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Niehaus, Elizabeth; Nyunt, Gudrun – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the facets of intercultural learning that might be achievable through faculty-led, short-term study abroad. Exploring changes in various facets of students' intercultural competence pre- to post-study abroad, we found that the largest gains were in the cultural knowledge domain. Findings also…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication
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
Deng, Fei; Peng, Jian-E – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
This study explores changes in willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) inside multilingual classrooms among short-term exchange students. Data were collected from eight Chinese exchange students studying in three universities in Canada and two instructors teaching in one of these universities through in-depth interviews.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Classroom Communication, Student Participation
Sponseller, Aaron C. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Conventional folk wisdom insists study abroad is an inherently valuable educational experience for young people. While traditional study abroad programs were typically a semester or a full year in duration, short-term study abroad programs of only a couple weeks are now the most common type of sojourn abroad. Problematically, evidence is mounting…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Language Proficiency, Educational Experience, Outcomes of Education
Hodara, Michelle; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In an effort to improve developmental education students' outcomes, community colleges have been experimenting with acceleration strategies. Models of acceleration allow students to complete their developmental requirements in a shorter amount of time. However, there has been limited empirical research on the effects of accelerating students'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Acceleration (Education), Program Effectiveness
Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2011
Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue of "Data Notes" investigates the number of attempts it takes students to complete all developmental education courses to which they are referred. Subsequent gateway course completion and overall persistence are also examined. Three-year outcomes were analyzed and…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Correlation

Grassick, Patrick – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1990
Examined attendance problems in a group treatment program for test anxiety at a college counseling services program. Analyzed data collected over 13 years from 736 students. Found that shortening the program from 1.5 days to a single day and instituting a $5 deposit against attendance significantly reduced attendance problems. (Author/PVV)
Descriptors: Attendance, College Students, Dropout Research, Foreign Countries

Volkwein, James Fredericks; Lorang, Wendell G. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
Analysis of transcripts and survey responses of undergraduate students in one university identified three types of student extenders (full-time students taking longer than normal to complete a degree), determined by financial need, grade-consciousness, and special situations. Characteristics of these groups are compared with those posited by…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Credits, College Students, Course Selection (Students)