ERIC Number: EJ1343254
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
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Education Abroad and College Completion
Bhatt, Rachana; Bell, Angela; Rubin, Donald L.; Shiflet, Coryn; Hodges, Leslie
Research in Higher Education, v63 n6 p987-1014 Sep 2022
While some stakeholders presume that studying abroad distracts students from efficient pursuit of their programs of study, others regard education abroad as a high impact practice that fosters student engagement and hence college completion. The Consortium for Analysis of Student Success through International Education (CASSIE), compiled semester-by-semester records from 221,981 students across 35 institutions. Of those students, 30,549 had studied abroad. Using nearest-neighbor matching techniques that accounted for a myriad of potentially confounding variables along with matching on institution, the analysis found positive impacts of education abroad on graduation within 4 and 6 years and on cumulative GPA at graduation. A very small increase in credit hours earned emerged, counterbalanced by a small decrease in time-to-degree associated with studying abroad. Overall, the results warrant conclusions that studying abroad does not impede timely graduation. To the contrary, encouraging students to study abroad promotes college completion. These results held similarly for students who had multiple study abroad experiences, and who have studied abroad for varying program lengths.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Students, Outcomes of Education, Graduation, Grade Point Average, College Credits, Time to Degree, International Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Postsecondary Education (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: P017A170020