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Modes of Study Abroad Learning: Toward Short-Term Study Abroad Program Designs beyond the Study Abroad Effect
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Neriko Musha Doerr – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2022
When a class is considered a study abroad rather than on-campus course, new criteria of learning, evaluation, and vocabulary often apply. Calling it "study abroad effects", this article examines such effects on short-term study abroad programs in the US by introducing the notion of the "mode of study abroad learning", a kind of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
The Role of Parenting Styles for the Relationship of Stays Abroad, Self-Efficacy and Intercultural Competence
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Genkova, Petia; Schreiber, Henrik; Fässler, Verena – Intercultural Education, 2023
Students' development of intercultural competence during stays abroad has been subject to numerous studies due to the vital importance of intercultural interaction in the globalised world. In the present cross-sectional study, we provide and test a theoretical frame connecting self-efficacy theory of learning and intercultural learning, examining…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Competence, Study Abroad, Self Efficacy
The Organisation of the Academic Year in Europe, 2022/2023. Eurydice--Facts and Figures
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Crosier, David; De Lel, Gisèle – European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2022
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and nonuniversity study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries. [For the 2021/22 report, see ED617647.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
The Organisation of the Academic Year in Europe, 2021/22. Eurydice--Facts and Figures
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Crosier, David; De Lel, Gisèle – European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2021
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries. [For the 2020/21 report, see ED610818.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
Comparing Learning in Unit Operations Courses across Three Modalities: Domestic, Four-Week Study Abroad, and Eight-Week Study Abroad
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Andrea L. Schuman; Alaa Abdalla; Jennifer Case; David B. Knight – Chemical Engineering Education, 2025
Study abroad attempts to prepare students to effectively work in a multi-national environment. This study compares students' experiences in a unit operations laboratory course offered in multiple modalities: at students' home university, and four- and eight-week study abroad. The results examine the impact of support on students' learning and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, Comparative Analysis, Educational Experience
Study Abroad: Benefits, Concerns, Who Goes and Why?
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Lydia Gan; Zhixin Kang – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2022
The objective of the research is to investigate if certain demographics of students help explain four areas of potential improvements in predominantly short-term study abroad programs. These areas are motivation, experience enhancement, benefits from various learning activities, and students' concerns regarding their experience. Pre-trip and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Student Motivation, Student Experience, Student Attitudes