Evaluating the Study Abroad Experience using the framework of Rotter’s Social Learning Theory

Autor:	Dana R. Wyner, Vince Carter, Mark McLeod, Steve Nowicki, Philip Wainwright, Dana Tottenham
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Wainwright Locus of control media_common.quotation_subject Applied psychology Socialization Self-esteem Learning theory Study abroad Psychology Focus group Social learning theory Social psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 26:30-38
ISSN:	2380-8144 1085-4568
DOI:	10.36366/frontiers.v26i1.353
Popis:	The authors proposed a framework based on Rotter’s Social Learning Theory (SLT) that is appropriate for the evaluation of students’ experiences in college study abroad programs (McLeod & Wainwright, 2009). In the present paper two concepts originating in SLT, locus of control and self- esteem, were used to gauge the impact of study abroad courses on undergraduates. It was predicted and found that when compared to a peer comparison group, study abroad participants became more internally controlled; however there was no change in self-esteem. It was important to note that the study abroad students maintained the positive change in locus of control six months after the end of the program. Rotter’s SLT appears to be a viable perspective for examining significant aspects of the study abroad experience.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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