Assessing Global Awareness over Short-Term Study Abroad Sequence: A Factor Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v23i1.327Keywords:
Global awareness, Factor analysis, Short-term study abroad, Study abroad outcomes, Study abroad, Education abroadAbstract
Over the past 10 years, U.S. undergraduate participation in study abroad has increased dramatically. The majority of these study abroad experiences have durations of less than eight weeks. Due to the rapid growth in both of these areas, there has been increased interest in assessing student outcomes associated with short-term study abroad (STSA) programs. This paper investigates the impact of an STSA experience on undergraduate students' levels of global awareness over the entire STSA sequence: pre-preparatory course, post-preparatory course, and post-STSA program. We adopt and extend the measures constructed in Chieffo and Griffiths (2004),by implementing a longitudinal study across 23 separate STSA courses. Findings indicate that students’ global awareness does not change significantly after the preparatory course, but that students' levels of global awareness experience statistically significant increases along several dimensions after completing the STSA program. We also find that students who have completed a previous study abroad experience still benefit from an additional STSA course.
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Chow, Patricia, and Ashley Villarreal. 2011. Open Doors: Report on International Educaitonal Exchange. Institute of International Education.
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Costello, Anna B., and Jason W. Osborne. 2005. “Best Practices in Exploratory Factor Analysis: Four Recommendations for Getting the Most from Your Analysis.” Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation 10: 173–178.
DeLoach,, Stephen, Leila Saliba, Victoria Smith, and Thomas Tiemann. 2003. “Developing a Global Mindset Through Short-Term Study Abroad: A Group Discussion Approach.” Journal of Teaching in International Business 15: 37–59.
Dwyer, Mary M. 2004. “More Is Better: The Impact of Study Abroad Program Duration.” Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 10 (Fall): 151–163.
Fischer, Karin. 2009. “Short Study-Abroad Trips Can Have Lasting Effect, Research Suggests.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 20. http://chronicle.com/daily/2009/02/12191n.htm.
Gullekson, Nicole L., Mary L. Tucker, Garth Coombs, and Scott B. Wright. 2011. “Examining Intercultural Growth for Business Students in Short-Term Study Abroad Programs: Too Good to Be True?” Journal of Teaching in International Business 22 (2) (April): 91–106. doi:10.1080/08975930.2011.615672.
Ingraham, Edward C., and Debra L. Peterson. 2004. “Assessing the Impact of Study Abroad on Student Learning at Michigan State University.” Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 10 (Fall): 83–100.
Jon, Jae‐Eun, and Gerald W. Fry. 2009. “The Long-term Impact of Undergraduate Study Abroad Experience: Implications for Higher Education” presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference., Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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———. 2005b. “The Benefits of Short-Term Study Abroad.” The Chronicle of Higher Education (June 3).
Ogden, Anthony C. 2010. “Education Abroad and the Making of Global Citizens: Assessing Learning Outcomes of Course-embedded, Faculty-led International Programming”. The Pennsylvania State University.
Paige, R. Michael, Gerald W. Fry, Elizabeth M. Stallman, Jasmina Josić, and Jae‐Eun Jon. 2009. “Study Abroad for Global Engagement: The Long‐term Impact of Mobility Experiences.” Intercultural Education 20 (sup1) (January): S29–S44. doi:10.1080/14675980903370847.
Sachai, Daniel, Neil Brasher, and Scott Fee. 2009. “Three Models for Short-Term Study Abroad.” Journal of Management Education 34 (5): 645–670.
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2013-08-15
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Kurt, M., Olitsky, N., & Geis, P. (2013). Assessing Global Awareness over Short-Term Study Abroad Sequence: A Factor Analysis. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 23(1), 22–41. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v23i1.327
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