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Short-term Study Abroad and Transformative Learning Experience of Undergraduate Students
Type of Presentation
Concurrent Session (45 minutes)
Session Abstract
This presentation concerns the transformative learning experiences of traditional age students participating in short-term study abroad programs. Emerging themes and implications for in postsecondary institutions will be discussed.
Target Audience
Researchers and practitioners interested in transformative education and international education as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning in postsecondary education.?
Learning Outcomes
Session participants will be able to:
1) Review the main theoretical and conceptual framework of a transformative learning process through intercultural interactions while studying abroad;
2) Explore the implications of transformative learning for international education administrators in planning, implementation, and evaluating their study abroad programs;
3) Explore techniques and strategies that can help foster a transformative learning experience for students through international education.
Session Description
Few studies have explored whether any student transformative learning experiences occurred or may occur during short-term study abroad programs. Some scholars have even challenged the academic meaningfulness of U.S. short-term study abroad programs despite growing interest in such programs for the past decades. The study, which involves the proposed presentation, aimed to investigate the transformative learning experiences of traditional-age students from an accredited U.S. institution participating in short-term study abroad programs. The sample included traditional-age students selected on a voluntary basis from the four colleges (Business, Education and Human Services, Letters and Science, and Nursing) of comprehensive university in northeast Wisconsin, U.S. All participants were interviewed before traveling for a faculty led short-term study abroad program and after they returned. Reflective journals and a focus group complemented the data obtained from the individual interviews. Content analysis and constant comparison were used to conduct the analysis based on a transformative learning framework. Emerging themes and implications for international education in postsecondary institutions will be discussed.
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Wednesday November 6
Primary Presenter
Dr. Emmanuel Jean Francois, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Work Title
Assistant Professor