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Margaret Arrison Nolan; Peggy Hickman – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
The globalization of business, education, and other sectors has illuminated the need for institutions of higher education to prepare students to adapt, interact, and perform in culturally diverse environments (Arnett, 2002; Brislin & Yoshida, 1994; Elmuti et al., 2005; Williams et al., 2017). Utilizing the conceptual framework of Deardorff's…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Intercultural Communication, Models
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Kristofer Chang Alexander; Luke T. Ingersoll; Cleveland G. Shields; Monica L. Miller; John A. Gipson; Charles A. Calahan; Andrea L. DeMaria; Stewart Chang Alexander – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2022
Some colleges, departments, and study abroad offices have developed cultural development courses and study abroad opportunities designed to help improve students' cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. Some evidence suggests combining these approaches can be effective at helping students increase their Cultural Intelligence (CQ). This study…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Program Length, Study Abroad, Course Descriptions
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Hamdani, Maria – Journal of Management Education, 2021
The aim of this 5-week Positive Emotions Project (PEP) is to teach students simple emotional well-being techniques in an online course. I adapted a clinical intervention that Moskowitz et al. developed for chronically ill patients. The adapted training proved to be effective for academic purposes. In this instructional innovation article, I…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Program Effectiveness, Program Length, Skill Development
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Yingying Pan; Xiaoli Zheng – Educational Psychology, 2024
Online education transforms many aspects of teaching and learning in higher education. International students studying abroad already face considerable stress and negative emotions, and the transition to online learning can further intensify their learning anxiety. This study systematically investigated the factors associated with international…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Anxiety, Learning Readiness, Student Attitudes
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Anderson, Kyle David; Knoll, Benjamin; Tyra, Ellen – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2020
Religion is a central element in global education, fundamentally affecting how students interact with diverse peoples and cultures and what they learn and experience in foreign environments. Nevertheless, the topic has received little attention for quite some time. This study investigates how students' religious backgrounds, identities, and…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Study Abroad, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
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Bernacki, Matthew L.; Vosicka, Lucie; Utz, Jenifer C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Students who drop out of their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors commonly report that they lack skills critical to STEM learning and career pursuits. Many training programs exist to develop students' learning skills and they typically achieve small to medium effects on behaviors and performance. However, these programs…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Achievement, STEM Education, Skill Development