Nontraditional Study Abroad Destinations: Analysis of a Trend
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v13i1.177Keywords:
Nontraditional destinations, Study Abroad, AnalysisAbstract
This paper examines current literature, policy, and theory, and creates a framework for analyzing the personal, societal, and institutional rationales for education abroad in non-traditional locations. I conclude with policy and research implications based on the analysis, including a specific call for more empirical research into the outcomes and impacts of non-traditional study abroad destinations.
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Racette, D. (1996). Study abroad in the non-industrial world: Problems and potentials. The International Review, 6, 31–41.
Rohrlich, B., & Martin, J. N. (1991). Host country and reentry adjustment of student sojourners. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 15(2), 163–182.
Rubin, A. M. (1995). U.S. Enrollment in study-abroad programs grows as more students head for developing nations. Chronicle of Higher Education, 42(11), A40–41.
Saltzman, A., & Mulrine, A. (1996, April 8). Roads less traveled. U.S. News & World Report, 120, 57–59.
Sampson, D. L., & Smith, H. P. (1957). A scale to measure world-minded attitudes. Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 99–106.
Schechter, M. (1993). Internationalizing the curriculum and building bridges across disciplines. In S. Cavusgil (Ed.), Internationalizing business education (pp. 129–140). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
Schoorman, D. (2000). What really do we mean by ‘internationalization?’ Contemporary Education, 71(4), 5–12.
Segalowitz, N., Freed, B., Collentine, J., Lafford, B., Lazar, N., & Diaz-Campos, M. (2004). A comparison of Spanish second language acquisition in two different learning contexts: Study abroad and the domestic classroom. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, 1–18.
Siaya, L., & Hayward, F. (2003). Mapping internationalization on us campuses: Final report. Washington D.C.: American Council on Education.
Sommer, J. G. (2000). Education abroad (SIT Occasional Paper). Brattleboro, VT: School for International Training (SIT). Strategic Task Force on Education Abroad. (2003). Securing America’s future: Global education for a global age (Report). Washington D.C.: NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Sutton, R. C., & Rubin, D. L. (2004). The GLOSSARI project: Initial findings from a system-wide research initiative on study abroad learning outcomes. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, 65–82. The Whole World Committee. (2004). FAQs for students. Retrieved December 13, from http://www.secussa.nafsa.org/wwcstudentfaq.html
Vande Berg, M., Balkcum, A., Scheid, M., & Whalen, B. J. (2004). The Georgetown university consortium project: A report at the halfway mark. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, 101–116.
Wells, R., & Henkin, A. (f2005). Isomorphism in international education. International Journal of Educational Reform 14(3), pp.280–293.
Woy-Hazelton, S. (1999). Ecostudents: The new wave of students abroad. Social Education, 63(2), 89–90.
Apple, M. W. (1979). Ideology and curriculum. London: Routledge & K. Paul.
Aronowitz, S., & Giroux, H. A. (1985). Education under siege: The conservative, liberal, and radical debate over schooling. South Hadley: Bergin & Garvey.
Arum, S., & Van de Water, J. (1992). The need for a definition of international education in us universities. In C. B. Klasek (Ed.), Bridges to the future: Strategies for internationalizing higher education (pp. 191–203). Washington D.C: Association of International Education Administrators.
Bennett, M. J. (1986). Towards ethnorelativism: A developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. In R. M. Paige (Ed.), Cross-cultural orientation: New conceptualizations and applications (pp. 27–70). New York: University Press of America.
Bennett, M. J. (1993). Towards ethnorelativism: A developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. In M. Paige (Ed.), Education for the intercultural experience. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.
Biddle, S. (2002). Internationalization: Rhetoric or reality? (ACLS Occasional Paper, No.56). New York: American Council of Learned Societies.
Birnbaum, R. (1983). Maintaining diversity in higher education (1st ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bond, M. L., & Jones, M. E. (1994). Short-term cultural immersion in Mexico. Nursing and Health Care, 15(5), 248–253.
Bourdieu, P. (1985). The forms of capital. In J. G. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education (pp. 241–258). New York: Greenwood.
Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of Sociology, 94, S95–S121.
Cook, L. A. (2004). The relationship between expectation-experience growth discrepancies and satisfaction among students participating in international service-learning programs. Dissertation Abstracts International. 65(03), 847A. Retrieved May 9, 2005, from http://proquest.umi.com
Council on International Educational Exchange. (2004). Principles of good practice for international education. Retrieved December 15, 2004, from http://www.ciee.org/about/educational_priniciples.aspx
Desruisseaux, P. (1996). New us law makes foreign students, scholars feel unwelcome. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 29, A45.
Desruisseaux, P. (1999). 1.5% rise in American students abroad shows popularity of non-European destinations. Chronicle of Higher Education, 46(16), A60–A61.
DiMaggio, P. J., & Powell, W. W. (1983). The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields. American Sociological Review, 48(2), 147–160.
Elkin, P. L. (1998). Tonderai: Studying abroad in Zimbabwe. Fort Bragg, CA: Lost Coast Press.
Farrell, P., & Suvedi, M. (2003). Studying abroad in Nepal: Assessing impact. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, IX, 175–188.
Fraser, S. E., & Brickman, W. W. (1968). A history of comparative and international education: Nineteenth century documents. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman.
Giroux, H. A., & McLaren, P. (Eds.). (1989). Critical pedagogy, the state, and cultural struggle. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Gurin, P., Dey, E. L., Hurtado, S., & Gurin, G. (2002). Diversity and higher education: Theory and impact on educational outcomes. Harvard Educational Review, 72(3), 330–367.
Gurin, P., Nagda, B. A., & Lopez, G. E. (2004). The benefits of diversity in education for democratic citizenship. Journal of Social Issues, 60(1), 17.
Hammer, M. R., Bennett, M. J., & Wiseman, R. (2003). Measuring intercultural sensitivity: The intercultural development inventory. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27(4), 421–444.
Hansen, H. M. (2002). Defining international education. New Directions for Higher Education, 2002(117), 5–12.
Harari, M. (1992). The internationalization of curriculum. In C. B. Klasek (Ed.), Bridges to the future: Strategies for internationalizing higher education (pp. 52–79). Washington D.C.: Association of International Education Administrators.
Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (2004). A report on the Harvard college curricular review. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.
Hawkins, J. N., & Cummings, W. K. (Eds.). (2000). Transnational competence: Rethinking the US-Japan educational relationship. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Hayward, F., & Siaya, L. (2001). Public experience, attitudes, and knowledge: A report on two national surveys about international education. Washington D.C: American Council on Education.
Hutchins, M. M. (1996). International education study tours abroad: Students’ professional growth and personal development in relation to international, global, and intercultural perspectives. Dissertation Abstracts International. 57(10), 4235A. Retrieved May 9, 2005, from http://proquest.umi.com
Inglis, A., Rolls, C., & Kristy, S. (1998). The impact of participation in a study abroad programme on students’ conceptual understanding of community health nursing in a developing country. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 28, 911–917.
Institute of International Education. (2004). Open doors: Report on international educational exchange. Retrieved November 26, 2004, from http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/
Jenkins, K. (2002). Off the beaten path. Black Issues in Higher Education, 19(6), 50.
Jones, S. R. (2002). The underside of service learning. About Campus, 7(4), 10–15.
Knight, J. (2003). Updated internationalization definition. International Higher Education, (33), 2–3. Retrieved, from http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/News33/Newslet33.htm
Knight, J. (2004). Internationalization remodeled: Definition, approaches, and rationales. Journal of Studies in International Education, 8(1), 5–31.
Martin, J. N., Bradford, L., & Rohrlich, B. (1995). Comparing predeparture expectations and post-sojourn reports: A longitudinal study of U.S. Students abroad. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 19(1), 87–110.
Martin, J. N., & Rohrlich, B. (1991). The relationship between study-abroad student expectations and selected student characteristics. Journal of College Student Development, 32(1), 39–46.
Mestenhauser, J. (1998). The US in international education; what kind of partnership? The Journal of International Education, 9(2), 44–52.
Mizuno, N. (1999). The impact of study abroad experience on American college students who studied in Japan. Dissertation Abstracts International. 59(08), 2826A. Retrieved May 9, 2005, from http://proquest.umi.com
NAFSA: Association of International Educators. (2004). Advising for whole world study. Retrieved December 14, 2004, from http://www.secussa.nafsa.org/ guide/study.html
Pascarella, E. T. (2001). Cognitive growth in college: Surprising and reassuring findings from the national study of student learning. Change, November/December, 21–27.
Racette, D. (1996). Study abroad in the non-industrial world: Problems and potentials. The International Review, 6, 31–41.
Rohrlich, B., & Martin, J. N. (1991). Host country and reentry adjustment of student sojourners. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 15(2), 163–182.
Rubin, A. M. (1995). U.S. Enrollment in study-abroad programs grows as more students head for developing nations. Chronicle of Higher Education, 42(11), A40–41.
Saltzman, A., & Mulrine, A. (1996, April 8). Roads less traveled. U.S. News & World Report, 120, 57–59.
Sampson, D. L., & Smith, H. P. (1957). A scale to measure world-minded attitudes. Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 99–106.
Schechter, M. (1993). Internationalizing the curriculum and building bridges across disciplines. In S. Cavusgil (Ed.), Internationalizing business education (pp. 129–140). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
Schoorman, D. (2000). What really do we mean by ‘internationalization?’ Contemporary Education, 71(4), 5–12.
Segalowitz, N., Freed, B., Collentine, J., Lafford, B., Lazar, N., & Diaz-Campos, M. (2004). A comparison of Spanish second language acquisition in two different learning contexts: Study abroad and the domestic classroom. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, 1–18.
Siaya, L., & Hayward, F. (2003). Mapping internationalization on us campuses: Final report. Washington D.C.: American Council on Education.
Sommer, J. G. (2000). Education abroad (SIT Occasional Paper). Brattleboro, VT: School for International Training (SIT). Strategic Task Force on Education Abroad. (2003). Securing America’s future: Global education for a global age (Report). Washington D.C.: NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Sutton, R. C., & Rubin, D. L. (2004). The GLOSSARI project: Initial findings from a system-wide research initiative on study abroad learning outcomes. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, 65–82. The Whole World Committee. (2004). FAQs for students. Retrieved December 13, from http://www.secussa.nafsa.org/wwcstudentfaq.html
Vande Berg, M., Balkcum, A., Scheid, M., & Whalen, B. J. (2004). The Georgetown university consortium project: A report at the halfway mark. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, 101–116.
Wells, R., & Henkin, A. (f2005). Isomorphism in international education. International Journal of Educational Reform 14(3), pp.280–293.
Woy-Hazelton, S. (1999). Ecostudents: The new wave of students abroad. Social Education, 63(2), 89–90.
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Wells, R. (2006). Nontraditional Study Abroad Destinations: Analysis of a Trend. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 13(1), 113–133. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v13i1.177
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