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Brenner, Ashley A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This case study examined how participating in a short-term education abroad program fostered transformative learning for a small group of community college students. As a participant-observer, I utilized ethnographic methods, including interviews, observations, and document analysis, to understand students' perceptions of their experiences…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Zhang, Yi; Serra Hagedorn, Linda – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
In an era of increasing global competition in education related markets, many higher education institutions in the United States have come to realize the need to market better for international students. Community colleges are no exception and have become increasingly active in recruiting international students using education agents. Using…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Interviews, Student Recruitment, Foreign Students
Crutchfield, Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This case study explored internationalization, diversity, and language through the eyes of students, instructors, and administrators at a multicultural community college in Hawai'i. The purpose was to uncover participants' beliefs and attitudes about ongoing campus-wide internationalization efforts as well as to investigate their broader…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Two Year College Students
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Bohman, Eric – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Community colleges have increased their efforts to attract international students, but little is known how these active efforts influence international students' decisions to attend a community college. This longitudinal study focuses on international students at one community college that embarked on an active international student recruitment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Longitudinal Studies, Student Recruitment
Thompson-Jones, Mary – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program, founded in 2000 as a means to fund study abroad for low-income students, has become the largest federally funded scholarship program for study abroad at the undergraduate level, with more than 2,300 recipients in academic year (AY) 2010-2011. Interviews with former Congressman Benjamin Gilman,…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Students, Interviews
Willis, Tasha Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As institutions of higher education strive to prepare global ready graduates, study abroad is on the rise at both 2-and 4-year campuses. Study abroad is also identified as a high impact program that can lead to increased engagement and student success. However, research has centered on the experiences of White, 4-year students. Literature is rare…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students