ERIC Number: EJ1420892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4640
The Impact of Education Abroad Participation on College Student Success among First-Generation Students
Anthony C. Ogden; Hsiu-Zu Ho; Yeana W. Lam; Angela D. Bell; Rachana Bhatt; Leslie Hodges; Coryn Shiflet; Donald Rubin
Journal of Higher Education, v95 n3 p285-312 2024
This study utilized the large-scale, multi-institutional CASSIE dataset to examine the impact of education abroad participation on academic outcomes for first-generation college students. Using robust multivariate matching methodology that effectively minimized self-selection bias, results showed the magnitude of benefit offered by studying abroad was greater for first-generation students than for continuing-generation students. Even after matching on a variety of background and prior achievement variables, first-generation students who studied abroad had higher 4- and 6-year graduation rates, had higher cumulative GPA scores, and took less time to graduate--relative to first-generation students who did not study abroad. These findings suggest that education abroad programming can be leveraged as a high-impact educational practice to promote college completion rates among first-generation students.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, First Generation College Students, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Time to Degree
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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