ERIC Number: EJ1252910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1085-4568
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The Awe in Awesome in Education Abroad
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, v32 n2 p94-119 Apr 2020
Few have examined how students perceive or make sense of their formal educational travel experiences, resulting in a dearth of knowledge about perceived educational value of experiences. To rectify this situation, this study addressed how students make meaning during their education abroad (EA) experience. Employing a constructivist grounded theory approach, students were found to process their experiences through four meaning-making structures labeled, "Seeking Novelty," "Actually Being," "Securing/Blending," and "Living in a State of Awe," all of which contributed to experiencing awe during their EA experience. The authors propose the Education Abroad Meaning-Making Framework, which can be used to understand students' experiences while on EA and to serve as a theoretical foundation upon which further research on EA can be conducted. They also discuss implications of the Framework for pre- and post-experience advising, program, and curriculum development.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Advising, Study Abroad, Educational Experience, Travel, Grounded Theory, Guidelines, College Students, Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment
Frontiers Journal. Dickinson College P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013. Tel: 717-254-8858; Fax: 717-245-1677; Web site: https://www.frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France; Germany; Spain; United Kingdom (England); Morocco
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