scholarly journals The Determinants of Study Abroad Participation: A Bivariate Probability Model with Sample Selection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Di Pietro
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Probability Model ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Bivariate Probability

The determinants of university dropouts: a bivariate probability model with sample selection

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Montmarquette ◽  
Sophie Mahseredjian ◽  
Rachel Houle
Keyword(s):  
Probability Model ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Bivariate Probability

The Impact of International Virtual Exchange on Participation in Education Abroad

2021 ◽  
pp. 102831532110527
Author(s):  
Jonathan Lee ◽  
Jami Leibowitz ◽  
Jon Rezek
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Probability Model ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
American University ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Foreign Language Courses ◽  
Linear Probability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Comprehensive Internationalization

International virtual exchange is gaining popularity as an innovative approach to providing international experiences to students, particularly considering the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little research has been conducted on this unique teaching approach or how it fits into university comprehensive internationalization plans. In this paper, we develop a simple theoretical model to explain the impact of taking international virtual exchange classes on students’ decisions to subsequently study abroad. We use a linear probability model with a longitudinal panel that follows 39,381 students through their entire academic career at a large American university to estimate the impact of international virtual exchange and foreign language courses on the probability of subsequent study abroad. Based on our preferred matching model, which accounts for observable differences in student characteristics, we find the likelihood a student will subsequently study abroad approximately doubles if they take an international virtual exchange course.

Cultural Awareness of Students in Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1231-1242
Author(s):  
Celeste Domsch ◽  
Lori Stiritz ◽  
Jay Huff
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Global Awareness ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Short Term Study

Purpose This study used a mixed-methods design to assess changes in students' cultural awareness during and following a short-term study abroad. Method Thirty-six undergraduate and graduate students participated in a 2-week study abroad to England during the summers of 2016 and 2017. Quantitative data were collected using standardized self-report measures administered prior to departure and after returning to the United States and were analyzed using paired-samples t tests. Qualitative data were collected in the form of daily journal reflections during the trip and interviews after returning to the United States and analyzed using phenomenological methods. Results No statistically significant changes were evident on any standardized self-report measures once corrections for multiple t tests were applied. In addition, a ceiling effect was found on one measure. On the qualitative measures, themes from student transcripts included increased global awareness and a sense of personal growth. Conclusions Measuring cultural awareness poses many challenges. One is that social desirability bias may influence responses. A second is that current measures of cultural competence may exhibit ceiling or floor effects. Analysis of qualitative data may be more useful in examining effects of participation in a short-term study abroad, which appears to result in decreased ethnocentrism and increased global awareness in communication sciences and disorders students. Future work may wish to consider the long-term effects of participation in a study abroad for emerging professionals in the field.

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