STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS: NON-TRADITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC DESIGN INFUSING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS A HIGH IMPACT PRACTICE IN A CLASS ON PLURALISM; A RIPPLE EFFECT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Ladwig
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Ripple Effect ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
High Impact Practice

scholarly journals Student Engagement and Study Abroad

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Rourke ◽  
Heather Kanuka
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
School Year ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
Study Abroad Program

In this study the authors assessed student engagement during a short-term study-abroad program using the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Data were collected from a group of Canadian undergraduates spending six weeks in Mexico. Their program included a 10-day bus tour, three half-credit courses, and accommodations with local families. The authors administered the NSSE twice: once at the conclusion of the students’ current school year and six weeks later at the end of their study-abroad program. A comparison of responses from the two administrations of the NSSE indicates an advantage, though modest, for the study-abroad setting. Study abroad’s stature in higher education as a high-impact learning activity received moderate support from the data. The authors encourage administrators and researchers to use student engagement and the NSSE to refine study-abroad programs.

scholarly journals The Impact of Study Abroad on the Global Engagement of University Graduates

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianna Murphy ◽  
Narek Sahakyan ◽  
Doua Yong-Yi ◽  
Sally Sieloff Magnan
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Voluntary Simplicity ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Global Engagement ◽  
The Impact

Through a survey of 1,283 alumni of a large U.S. public university who graduated between 1980 and 2010, this study compares the global engagement of university graduates who did and didn’t study abroad as undergraduates. Global engagement was measured through self-reported behaviours associated with six domains: civic engagement, knowledge production, philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, voluntary simplicity and internationally-oriented leisure activities. Results show that alumni who participated in study abroad programs as undergraduates reported higher levels of global engagement in most domains (civic engagement, philanthropy, voluntary simplicity, and internationally-oriented leisure activities), but not in all (knowledge production, social entrepreneurship).

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.

Making Undergraduate Research a Central Strategy in High-Impact Practice Reform: The PASSHE Journey

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (169) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Moran III ◽  
Marilyn J. Wells ◽  
Angela Smith-Aumen
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
High Impact ◽  
High Impact Practice

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.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document