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Direct linkMora, Eva Infante; Greenwood, Davydd J. – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
CASA-Sevilla is a study abroad programme for US university students with an advanced level of Spanish. In recent years, new patterns of social behaviour among students (mainly the use of technology and low-cost flights) aggravated their difficulties in establishing contacts with the local society, which often resulted in the perpetuation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, Cultural Awareness
Mora, Eva Infante; Andrade, Juan Muñoz; Greenwood, Davydd; Feldman, Richard; Ivanchikova, Melina; Gallardo , Jorge Cívico; Saez, Purificación García – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
This section discusses how the changing students' experiences necessitated a rethinking of the educational programme and the development of an active pedagogy. The reform used two powerful instruments: an adaptation of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which allows the language coordinator to evaluate the linguistic needs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, College Programs
Mora, Eva Infante; Greenwood, Davydd; Ivanchikova, Melina; Castilla-Vázquez, Carmen; Cid-Rodríguez, Rafael; Díaz, Bartolomé Miranda; Flores-Macías, Gustavo A. – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
This section of the account of the action research and thorough reform of the CASA-Sevilla study abroad programme describes how the courses in the fields of anthropology, history and art / art history were changed. It explains why a pedagogical reform was needed, the choices faculty members made and the difficulties they faced. Transitioning to an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, College Programs
Mora, Eva Infante; Piñero, Luisa Álvarez-Ossorio; Díaz, Bartolomé Miranda – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
This section of the comprehensive account of the action research and pedagogical reform of the CASA-Sevilla study-abroad programme concerns the introduction of community-engaged learning as a way to complement classroom instruction. Some experiential elements were already part of the programme's previous design (homestays, cultural visits), but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, College Programs
Mora, Eva Infante; Markot, Marina; Capobianco, Stephen; Ivanchikova, Melina; Kiely, Richard; Feldman , Richard; Cheatle, Amy – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
The action research process initiated in 2015 to make a thorough reform of the CASA-Sevilla study-abroad programme not only produced significant pedagogical developments but also brought about a profound change in the way of working and relating within the programme work organisation itself and with Cornell University colleagues. This section…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Active Learning, College Programs
Mora, Eva Infante – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2019
Evaluation is essential to the analysis of the performance of academic programmes and is a central feature of the academic accountability movement. Most study abroad programmes, however, lack evaluation protocols, even though establishing them and acting on the results would contribute to their credibility. This final section of a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, College Programs, Educational Change
Greenwood, Davydd J.; Levin, Morten – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2008
The core argument is that social science must re-examine its mission and praxis in order to be a significant player in future higher education. This article reviews the results and prospects arising from a four-year international project. Originating in Greenwood and Levin's concern about the social sciences, the project, funded by the Ford…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Social Sciences, Social Scientists
