ERIC Number: EJ1022748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Community College Study Abroad: Implications for Student Success
Raby, Rosalind Latiner; Rhodes, Gary M.; Biscarra, Albert
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v38 n2-3 p174-183 2014
The aim of this research is to explore whether participation in study abroad by community college students impacts levels of engagement and if there is a connection between studying abroad and academic achievement. While university-level studies have a history in exploring these questions, the same is not true for community colleges. The California Community College Student Outcomes Abroad Research project (CCC SOAR) uses a mixed methods design to examine data that evidences how participation in study abroad programs not only has implications for personal development and global learning, but also has a range of indicators of academic success variables. Data show that there is a range of positive outcomes that occur as a result of studying abroad for all students across an array of early, midstream, and terminal outcomes due to engagement-enhancing components such as shared common experiences, nurturing behavior from faculty, and increased student interaction in collaborative activities.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Study Abroad, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Mixed Methods Research, Online Surveys, Regression (Statistics), Personal Narratives, Student Surveys, Learning Activities, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Experience, Educational Attainment
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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