scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Study Abroad as Experiential Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Wilson ◽  
Rachel Brain ◽  
Erik Brown ◽  
Leila Gaind ◽  
Kaila Radan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Experiential Education ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
International Study ◽  
Learning Facilitation ◽  
Academic Exchange ◽  
Home Institution ◽  
Meaningful Connections ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

Abstract Although study abroad would appear to be an ideal context for the learning through doing and reflecting that constitutes experiential education, if it fails to be rigorously approached as experiential learning, it not only falls short of its potential, but also risks reinforcing rather than confounding consumerist assumptions and behaviours in education. Co-authored by five former academic exchange participants and their professor/program director (who had remained at the home university), the paper explores the need and various possibilities for programming that would pay more than lip service to the idea of international study as experiential learning. Facilitation of ongoing critical reflection and meaningful connections among students returning from study abroad, those arriving from elsewhere, and those at the home institution who had not studied abroad presents itself as a significant post-sojourn opportunity, with the potential to contribute to the transformation and internationalization of the institution itself.

Putting the Anthropological Toolkit to Use in International and Intercultural Learning

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
International Study ◽  
Intercultural Learning ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

In spite of the breadth and depth of anthropologists' knowledge of and experience with intercultural and international dynamics, we have done little as a field to tout this knowledge and its relevance and insert it into broader conversations about study abroad, service-learning, and other kinds of experiential learning. The contributions we do make are more idiosyncratic and happen as a result of anthropologists being in positions of influence in their own institutions. However, we have much to offer these conversations; indeed, given the stakes involved—the increasing number of United States students participating in international study and intercultural service learning programs—one could easily argue that we have an obligation to engage in these conversations, sharing our rich methodological and conceptual toolkit to enhance student learning in international and intercultural contexts.

Establishing Interdisciplinary Collaborations for International Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fran Hagstrom
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Study ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Honors College ◽  
Five Disciplines ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

This article describes the development of an interdisciplinary study abroad course for undergraduate students in health care. Involvement was needed from various university programs and faculty, including the Honors College, the Office of Study Abroad, and faculty members from five disciplines and two colleges. The roles of all participants in the process for developing international study are described and examined. The approach used in this program was applied in an interdisciplinary health perspective that included speech-language pathology. Both the program and lessons learned are provided for other universities seeking transnational expansions within and beyond Communication Sciences and Disorders programs.

scholarly journals Convivencia, Abrahamic Religions and Study Abroad in Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Mitchell A. McCoy ◽  
Sally Smith Holt
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
International Study ◽  
Objective Understanding ◽  
Abrahamic Religions ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Study Abroad Program ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Nation People

As a point of departure for understanding the complexities of Spanish national and individual identities, it is incumbent that a student begins by investigating Spanish iterations of the three Abrahamic religions. This presupposition of religion’s centrality in the pursuit of better-informed understandings of the Spanish nation, people, history and culture has served as a cornerstone in the construction of Belmont University’s Maymester study abroad program in Spain and as a lodestar in its evolution. This article will describe the genesis of the program, analyze curricular changes over time and offer a critical reflection about why international study is the quintessential milieu for achieving the sought-after objective: understanding the role of religions and the concept of convivencia in the cultivation of Spanish identities. 

Brokering reflective spaces: Experiential learning in a summer opera program

2021 ◽  
pp. 147402222110074
Author(s):  
Kelly Bylica ◽  
Sophie Louise Roland ◽  
Laura Benjamins
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Musical Skills ◽  
Musical Engagement ◽  
High Level ◽  
Practice Framework ◽  
The Impact

Formal music performance studies within university settings strive to prepare the next generation of performers and pedagogues for musical engagement beyond university. Yet literature suggests that these spaces of study do not always lead to a sense of readiness for potential professional worlds, due in part to a lack of opportunities for guided, in-depth, critical reflection that helps students connect theory and practice. This article articulates findings from a study that sought to consider the impact of deliberate opportunities for reflection in The Accademia Europea dell’Opera (AEDO), a university-affiliated summer opera intensive experiential learning program. Utilizing a communities of musical practice framework, researchers worked collaboratively to help participants engage in guided critical reflection as they developed high-level musical skills through rehearsals and performances. This article specifically considers the ways in which a ‘broker’ helped participants develop practices of reflection and personal agency both within and beyond this context.

Promoting international learning outcomes during a study abroad: the moderating role of internationalisation at home

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris Boonen ◽  
Ankie Hoefnagels ◽  
Mark Pluymaekers ◽  
Armand Odekerken
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Home Institution ◽  
Internationalisation At Home ◽  
International Learning ◽  
At Home

PurposeThe authors examine the role of internationalisation at-home activities and an international classroom at a home institution to promote intercultural competence development during a study abroad.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use large scale longitudinal data from the global mind monitor (GMM) (2018–2020) to examine change over time in both multicultural personality (MPQ) and cultural knowledge (CQ) among students in Dutch higher education institutions. The authors analyse the moderating effect of the preparation in the home institution by looking at the added value of both intercultural communication courses and international classroom setting for intercultural competence development during a study abroad.FindingsThe results show that particularly courses on intercultural communication significantly promote intercultural competence development during a stay abroad. Frequent interactions with international staff also seem to be beneficial for this development.Research limitations/implicationsThis study was conducted in the Netherlands, in one of the most internationalised educational systems in the world. Therefore, it is difficult to generalise these findings to other contexts before any further empirical research is conducted.Practical implicationsBased on the findings, the authors formulate practical advice for higher education institutions that aim to get the most out of the international learning outcomes of a study abroad.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to assess the moderating effect of preparatory internationalisation at home initiatives on the intercultural learning effects of international experiences later on in a study program. Other studies have proposed that these effects will exist but have not tested them empirically with longitudinal data.

scholarly journals Learning from others: A critical reflection on an international study programme

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-350
Author(s):  
Alison McInnes ◽  
Joan M Goss ◽  
Hannah Fisher ◽  
Robyn Brockman
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
International Study ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Professional Networks ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Study Programme

This article offers a critical reflection on an international social work study programme at a Northern European university in 2015. This study develops a shared sense of the expectations and experiences of two academic staff and two students who took part in this social work programme. Interesting findings from this life-changing opportunity were ascertained and included awareness of own motivational learning as well as developing cultural competencies (including language and communication skills), intellectual competencies (including working with others to solve problems), social competencies (including increases in self-confidence and self-awareness) and professional competencies (via increases in professional networks). This supports national data regarding the importance of student mobility including study visits abroad.

Fellowships and Grants

PMLA ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 75 (4-Part2) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Study

This selected list, compiled primarily for members of the Association, omits prize contests and a number of purely literary fellowships. For larger, more inclusive lists, see A Handbook on International Study (New York: The Institute of International Education, $3.00), Lovejoy—Jones College Scholarship Guide (Milton, Mass.: Theodore S. Jones, 1956), Study Abroad, Vol. xi (UNESCO), and Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans (Boston: Bellman Pub. Co.). See also the article by S. F. Johnson, “Honors and Prizes in the MLA Field,” PMLA, lxvii (Feb. 1952), 37–58.

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