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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 justified 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 immerse 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 BathurstMilton BennettGabriele Weber BosleyJohn
EngleLilli Engle Tara HarveyMitchell HammerDavid KolbBruce La Brack
Kris Hemming LouKate McClearyCatherine MenyhartR. Michael
PaigeAngela PassarelliAdriana Medina-Lopez PortilloMeghan
QuinnJennifer Meta RobinsonRiikka SalonenVictor SavickiDouglas
StuartMichael Vande BergJames ZullWhile 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 NAFSA 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 Abroad s Peter A. Wollitzer
Award."
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 justified 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 immerse 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 BathurstMilton BennettGabriele Weber BosleyJohn
EngleLilli Engle Tara HarveyMitchell HammerDavid KolbBruce La Brack
Kris Hemming LouKate McClearyCatherine MenyhartR. Michael
PaigeAngela PassarelliAdriana Medina-Lopez PortilloMeghan
QuinnJennifer Meta RobinsonRiikka SalonenVictor SavickiDouglas
StuartMichael Vande BergJames ZullWhile 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 NAFSA 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 Abroad s Peter A. Wollitzer
Award."
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