Student Learning Abroad: What Our Students Are Learning, What

Student Learning Abroad: What Our Students Are Learning, What Theyâ€™re Not, and What We Can Do About It
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A central purpose of this book is to question the claims commonly made about the educational benefits of study abroad.

Traditional metrics of enrollment increases and student self-report, and practices of structural immersion, are being questioned as educators voice growing uncertainty about what students are or are not in fact learning abroad. This book looks into whether these criticisms are justifiedâ€•and what can be done if they are.

The contributors to this book offer a counter-narrative to common views that learning takes place simply through students studying elsewhere, or through their enrolling in programs that take steps structurally to â€œimmerseâ€ them in the experience abroad.

Student Learning Abroad reviews the dominant paradigms of study abroad; marshals rigorous research findings, with emphasis on recent studies that offer convincing evidence about what undergraduates are or are not learning; brings to bear the latest knowledge about human learning and development that raises questions about the very foundations of current theory and practice; and presents six examples of study abroad courses or programs whose interventions apply this knowledge.

This book provokes readers to reconsider long-held assumptions, beliefs and practices about teaching and learning in study abroad and to reexamine the design and delivery of their programs. In doing so, it provides a new foundation for responding to the question that may faculty and staff are now asking: What do I need to know, and what do I need to be able to do, to help my students learn and develop more effectively abroad?

Contributors:
Laura Bathurst
Milton Bennett
Gabriele Weber Bosley
John Engle
Lilli Engle
Tara Harvey
Mitchell Hammer
David Kolb
Bruce La Brack
Kris Hemming Lou
Kate McCleary
Catherine Menyhart
R. Michael Paige
Angela Passarelli
Adriana Medina-LÃ³pez Portillo
Meghan Quinn
Jennifer Meta Robinson
Riikka Salonen
Victor Savicki
Douglas Stuart
Michael Vande Berg
James Zull

While the authors who have contributed to Student Learning Abroad are all known for their work in advancing the field of education abroad, a number have recently been honored by leading international education associations. Bruce La Brack received NAFSAâ€™s 2012 Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Award for Innovative Research and Scholarship. Michael Paige (2007) and Michael Vande Berg (2012) are recipients of the Forum on Education Abroadâ€™s Peter A. Wollitzer Award.
Country USA
Brand Stylus Publishing (VA)
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, black & whi
ReleaseDate 2012-06-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781579227142

Country	USA
Brand	Stylus Publishing (VA)
Manufacturer	Routledge
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, black & whi
ReleaseDate	2012-06-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781579227142

Student Learning Abroad: What Our Students Are Learning, What Theyâ€™re Not, and What We Can Do About It

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