Study Abroad: Benefits, Concerns, Who Goes and Why?
| Autor: | Lydia Gan, Zhixin Kang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 34:206-240 |
| ISSN: | 2380-8144 1085-4568 |
| DOI: | 10.36366/frontiers.v34i4.638 |
| Popis: | 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 post-trip surveys were conducted using logistic regression model. Our results showed that participants of a longer-term program were more likely than those in the short-term program to be expanded in their cultural understanding and global outlook. In contrast to many studies, males were found to be more motivated than females by a desire to experience foreign culture. Students with a higher GPA were found to have a more enhanced academic experience than those with a lower GPA. Finally, participants from a monocultural background were found to have a more culturally enhanced experience than the multicultural ones. The results will help improve the quality of study abroad programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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