TY - JOUR AU - Dwyer, Mary M. PY - 2004/08/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - More Is Better: The Impact of Study Abroad Program Duration JF - Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad JA - Frontiers VL - 10 IS - 1 SE - IV. The Impact of Program Duration DO - 10.36366/frontiers.v10i1.139 UR - https://frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers/article/view/139 SP - 151-164 AB - <p>This study, conducted by IES in late 2002, was designed to measure the longitudinal&nbsp;correlations between specific program features—language study, housing choice,&nbsp;duration of study, enrollment in foreign university courses, participation in an internship or field study, among others—and a variety of student outcomes. A 54-year-old,&nbsp;not-for-profit, academic consortium, IES regularly conducts formative and summative&nbsp;evaluations of its programs, surveying students both during and immediately after&nbsp;their study abroad experiences. This longitudinal study was undertaken with the&nbsp;intent of comparing end of academic term evaluation results with longitudinal results.&nbsp;Only through such a retrospective longitudinal study could the sustainability of&nbsp;results, the effects of program design, and the impact of shifts in student participation&nbsp;patterns be assessed.</p> ER -