Does Faculty-Led Short-Term Study Abroad Improve Students’ Global Competence? Findings From a Systematic Review and Evidence Gap Map
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Global competence, faculty-led, short-term study abroad, systematic reviewAbstract
As a high-impact pedagogical practice, study abroad is frequently utilized as an internationalization strategy to build post-secondary students’ global competence, but the impact of faculty-led short-term study abroad may vary widely across outcomes of interest. An understanding of student learning outcomes is especially needed now as COVID-19 begins to shift from pandemic to endemic and universities restart international initiatives. This systematic review synthesized and mapped evidence on global competence outcomes of short-term study abroad for undergraduate and graduate students. Studies (n=92) reported a total of 215 outcomes representing the three global competence domains of knowledge (41.4% of all outcomes), attitudes (38.1%), and skills (20.5%). Data sources used to assess global competence outcomes included self-administered surveys (40.1% of assessments), student journals (24.9%), and qualitative interviews (13.6%). While findings from this sample of studies offer evidence of positive impact of short-term study abroad on students’ global competence, the substantive and methodological evidence gaps identified can help to build conceptual clarity and guide design of future assessment approaches.
Abstract in SpanishComo práctica pedagógica de alto impacto, estudiar en el extranjero se utiliza con frecuencia como una estrategia de internacionalización para desarrollar la competencia global de los estudiantes postsecundarios, pero el impacto de los estudios a corto plazo dirigidos por profesores en el extranjero puede variar ampliamente según los resultados de interés. La comprensión de los resultados de aprendizaje de los estudiantes es especialmente necesaria hoy en día que COVID-19 comienza a cambiar de pandemia a endémica y las universidades reinician las iniciativas internacionales. Esta revisión sistemática sintetizó y mapeó la evidencia sobre los resultados de competencia global de los estudios a corto plazo en el extranjero para estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado. Los estudios (n = 92) informaron un total de 215 resultados que representan los tres dominios de competencia global de conocimiento (41,4% de todos los resultados), actitudes (38,1%) y habilidades (20,5%). Las fuentes de datos utilizadas para evaluar los resultados de competencia global incluyeron encuestas autoadministradas (40,1% de las evaluaciones), revistas estudiantiles (24,9%) y entrevistas cualitativas (13,6%). Mientras los hallazgos de esta muestra de estudios ofrecen evidencia del impacto positivo de los estudios a corto plazo en el extranjero en la competencia global de los estudiantes, las brechas de evidencia sustantiva y metodológica identificadas pueden ayudar a construir claridad conceptual y guiar el diseño de futuros enfoques de evaluación.
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