Long-Term Impacts of Short-Term Study Abroad: Teacher Perceptions of Preservice Study Abroad Experiences
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v26i1.361Keywords:
Long-term impact, Short-term, Study abroad, Teacher perception, Preservice study abroad experience, Education abroadAbstract
Given the calls for a stronger global focus among pre-service teachers and the value of study abroad experiences to assist in this process, many teacher preparation programs have worked to include study abroad experiences into their programs. Including study abroad experiences lasting a semester or more has proven to be a challenge for many such programs however, given the highly structured and locally contextual nature of teacher education. The result is that most study abroad experiences available for preservice teachers are short-term, lasting only a few weeks. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a short-term study abroad course, taken during preservice teachers’ undergraduate program, had any lasting professional or personal impact once they become teachers.
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Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative evaluation and research methods. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
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Quinn, L. F., Barr, H., Jarchow, E., Powell, R., & Mckay, W. J. (1995) International student teaching: New Zealand and the United States perspectives on schooling. Action in Teacher Education, 12(3), 13-21.
Ruyter, K. D., Wetzels, M., & Oosterveld, P. (2004). Response Rate and Response Quality ofInternet-Based Surveys: An Experimental Study. Marketing Letters, 15(1), 21-36.
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Trooboff, S., Berg M. V., & Rayman, J. (2008) Employer attitudes toward study abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 15(Fall/Winter), 17-33.
Yammarino, F. J., Skinner, S. J., & Childers, T. L. (1991). Understanding mail survey response behavior a meta-analysis. Public Opinion Quarterly, 55(4), 613- 639.
Willard-Holt, C. (2001). The impact of a short-term international experience for preservice teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17, 505-517.
Wilson, A. H. (1982). Cross-cultural experiential learning for teachers. Theory Into Practice, XXI(3), 184-192.
Wilson, A. H. (1993). Conversations partners: Helping students gain a global perspective through cross-cultural experiences. Theory Into Practice, 32(1), 21-26.
Yammarino, F. J., Skinner, S. J., & Childers, T. L. (1991). Understanding mail survey response behavior a meta-analysis. Public Opinion Quarterly, 55(4), 613-639.
Zhai, L & Scheer, S.D. (2004). Global perspectives and attitudes toward cultural diversity among summer agricultural students at the Ohio State University. Journal o Agricultural Education, 45(2), 39–51.
Zorn, C. R. (1996) The long-term impact on nursing students of participating in international education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 12(2), 106-110.
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Shiveley, J., & Misco, T. (2015). Long-Term Impacts of Short-Term Study Abroad: Teacher Perceptions of Preservice Study Abroad Experiences. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 26(1), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v26i1.361
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