ERIC Number: EJ1235435
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Publication Date: 2019-Nov
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Student Learning Objectives: What Instructors Emphasize in Short-Term Study Abroad
Niehaus, Elizabeth; Woodman, Taylor C.; Bryan, Angela; Light, Ashley; Hill, Erika
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, v31 n2 p121-138 Nov 2019
Given that higher education institutions are increasingly utilizing short-term study abroad courses as a means to develop students' intercultural competency, it is important to determine if and how the instructors leading these programs are incorporating intercultural learning into their courses. By examining learning objectives embedded within syllabi from short-term study abroad courses, the purpose of this study was to identify the relative extent to which instructors emphasize disciplinary and intercultural learning in teaching short-term study abroad courses, and to examine the types of intercultural learning that instructors are explicitly including in their courses. Findings point to a wide diversity of emphasis on disciplinary content and intercultural learning, with slightly more courses emphasizing disciplinary content than intercultural learning. Of those learning objectives that focus on intercultural learning, the vast majority focused on intercultural knowledge rather than skills or attitudes.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Course Descriptions, Course Content, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Faculty, Content Analysis, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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