Comfort: Context for the Study Abroad Faculty Role

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet H. Davis ◽  
Diane Spoljoric
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Nurse Faculty ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Faculty Role ◽  
Meaningful Context ◽  
Leader Role ◽  
Nursing Course ◽  
Comfort Theory

Universities are increasingly undertaking student study abroad programs led by nursing faculty. The authors launched an inaugural study abroad nursing course. They proposed that the significance of the faculty trip role extends beyond the operational tasks required for international programs. Comfort theory was chosen as a good fit, since it offered a context for the significance of nursing faculty leading study abroad trips. It was consistent with the authors’ experiences. Nurse faculty members applying technical and coaching interventions to relieve needs can strengthen students facing the demands of international experiences. It was concluded that comfort theory provided meaningful context for the international trip leader role.

What do novice faculty need to transition successfully to the nurse faculty role? An integrative review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cecilia Wendler ◽  
Rebecca K. Vortman ◽  
Ryan Rafferty ◽  
Sara McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Intent To Stay ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Nurse Faculty ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
New Faculty ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Faculty Role ◽  
Strength Of Evidence ◽  
Novice Faculty

Abstract Objectives The objective was to describe and illustrate what is known about the needs of novice nursing faculty as they transition into the faculty role. The worldwide nursing shortage is partly due to the lack of faculty, and one reason for that lack is the reported difficulty of transitioning into the faculty role. Methods An integrative review of the literature was conducted. Results Results demonstrated that new faculty are either intentionally supported in their new environment, with successful development of their skills and career, or they are unintentionally unsupported, which leaves them languishing and reduces intent to stay. Conclusions Despite gaps in the literature and a low level of strength of evidence, the review offers implications for managing and maintaining relationships with novice faculty to facilitate their ultimate success. Institutions should aim to have in place identified elements that ensure novice faculty are intentionally supported rather than unintentionally unsupported.

scholarly journals Fulfilling Educational Competencies through Global Pharmacy Experiences

Pharmacy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey M. Childs-Kean ◽  
Carol Motycka ◽  
Sven A. Normann ◽  
Randell Doty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
International Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
International Experiences

Many Colleges of Pharmacy in the United States offer international education and practice experiences to their students. Multiple publications have described these offerings and related them back to the CAPE 2013 Outcomes. This article describes the multiple international programs offered by one College of Pharmacy, including international Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences, Short Study Abroad Programs, and International Health Outreach Trips. The article also details the relevant competencies associated with these international experiences.

School-aged children and decisions for studying abroad in Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1052-1064
Author(s):  
Merli Tamtik
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
K 12

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine parental and students’ decisions regarding participating in K-12 level study abroad programs in Manitoba, Canada. Design/methodology/approach The study reports on data collected through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 18 international students and 14 parents. Findings The findings suggest that the key factors influencing decisions are perceptions of enhanced career prospects, changing global environments and broadened post-secondary education choices. Country-specific factors include quality and safety of the learning environment, multiculturalism and reputation associated with the country and people. Research limitations/implications The participants were primarily students and parents from the EU countries associated primarily with horizontal mobility. Experiences of students from the main sending countries (China, South Korea and Japan) might differ. Practical implications The results are relevant to educational managers in designing high-quality international programs and recruitment agents. Originality/value The study adds important empirical evidence to the limited research that has been conducted on study abroad experiences at the K-12 level. It is one of the first in the Canadian context. It provides unique perspectives in USA and Canada comparisons for study abroad of school-aged children.

Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Apgar
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The City

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.

scholarly journals The Ebb and Flow of Study Abroad: A Comparative Analysis of PRC and International Students in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5844
Author(s):  
Amy Roberts ◽  
Gregory S. Ching
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
Pacific Community

The dialogue about study abroad is a contemporary trend. Since 2011, enrolments from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have gradually increased and PRC students have now become one of the largest groups of incoming study abroad participants in Taiwan. In this study, investigators explored the characteristics of PRC students in comparison with other international students studying in Taiwan universities. Data were collected from 1870 study abroad students. Data collected include the various study abroad goals, prior study abroad experiences, the Short-term Study Abroad Situational Change Survey, the revised East Asian Acculturation Measures, the Study Abroad Acculturative Hassles, and their overall study abroad satisfaction. Data analyses included computation of the mean, frequency, cross-tabulation of respondents’ responses for identified questions, and various group comparisons. Implications suggest that the characteristics of PRC students are valuable and potentially transformative markers for sustainable cross-strait ties. Study abroad programs in Taiwan are noted as one piece of the emerging discourse for sustainable co-existence between Taiwan and the PRC. As such, PRC study abroad participants along with faculty and students in Taiwan universities have an opportunity to play a role in reshaping future exchanges as well as transforming themselves into stewards of a trans-Pacific community.

Africa-to-Africa: A Responsible Alternative to Study Abroad for 21st-century African Scholarship

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
Mohamed Saliou Camara
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
21St Century ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Conventional Study

African scholars and activists often suggest that study-abroad programs to Africa be transformed to include an Africa-to-Africa exchange component. Their argument often includes discussion of the possibility that conventional study-abroad programs might perpetuate a colonial relationship between rich nations and those of the African continent rather that developing new relationships among African citizen diplomats. The following is an excellent overview of this debate.

Without Crossing a Border: Exploring the Impact of Shifting Study Abroad Online on Students’ Learning and Intercultural Competence Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingjie Liu ◽  
Thomas Shirley
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Exchange ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Curriculum Redesign ◽  
Online Format ◽  
The Impact

While all higher education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs were uniquely challenged by the associated restrictions and limitations. This case study integrates a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) pedagogy approach and virtual reality (VR) technologies into the curriculum redesign process to transform a business study abroad course into an online format. Using VR technology, U.S. students and their international partners in Germany, Brazil, and India created and shared cultural exchange virtual tours. The redesigned online study abroad course engaged students in active learning activities and cultivated students’ intercultural competence development.

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