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Gu, Wei – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The number of students studying in a country other than their own has dramatically increased in recent years. In 2010, over 3.7 million students studied abroad; in 2014, the number had grown to over 4.5 million students. Asian countries are the predominant places of origin. When students live and study in a new country, in addition to studying,…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Stress Variables
Creative Minds Abroad: How Design Students Make Meaning of Their International Education Experiences
Johnson, Rachel Sherman – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study is to explore the ways in which students majoring in a design discipline make meaning of their study abroad experiences in relation to their creativity and creative design work. Students and recent alumni from the College of Design (CDes) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMTC) who had studied abroad formed the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Design, Majors (Students), Study Abroad
Jang, In Chull – L2 Journal, 2015
Young adults in South Korea are encouraged to constantly develop their skills and qualifications to meet the challenges posed by the job market in the country's neoliberal post-IMF crisis economy. This paper examines the ways in which changes in South Korea's labor market and corporate recruitment culture have affected the ideologies and practices…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
Galloway, Vicki – Dimension, 2015
Consider the oyster. Like all good metaphors, it has done some morphing since the days of Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor." Newer bands of shell material have repainted the mollusk metaphor, transforming it from ostracism, opportunism, and exploitation to openness, opportunity and exploration, and thus an apt symbol for the…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Cultural Influences, Sustainability, Educational Methods
Yeh, Shu-Fen – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The present study explores four L2 mature writers' development of writing and voices in English between different academic environments, and seeks to create more meaningful grounds for teaching academic ESL writing in the U.S. and college writing in Taiwan. The approach of this study is influenced by Hirvela and Belcher's (2001) reading of terms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Penman, C.; Ratz, S. – Intercultural Education, 2015
This article contributes to the debate on what form of preparation and support can enhance the intercultural student experience during a Year Abroad. It presents a credit-bearing and multi-modal module at a UK university designed to both prepare students prior to departure through a series of workshops and activities on an e-portfolio and help…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Holistic Approach, Longitudinal Studies, Multicultural Education
Borghetti, C.; Beaven, A.; Pugliese, R. – Intercultural Education, 2015
The study presented in this article aims to explore if and how intercultural learning may take place in students' class interaction. It is grounded in the assumption that interculturality is not a clear-cut feature inherent to interactions occurring when individuals with presumed different linguistic and cultural/national backgrounds talk to each…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Classroom Communication, Intercultural Communication
Gieser, James D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
From the recruitment of international students and the establishment of cross-border research partnerships to study abroad programs, internationalization is viewed as a necessary means to prepare students for thoughtful action in a globalized world. In particular, studying abroad is regarded as a powerful vehicle for increasing students' global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Global Approach, Cultural Awareness
Bloom, Melanie; Miranda, Arturo – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2015
One of the foremost-cited rationales for study abroad during college is the development of a global perspective and intercultural sensitivity. Although this argument is mentioned frequently in promotional materials for study abroad, it has not yet been backed by research based on the outcomes of students' study abroad experiences. As more…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries
Potts, Davina – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015
European and U.S. institutions have promoted the value of a learning abroad experience for many years. As Australian higher education institutions have adopted policies and strategies to increase participation in learning abroad, with employability as a central argument, it is important to study this claim. This article examines the links between…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning
Gaia, A. Celeste – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Though many experts argue that semester or year abroad study is the optimal path, short-term programs meet the needs of students who would not otherwise study abroad and can be effective at increasing intercultural competency. The present study describes one type of short-term program--the embedded faculty-led model--and provides evidence that…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Intercultural Programs, Pretests Posttests, Participant Satisfaction
Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Lee, Hee Yun – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
Graduate and professional schools are increasingly using short-term international study abroad courses as one way for internationalizing their curriculum. While international service learning can be a means for improving students' engagement in international learning experiences and providing a structure for learning, it is difficult to design…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Students, Professional Education, Program Length
Young, Jennifer T.; Natrajan-Tyagi, Rajeswari; Platt, Jason J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Study abroad is one aspect of global movement that connects individuals of diverse backgrounds. Individuals studying abroad are proffered to negotiate self-identity when they confront novelty and new contexts. This study chose to use the qualitative method of phenomenological interviews to examine how individuals experience themselves and others…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Study Abroad, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology
Palmer, Yolanda – Journal of International Students, 2015
Contemplating my graduate student experience overseas, I constantly viewed myself as an isolate, one who did not belong in the new community of practice. I encountered numerous lingua-cultural, academic and social challenges which led to my lack of community and belonging. This paper is a reflection of my experiences as an international graduate…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Study Abroad, Graduate Study, Graduate Students
Salmona, Michelle; Partlo, Margaret; Kaczynski, Dan; Leonard, Simon N. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
This study offers a theoretical construct for better understanding how experiential learning enables student teachers to acquire social and cultural variation skills, develop cultural empathy in the K-12 classroom, and the transference of these skills to new educational situations. An Australian and United States research team used a…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Cultural Awareness, Student Teachers, Study Abroad