Testing Assumptions: The Impact of Two Study Abroad Program Models
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v11i1.154Keywords:
Impact, Study Abroad, Program ModelsAbstract
There are considerable variables in study abroad program designs; however, this article focuses on the learning context. The purposes of this study, we define and compare the impacts of two types of programs on the program model continuum: the facilitated direct enrollment model and the hybrid model.
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Carlson, J.S., Burn, B.B., Useem, J., & Yachimowicz, D. (1990). The experience of American undergraduates. New York: Greenwood Press.
Carlson, J.S., Burn, B.B., Useem, J., & Yachimowicz, D. (1991). The experience of American undergraduates in Western Europe and the United States. In E.G. Barber & B.B. Burn (Vol. Eds.), Occasional papers on international educational exchange #28, research series. New York: Council on International Educational Exchange.
Cash, R.W. (1993, May). Assessment of study abroad programs using surveys of student participants. Paper presented at the Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum: Chicago.
Chin, H-K., Ed. (2004). Open Doors 2003/04: Report on International Educational Exchange. New York: Institute of International Education.
Citron, J.L. (1996). The cross-cultural re-entry experiences of short-term study abroad students from the U.S. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1996). Digital Dissertations, DAI-A 57/04, 1514.
DeKeyser, R. (1991). Foreign language development during a semester abroad. In B. Freed (Ed.), Foreign Language Acquisition Research and the Classroom (104–119). Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath & Co.
Dukes, R., Lockwood, E., Oliver, H., Pezalila, C., & Wilker, C. (1994). A longitudinal study of a semester at sea voyage. Annals of Tourism Research, 21 (3), 489–498.
Dwyer, M., & Peters, C. (2004). The benefits of study abroad. Transitions Abroad, 27(5), 56–57.
Dwyer, M. (2004). Charting the impact of studying abroad. International Educator, 13(1), 14–20.
Dwyer, M. (2004). More Is Better: The impact of study abroad program duration. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 10, 151–163.
Engle, L and Engle, J. (2003). Study abroad levels: Toward a classification of program types. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 9, 1–20.
Freed, B. F. (1998). An overview of issues and research in language learning in a study abroad setting. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 4, 31–60.
Goodwin, C. D. and Nacht, M. (1988). Abroad and beyond: Patterns in American overseas education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Herman, N. B. (1996). The impact of study abroad experiences on the psychosocial development of college students (Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 1996). Digital Dissertations, DAI-A 57/11, 4659.
Holman, M. A. (1996). Cooperation and Collaboration in US Study Abroad Programming. In Davis, T. M. (Ed.), Open Doors 1995–1996: Report on International Educational Exchange. New York: Institute of International Education.
Kauffman, M., Weaver, H., & Weaver, T., (1992). Students abroad: Education for a global society. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.
Lathrop, B. J. J. (1999). The influence of study abroad programs on United States students’ psychological development (Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia, 1999). Digital Dissertations, DAI-A 60/11, 3917.
Lyakhovetska, R. A. (2003, July). Welcome to Canada? Experiences and views of international graduate students at the University of British Columbia. Vancouver: University of British Columbia.
McCabe, L.J. (1994). The development of a global perspective during participation in Semester at Sea: A comparative global education program. Educational Review, 246, 275–286.
Norris, E.M. & Gillespie, J. (2005). Study Abroad: Stepping Stone to a Successful International Career. NACE Journal, In Press.
Owen, D. L. (1997). International students : host perceptions of their social impact on home, school and community. Victoria BC: University of Victoria.
Ruhter McMillan, A., & Opem, G. (2004). Study abroad: A lifetime of benefits. Abroad View Magazine, 6(2), 58&60–61.
Smith, D.K. (1985). A confluent approach to the cross-cultural learning experience (Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1984). Dissertation Dissertations, DAI-A 46/01, 84.
Soneson, H. M., Lochner-Wright, C., & Navari, J. (1997). Program designs and strategies. In W. Hoffa & J. Pearson (Eds.), NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and Administrators (2nd ed., pp. 279–332). Washington, DC: NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Steinberg, M. (2002). “Involve me and I will understand”: Academic quality in experiential programs abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Special Issue 9, Winter 2002, 207–227.
Stimpfl, J.R. & Engberg, D.E. (1997). Comparing apples to apples: An integrated approach to study abroad program assessment. The IES Map for Study Abroad: Charting a course for quality. Chicago: Institute for the International Education of Students. 1999, 2001, 2003.
Wauldbaum, R.K. (1996). A case study of institutional and student outcomes of an educational exchange program: The University of Denver and the University of Bologna (Doctoral dissertation, University of Denver, 1996). Digital Dissertations, DAI-A 57/07, 2908.
Wetting, P.M. (2002, May). Impacts on participants of an island study abroad program in London, England. Unpublished Capstone paper, School for International Training.
Wilkinson, S. (1998, Fall). On the nature of immersion during study abroad: Some participant perspectives. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 4, 121–138.
Winston, R.B., Jr., Miller, T.K., & Cooper, D.L. (1995). Student developmental task and lifestyle assessment, form F95. Athens, GA: Student Development Associates.
Winston, R.P. (2001, Fall). Discipline and interdiscipline: Approaches to study abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 7, 61–93.
Woolf, M. (2001, Fall). Not waving but drowning: Arguments against immersion in study abroad. International Educator, 10 (4), 29–34.
Wortman T. I. (2002). Psychosocial effects of studying abroad: Openness to diversity (Doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 2002). Digital Dissertations, DAI-A 63/07, 2479.
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2005-08-15
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Mohajeri Norris , E. ., & Dwyer, M. (2005). Testing Assumptions: The Impact of Two Study Abroad Program Models. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 11(1), 121–142. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v11i1.154
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