruit participants from all over Japan. Although the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the overall performance of the medical and nursing professions, all participants showed a sense of belonging as Japanese citizens and nursing professionals due to the natural disaster of their country. More importantly, all expressed their desires and missions to upgrade and improve the overall performance of the public health system due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results discovered that many Japanese nursing students advocated that Japan’s national development, the benefits and advantages of their country, were of a greater importance than their own personal development and goals.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. The Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Nursing Students’ Sense of Belonging: The Experiences and Nursing Education Management of Pre-Service Nursing Professionals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 5848 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. The Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Nursing Students’ Sense of Belonging: The Experiences and Nursing Education Management of Pre-Service Nursing Professionals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (16):5848.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "The Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Nursing Students’ Sense of Belonging: The Experiences and Nursing Education Management of Pre-Service Nursing Professionals." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5848.

Journal article
Published: 05 August 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The current significant human resource and workforce shortages of registered nurses (RNs) are impacting urban, suburban, and rural hospitals and healthcare facilities all over the globe, regardless of the entities’ economic and financial backgrounds. The purpose of this research study is to understand why non-traditional, returning, evening, and adult (NTREA) students decided to enrol at the Associate Degree in Nursing programme during their mid-adulthood? 40 s-career nursing students who are pursuing their nursing programme were invited to individual interview sessions and focus group activities on sharing and expressing the motivations in the New England region in the United States. Based on the theoretical framework of Social Cognitive Career Theory, the researcher concluded that family consideration and higher social status were two of the major themes. The study provided a blueprint for human resource professionals, health and social caring leaders, government agencies, policymakers, and researchers to reform their current nursing curriculum and health workforce policy to attract potential second-career nursing joining the nursing profession.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. I Want to Become a Registered Nurse as a Non-Traditional, Returning, Evening, and Adult Student in a Community College: A Study of Career-Changing Nursing Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 5652 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. I Want to Become a Registered Nurse as a Non-Traditional, Returning, Evening, and Adult Student in a Community College: A Study of Career-Changing Nursing Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (16):5652.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "I Want to Become a Registered Nurse as a Non-Traditional, Returning, Evening, and Adult Student in a Community College: A Study of Career-Changing Nursing Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5652.

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Published: 03 August 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Financial consideration, internal and external influence, personal goal, and educational achievement always influence the decision-making process and behavior of individuals. Using nursing students as the population, the researcher employed the Social Cognitive Career Theory as the theoretical framework to examine the nursing human resources shortages and how would the COVID-19 pandemic influence the experiences, sense of belonging, and career decision-making process of 58 nursing students in South Korea. The researcher categorized the sharing into two groups, which were before the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicated that financial consideration was the significant reason why South Korean nursing students decided to study nursing regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic. More importantly, almost all participants decided to leave the nursing profession due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consideration between financial factor and personal sacrifice. The outcomes of this study provided a blueprint for human resources professionals, government leaders, policymakers, school leaders, and hospital managers to reform their current curriculum and human resources planning to overcome the potential human resources gaps in the soon future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of Nursing Students: The Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 5603 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of Nursing Students: The Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (15):5603.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of Nursing Students: The Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 15: 5603.

Journal article
Published: 09 July 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The population of nurses and nursing educators is facing significant human resource shortages. One of the pathways to combat this shortage is to recruit male individuals. However, due to social bias and social stigma, the social context may prevent male individuals from joining. There are two purposes of this study. First, this study aims to explore how the childhood experiences of these male nursing practitioners and nursing educators influence their educational decision. Second, from the perspectives of male nursing practitioners and nursing educators, the study aims to explore how the participants describe the relationships between their childhood experiences and lived stories. Based on Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the researcher collected data from 10 experienced male nursing practitioners and nursing educators in the United States. The general inductive approach was employed to categorize the themes. The results indicated that early life experiences, positive working experiences, and sense of belonging in the field of nursing always allowed the participants to overcome the social bias and stigma regarding the occupational bias of the nursing profession. The outcomes of this study provide clear recommendations to educators, policymakers, school leaders, and human resource planners to encourage gender social justice and improve their current curriculum for potential nursing professionals.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Male Nursing Practitioners and Nursing Educators: The Relationship between Childhood Experience, Social Stigma, and Social Bias. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 4959 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Male Nursing Practitioners and Nursing Educators: The Relationship between Childhood Experience, Social Stigma, and Social Bias. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (14):4959.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "Male Nursing Practitioners and Nursing Educators: The Relationship between Childhood Experience, Social Stigma, and Social Bias." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 14: 4959.

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Published: 17 June 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Social and cultural backgrounds, as well as understanding, play key roles in workforce development and human resource shortages, which are associated with the transition to nursing education and teaching from frontline nursing practices. A qualitative method, with the direction of the general inductive approach, was employed in this study. The researcher collected information from 18 male nursing educators who switched their senior roles (from the frontline and practicing fields to nursing education) at nursing schools in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Malaysia. Three interview sessions were used to collect information. Three themes were merged from the information: (i) gender-oriented knowledge, teaching and learning; (ii) respect; and (iii) health promotion. More importantly, participants advocated that their male roles and identities provided uniqueness to patients, students, parents, and the general public concerning Asian customs and practices. Based on the social cognitive career theory, personal goals and achievements of career satisfaction took important roles. Although the general public may not agree with these career decisions, due to gender and social biases, participants continued to contribute their energy and knowledge in the health and social caring professions.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. I Teach Nursing as a Male Nursing Educator: The East Asian Perspective, Context, and Social Cognitive Career Experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 4327 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. I Teach Nursing as a Male Nursing Educator: The East Asian Perspective, Context, and Social Cognitive Career Experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (12):4327.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "I Teach Nursing as a Male Nursing Educator: The East Asian Perspective, Context, and Social Cognitive Career Experiences." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 12: 4327.

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Published: 29 May 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The purpose of this study is to understand expatriate educators’ overall teaching experiences and opinions about living in South Korea. The research study sought to explore the relationship between stressors and social biases against Black individuals and their suicidal behaviours and turnover decisions. The approach of stress, burnout, career decision, and suicide guided this study as the lens. The research method for this study included a phenomenological analysis of two sessions of semi-structured interviews with 18 Black expatriates in the field of education in South Korea. The results indicate that their experiences were impacted by unfairness against individuals based on their skin colour and nationalities. The outcomes of this study highlight the major difficulties experienced by foreign professionals living in South Korea. They can be used by human resource professionals, school administrators, and government leaders to reform their current policy and improve expatriate experiences so as to prevent turnover.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Stress, Burnout, and Turnover Issues of Black Expatriate Education Professionals in South Korea: Social Biases, Discrimination, and Workplace Bullying. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 3851 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Stress, Burnout, and Turnover Issues of Black Expatriate Education Professionals in South Korea: Social Biases, Discrimination, and Workplace Bullying. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (11):3851.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "Stress, Burnout, and Turnover Issues of Black Expatriate Education Professionals in South Korea: Social Biases, Discrimination, and Workplace Bullying." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11: 3851.

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Published: 17 April 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Public health, social work, and psychological counselling professions in South Korea are facing challenges of human resource shortage and shortage of professionals who can provide multilingual services. The purpose of this study was to explore and understand why public health, social work, and psychological counselling services degree graduates and professionals with multilingual skills in South Korea decide to leave their professional field to the hospitality and business industries, particularly for those who completed their initial training at one of the international universities. Based on the approach of the Social Cognitive Career Theory, individuals’ self-efficacy, outcome expectations, interests, and goals were examined and considered. The data were collected from 12 participants with the methodology of interpretative phenomenological analysis. The general inductive approach was employed to categorize the themes for reporting. The results indicated that public health, social work, and psychological counselling services-related positions are not available, modelling from peers, and lack of career development skills are the primary difficulties of public health, social work, and psychological counselling services graduates. The completion of this study provides clear recommendations to educators, policymakers, school leaders, human resource planners, and university administrators to improve their curricula and school counselling for public health, social work, and psychological counselling services graduates and the next generation.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. The Challenges of Public Health, Social Work, and Psychological Counselling Services in South Korea: The Issues of Limited Support and Resource. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 2771 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. The Challenges of Public Health, Social Work, and Psychological Counselling Services in South Korea: The Issues of Limited Support and Resource. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (8):2771.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "The Challenges of Public Health, Social Work, and Psychological Counselling Services in South Korea: The Issues of Limited Support and Resource." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8: 2771.

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Published: 10 April 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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From the East Asian social and cultural perspectives and contexts, this study aimed to understand the relationships and behaviors between nursing students’ sense of filial piety and their decision-making behind selecting nursing education as their major. Forty-two traditional-age nursing students (i.e., six men and 36 women) at their final year of a bachelor’s degree program in nursing were invited. The findings indicated that many nursing students disliked their university major and the potential career pathway as a nursing professional, as none of them selected the major based on their choice and interest. The environmental context and family’s recommendations were the major impacts to influence the decision-making process of the participants. The result also indicated that filial piety, parents’ recommendations, and elderly people’s suggestions were the key factors to influence the selections and decisions of university major and career development pathways. The study provided a blueprint for related staff and professionals to create and design career counselling and services for East Asian youths to enable life investment and development.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. I Am a Nursing Student but Hate Nursing: The East Asian Perspectives between Social Expectation and Social Context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 2608 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. I Am a Nursing Student but Hate Nursing: The East Asian Perspectives between Social Expectation and Social Context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (7):2608.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "I Am a Nursing Student but Hate Nursing: The East Asian Perspectives between Social Expectation and Social Context." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2608.

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Published: 10 March 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Unsafe and unprotected sexual behaviours are some of the significant challenges of health promotions and planning for current school environment. Although schools and health specialists constantly host conferences and workshops for adolescents and university students, the results are not significant. Particularly for sexual minorities, the heterosexual-oriented materials may not satisfy their needs due to the differences. As a recommendation, the current pilot study established a Peer Modelling Programme which engaged gay social workers and gay university students who have associated with unsafe and unprotected sexual activities. The outcomes of this Peer Modelling Programme indicated that gay undergraduate students tended to accept the recommendations and peer modelling exchanges from their gay social workers who understood their difficulties and sexual needs as sexual minorities based on the guideline of Social Cognitive Theory. In conclusion, this study may be used to develop additional social work materials, sexual health promotions and health plans for sexual minorities and people with special needs in the society. This research serves as a guideline to social workers who care about the issues of LGBT and sexual minorities.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Promoting Safer Sexual Behaviours by Employing Social Cognitive Theory Among Gay University Students: A Pilot Study of A Peer Modelling Programme. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1804 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Promoting Safer Sexual Behaviours by Employing Social Cognitive Theory Among Gay University Students: A Pilot Study of A Peer Modelling Programme. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (5):1804.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2020. "Promoting Safer Sexual Behaviours by Employing Social Cognitive Theory Among Gay University Students: A Pilot Study of A Peer Modelling Programme." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 5: 1804.

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Published: 19 July 2019 in Education Sciences
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International students are the most important population in the American higher education system, particularly for students from different cultural backgrounds. Besides research-based universities, comprehensive universities, and liberal arts colleges, historically black colleges and universities have the traditions to provide an equal learning environment to minorities, including international students. This study aimed to understand the academic experiences and expectations of Chinese international students enrolled at historically black colleges and universities in the Southeastern parts of the United States from the lens of neo-racism. One research question guided this study, which was: How would Chinese international university students describe their academic learning experience, expectations, stress, and difficulties at one of the historically black colleges and universities? The interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was employed to explore the academic experience, difficulties, stress, and lived stories of their academic voyage at one of the historically black colleges and universities in the United States. The findings indicated that discrimination based on skin color, nationality, and race, the gaps in academic expectations, and social unfairness of internship opportunities are still significant. The result indicated the directions and recommendations for leaders, policymakers, school administrators, and related professionals to redesign the current university planning and related counselling services to not only international students but all minority people.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Experiences and Expectations of International Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Education Sciences 2019, 9, 189 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Experiences and Expectations of International Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Education Sciences. 2019; 9 (3):189.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2019. "Experiences and Expectations of International Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis." Education Sciences 9, no. 3: 189.

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Published: 14 June 2019 in Education Sciences
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In current school environments, teacher recruitment, turnover, and retention present significant problems, particularly for rural and remote international schools in archipelagic countries. Employing the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), this study analyzed international school teachers with teaching experience at a Fijian international school about their career development, retention ideas, and the decision of teaching service. As there is not a large population of international school teachers in archipelagic countries due to the unique environment of the school and country, the researcher employed the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to better understand six international school teachers who have taught and are teaching at one of the Fijian international schools. The study categorized two directions for leaving and staying at a remote location. Participants indicated that the managerial styles, negative leadership, and limited social networking were the most significant challenges while respectfulness and simple living style were the most significant advantages of their Fijian teaching experience. As this study mainly focused on the issues for rural, remote, and archipelagic countries, the result of this study serves as one of the first blueprints for organizational leaders in those regions to improve their management styles in order to recruit and retain their skillful professionals.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Recruitment and Retention of International School Teachers in Remote Archipelagic Countries: The Fiji Experience. Education Sciences 2019, 9, 132 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Recruitment and Retention of International School Teachers in Remote Archipelagic Countries: The Fiji Experience. Education Sciences. 2019; 9 (2):132.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2019. "Recruitment and Retention of International School Teachers in Remote Archipelagic Countries: The Fiji Experience." Education Sciences 9, no. 2: 132.

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Published: 09 April 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Workforce shortages in the field of public health and healthcare are significant. Due to the limitations of career opportunities and compensation, rural hospitals and healthcare centres usually have on-going career openings for all departments. As a result, university departments of public health and healthcare management, and rural hospitals and health centres may need to establish internship and training programmes for undergraduate senior-year students in order to provide opportunities and human resource opportunities for both students and public health professions. The research examined the performance, feedback, and opinions of a university-based one-year-long on-site internship training programme between a university public health and healthcare undergraduate department and a regional hospital and healthcare centre in a rural region in the United States. Individual interview data were collected from management trainees and focus group activities data were collected from hospital departmental supervisors who have completed this one-year-long on-site internship training programme. The results offered an assessment of performance and evaluation of how a one-year-long internship programme could be beneficial to hospitals and health centres in the areas of human resources, manpower management, and skill training to prospective professionals in rural and regional communities. Also, the study provided a blueprint and alternative for universities and partnered sites to redesign and improve their current internship programmes which may better fit their needs for their actual situations.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Rural Public Health Workforce Training and Development: The Performance of an Undergraduate Internship Programme in a Rural Hospital and Healthcare Centre. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 1259 .

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. Rural Public Health Workforce Training and Development: The Performance of an Undergraduate Internship Programme in a Rural Hospital and Healthcare Centre. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (7):1259.

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Luis Miguel Dos Santos. 2019. "Rural Public Health Workforce Training and Development: The Performance of an Undergraduate Internship Programme in a Rural Hospital and Healthcare Centre." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 7: 1259.

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Published: 30 January 2019 in Community Development
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Ajanaw Alemie Desta; Aleminew Abebe Mekonen. A balanced approach: Key insights for communities to realize their dreams. Community Development 2019, 50, 109 -111.

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Ajanaw Alemie Desta, Aleminew Abebe Mekonen. A balanced approach: Key insights for communities to realize their dreams. Community Development. 2019; 50 (1):109-111.

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Ajanaw Alemie Desta; Aleminew Abebe Mekonen. 2019. "A balanced approach: Key insights for communities to realize their dreams." Community Development 50, no. 1: 109-111.