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Jiang, Qin; Sun, Hong; Yuan, Feng; Duan, Wei; Wu, Yang; Liu, Shenjun – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023
Internationalisation of medical education is critical under globalisation. Using micro-data from a medical university, this study launches a longitudinal quantitative study on students' outward mobility to identify the international level of medical education in China. The number of student participation in cross-border programmes is the index to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Page, Brian; Wee, Bryan; Chen, Yi-Chia; Schmit, Ayn – Geography Teacher, 2021
In 2011, the authors developed a new study abroad course in China as part of the University of Colorado Denver Global Study program. The program focused on short-term, intensive, international field study conducted during the three-week break period between the spring and summer semesters. The course, "Sustainability Along the Yangtze,"…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Water Pollution
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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
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Payne, Ellen K.; Chapman, Heather; Daly, April; Darby, Samantha; Heft, Margaret – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Context: Many study abroad experiences are difficult for athletic training students to attend because of the prescriptive nature of the athletic training curriculum. Short-term study abroad programs allow students to participate in an international educational experience without the time commitment of semester-long or yearlong programs. Objective:…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, Foreign Countries, Travel
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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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Fakunle, Omolabake; Pirrie, Anne – Journal of International Students, 2020
This article explores reflection and reflective thinking, drawing upon qualitative research on international students' perceptions of developing their employability while studying in the UK. It addresses a gap in the literature by making a connection between internationalization and employability, concepts that are mainly framed as separate…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Study Abroad, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Dresen, Chelsea K.; Wilmes, Matthew L.; Sullivan, Karen R.; Waterbury, Theresa A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: Leadership growth during short-term study abroad programs remain of critical interest to educators. No research exists on how a strengths-based study abroad curriculum influences resilience growth for working adult graduate students. Purpose: This exploratory study sought to examine how utilizing a strengths-based curriculum…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Study Abroad, Program Length, Graduate Students
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Gutierrez, Amanda; Nailer, Sarah – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Professional experience is viewed by governments, schools, universities and pre-service teachers as a crucial, and for some, the most important element of initial teacher education. Pre-service teachers (PSTs) consistently cite time in schools as the most valuable part of their teacher education programme. High-quality professional experience…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Program Length, Program Effectiveness
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Hull, Robert Bruce; Mortimer, Michael; Robertson, David – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Sustainability professionals need cosmopolitan competencies to be successful when working on environmental, social, and governance issues that span cultural and national boundaries. Working professionals often struggle building these competencies because they have limited time for international travel and limited access to international peers.…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Cultural Awareness, Travel, Foreign Countries
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Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Lee, Hee Yun – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Graduate and professional schools are increasingly using short-term international study abroad courses as one way for internationalizing their curriculum. While international service learning can be a means for improving students' engagement in international learning experiences and providing a structure for learning, it is difficult to design…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Students, Professional Education, Program Length
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Jalongo, Mary Renck; Boyer, Wanda; Ebbeck, Marjory – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Expectations for academic writing and publication have intensified in Academia. Doctoral students in colleges of education are advised to publish even before they graduate and evidence of successful publication is influential in hiring, tenure, and promotion decisions. The purpose of this research was to study the process of writing for…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Doctoral Programs, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research