scholarly journals Safety and solidarity: Governance of higher risk study abroad programs and activities

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Tannis
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Informed Choice ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
The Face

In this paper, the role of risk governance is examined in relation to higher risk study abroad programs and activities involving post-secondary students. In the face of increased global uncertainties, post-secondary institutional legal and financial risk thresholds can conflict with an ethic of global solidarity, mutuality and academic freedom. A relational standard of care augments prescriptive diagnostics of informed consent and exemption/appeal structures, safeguarding faculty and student liberty and security through deliberative, informed choice. This approach provides a viable means to pursue ethical internationalization in post-secondary education, as it places value on global human wellbeing through sharing of knowledge, skills and resources, aligning safety with values of solidarity and mutuality.

scholarly journals Persistence as an optimal hedging strategy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander P Browning ◽  
Jesse A Sharp ◽  
Tarunendu Mapder ◽  
Christopher M Baker ◽  
Kevin Burrage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Risk ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Investment Portfolio ◽  
Hedging Strategy ◽  
Cellular Decision Making ◽  
Biological Population ◽  
Financial Hedging ◽  
The Face ◽  
Slow Growing

AbstractBacteria invest in a slow-growing subpopulation, called persisters, to ensure survival in the face of uncertainty. This hedging strategy is remarkably similar to financial hedging, where diversifying an investment portfolio protects against economic uncertainty. We provide a new theoretical foundation for understanding cellular hedging by unifying the study of biological population dynamics and the mathematics of financial risk management through optimal control theory. Motivated by the widely accepted role of volatility in the emergence of persistence, we consider several novel models of environmental volatility described by continuous-time stochastic processes. This allows us to study an emergent cellular hedging strategy that maximizes the expected per-capita growth rate of the population. Analytical and simulation results probe the optimal persister strategy, revealing results that are consistent with experimental observations and suggest at new opportunities for experimental investigation and design. Overall, we provide a new way of conceptualising and modelling cellular decision-making in volatile environments by explicitly unifying theory from mathematical biology and finance.

The Role of Scholarships in Study Abroad Programs

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Lien
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Study Abroad Programs

scholarly journals The Impact of Cultural Intelligence on University Students’ Intention to Study Abroad: The Role of Perceived Value

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khuc The Anh ◽  
Le Thi Thanh Dang ◽  
Nhu Vu Bich Ngoc ◽  
Ngo Thanh Dat ◽  
Tran Thi Ngoc Anh
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to examine the relationship among cultural intelligence (CQ), perceived value (PV) and students’ intention to study abroad. By using data gathered in 739 university students, along with statistical analysis, the carrying out results show that there is a positive correlation between CQ and the intention to study abroad through the mediating role of PV. In particular, CQ and PV have positive influence on students’ intention to study abroad and CQ is an antecedent of PV. This study focuses on the influence of specific factors on the intention to study abroad. Meanwhile, this research contributes to the educational field CQ, which is a totally new factor in Vietnam. With a view to helping students in deciding to participate in study abroad programs and improving the quality of education, advice is given to students and related educational organizations.

The Role of Debriefing in a Community Health Study Abroad

2021 ◽  
pp. 104365962110424
Author(s):  
Johnathan Steppe ◽  
Mary Katherine T. White ◽  
Diane L. Keen ◽  
Barbara J. Blake ◽  
Jon Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Study Abroad Programs

Study abroad experiences offer nursing students the opportunity to develop cultural competence and sensitivity while providing care within the context of a different culture. Debriefing is a strategy that engages students in conversation and active reflection to process emotions, examine personal values, and synthesize knowledge gained from active learning experiences. While debriefing can enhance learning outcomes in study abroad programs, there is currently a paucity of literature that explores its use within the context of study abroad. In this article, we describe a structured debriefing approach we use in an international community health clinical experience. We conclude with a discussion of the lessons we have learned to improve the effectiveness of our debriefing sessions and recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals The Influence of COVID-19 on Stress, Substance Use, and Mental Health Among Postsecondary Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110140
Author(s):  
Zachary R. Patterson ◽  
Robert L. Gabrys ◽  
Rebecca K. Prowse ◽  
Alfonso B. Abizaid ◽  
Kim G. C. Hellemans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
Health And Well Being

Emerging adults, including post-secondary education students, are disproportionately affected by the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speed with which society moved in attempt to minimize the spread of the virus left many students with uncertainty and concern about their health, mental health, and academic futures. Considering that post-secondary students are a population at risk, it is important to determine how students respond in the face of the pandemic, and what coping mechanisms or supports will result in improved mental health outcomes. This knowledge will be helpful for post-secondary institutions to understand how COVID-19 has influenced the health and well-being of their students, and may facilitate the implementation of strategies to support their students. This narrative review explores evidence on how COVID-19 has impacted students with the overall goal to provide a set of recommendations to post-secondary institutions to help meet the evolving needs of this population.

scholarly journals Curating Cartographies of Knowledge: Reading Institutional Study Abroad Portfolio as Text

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Julie M. Ficarra
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Political Complexity ◽  
The World ◽  
The U.S

The professionalization of the field of Study Abroad has led to an increase in research on the student experience as well as macro-level analyses of institutional ‘best practices’ for program development and implementation. Yet what has been largely ignored is the international education epistemology embedded in the curation of what I refer to as institutional study abroad portfolios (ISAPs) - the compilation of study abroad programs focusing on specific disciplines or learning activities in particular parts of the world. In this paper, I argue that by using ISAPs as a unit of analysis we can uncover political complexity that is often obfuscated both by institution-level policy analysis as well as program-level evaluation. I present an ISAP analyses of three post-secondary institutions in the U.S. that illustrates how ‘common sense’ geographical and disciplinary pairings come to produce ‘hidden curriculum’ which results in problematic and potentially unintended cartographies of knowledge legitimization.

scholarly journals Studying Abroad at Home: The Meaning of Education Abroad During the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Gaitanidis
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
Japanese Study ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The Face ◽  
Anthropological Fieldwork ◽  
Short Essay ◽  
Study Abroad Program

Studying abroad has virtually ended with the pandemic. New (online) formats are being already offered, but this has not stopped universities from having to revise curricula, renegotiate partnerships and consult with students about studying abroad in 2020 and beyond. This short essay stems from the author’s experience of cancelling his own Japanese study abroad program in late February 2020 to avoid the program participants taking unnecessary risks in the face of the unknown speed at which Covid-19 was spreading in Europe. The cancellation of that study trip brought to the fore, however, entrenched issues with short term study abroad programs and pushed the author to consider what the value of the ‘abroad’ in ‘study abroad’ had been until then. A short comparison with the practice of ethnography ensues, inspired by early pandemic debates on the future of anthropological fieldwork, which is another endeavour that has traditionally depended on relatively extended stays abroad. The essay closes with two problems that study abroad organisers will have to think about in a post-corona world.

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