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Mareike Müller – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2023
A relatively small body of research has been conducted on the near- and long-term effects of study abroad (SA) to date. This existing research suggests that SA effects on language skills tend to be volatile, while the impact on various aspects of learners' personal, academic, and professional development may be longer-lasting. Yet, learner…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Length, Study Abroad, Longitudinal Studies
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Zachary Nowak; Jacopo Bernardini; Paola Cascinelli; Amanda Fontana – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
There is a vibrant literature dedicated to evaluating the effects of international education experiences on the students who participate in them. While much discourse centers on the development of "(inter) cultural competencies," research on assessment suggests that these competencies develop over a longer period of time than most abroad…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, Diaries, Educational Experience
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Servi, James; Butz, Nikolaus T.; Davis, Jason R.; Brewbaker, Brooke E.; Galewski, Andrea K. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2023
Employers are continually looking for graduates who show an understanding of people with diverse cultures, languages, and religions. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine how participation in study abroad enhanced the interculturality of undergraduate business students. Participants included two cohorts of U.S. students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Study Abroad, Program Length
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Paul Horness – rEFLections, 2023
Study abroad programs offer students an exciting and effective way to experience language and culture. It also helps students grow individually. However, administrators need to confirm the program's goals and objectives. This study examined the construct validity and reliability of a survey, which is the basis of development, conducted in a…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis
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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
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Reid Bailey – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Increase in short-term programs is one of the biggest shifts in study abroad over the past twenty years. With prior research in this area showing many positive but also mixed impacts, skepticism persists about the ability of short-term study abroad to change students' views on cultural differences. The aim of this study is to characterize if and…
Descriptors: Program Length, Study Abroad, Educational Change, Student Mobility
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Patricia Briscoe; Carmelina Robino – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2022
The task of preparing future teachers for diversified classrooms is imperative. We aimed to deepen our understanding of the capacity of international teach abroad programs (TAPs) to prepare Canadian teacher candidates to be more culturally responsive in their classrooms. Data were collected using pre- and post-questionnaires, focus groups, and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, International Programs, Study Abroad, Program Length
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Kevin Daniel Fedewa – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
This preliminary case study used qualitative methods to analyze the experiences of eight short-term education abroad participants prior to, during, and shortly after a two-week program in Taipei. Interpretive analysis of reflection papers, focus group interviews, mobile app assignments, and a post-program evaluation survey revealed that students…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Student Attitudes
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Ann Kristin Bjørnnes; Hennie Skaufel; Malin Holmström Rising; Marlene Gädda; Anna-Lena Nieminen; Nina Misvaer; Maria-Louise Bender Monggaard; Katrine Greve Sørensen; Linda Alondere; Asta Butkuviene; Astrid Torbjørnsen – SAGE Open, 2024
This descriptive pilot study investigates and evaluates nursing students' perceptions of their learning gains and the factors contributing to academic integration within a one-week Intensive Programme (IP) course, part of the Nordplus Programme. Nordplus encourages mobility and curriculum development across Nordic and Baltic higher education. The…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, Program Length, Nursing Education, Student Attitudes
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Keyu Zhai; Kang Cao – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2025
Although there is an abundance of research on international students' study and life experiences in the receiving countries and their post-study labour market outcomes in the sending countries, the motivations to study in a specific country have rarely been studied. Based on the theoretically grounded analysis, this article aims to explore the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Foreign Students, Student Mobility
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Dianne Burke Moneypenny; Rosalie S. Aldrich – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Study abroad is an important piece of the internationalization of curriculum and is particularly advantageous for second language learners. Many students study abroad to learn a language and the majority of students studying abroad enroll in shorter-term programs. Given their strong representation in the field of study abroad, the following…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Spanish, Outcomes of Education, Second Language Learning
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Neto, Félix – Journal of International Students, 2023
International students constitute an important sojourner group. The current research aimed to test the psychometric characteristics of the Satisfaction with Migration Life Scale (SWMLS) for international students and the role of different psychosocial variables in predicting SWMLS. The sample included 189 Brazilian college students who attended…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Students, Life Satisfaction, Measures (Individuals)
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Ni Shuilleabhain, Aoibhinn; Cronin, Anthony; Prendergast, Mark – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2021
In this paper we explore the attitudes of under-privileged secondary school pupils in Ireland towards mathematics and investigate the impact of attending a 4-week engagement programme on these attitudes. The pupils involved in this research attended schools recognized by the Department of Education & Skills as socio-economically deprived.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Program Effectiveness, Program Length, Mathematics Education
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Strydom, Sonja C.; Wessels, Helena; Anley, Casey – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: A digital literacies short course, rooted in a pedagogical model of authentic learning and mapped against the TPACK model, was conceptualised and implemented to enhance the existing digital literacies and technological pedagocial content knowledge of student teachers and to promote an awareness of technology-enhanced curriculum…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Lindsay Brown; Kalina Gjicali; Ha Yeon Kim; Carly Tubbs Dolan; Paul Frisoli; Mahmoud Bwary; J. Lawrence Aber – AERA Open, 2023
Despite widespread enthusiasm for remedial education programming with refugee populations, there is little rigorous evidence on how to design and implement such programs. We employ a cluster-randomized design of non-equivalent treatment groups to test the impact of access to two types of program enhancement: longer program duration and the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Refugees, Foreign Countries, Social Emotional Learning
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