Large-Scale Assessment of Student Attitudes after a Short-Term Study Abroad Program

Authors

  • Lisa Chieffo
  • Lesa Griffiths

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v10i1.140

Keywords:

Student Attitudes, Short-term, Study Abroad

Abstract

The team’s primary interest in conceiving this research project was to determine whether students taking courses abroad, regardless of the nature of their particular program, acquire “global awareness” to a greater extent than those who enroll in similar courses on campus and whether, at the end of the session, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups.  The project was also influenced by previous work done by the University of Georgia’s Office of International Education on study abroad outcomes assessment. (See www.usg.edu/oie/initiatives/ for details.)

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Author Biographies

Lisa Chieffo

Lisa Chieffo studied abroad in Vienna, Tübingen and Bayreuth, Germany. She earned her M.A. in German and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware. She served as Study Abroad Coordinator in UD’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for eight years and has been the Associate Director of the Center for International Studies since 2002.

Lesa Griffiths

Lesa Griffiths is a Professor of Animal Science and served as the Associate Dean for Academic Programs prior to her current position as director of the University of Delaware Center for International Studies. The recipient of awards for teaching excellence, she has also received a number of instructional grants and gifts and has authored a variety of publications. She has accompanied students on study abroad programs focused on international agriculture.

References

Chin, H. K. (Ed.). (2002). Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. News York: Institute of International Education.

Desruisseaux, P. (1999, December 10). 15% rise in American students abroad shows popularity of non-European destinations. The Chronicle of Higher Education, pp. A60-A62.

Desruisseaux, P. (1998, December 11). More American students than ever before are going overseas for credit. The Chronicle of Higher Education, pp. A70-A71.

Institute of International Education (2003). Open Doors Report 2003. http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

Kochanek, L. 1923 — 75th anniversary in 1998. University of Delaware’s Center for International Studies. http://international.udel.edu/studyabroad/1923/brief_history.html

Rubin, A. M. (1996, December 6). Study-abroad programs for Americans enjoyed a boom year in 1994-95. The Chronicle of Higher Education, pp. A66-A68.
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Published

2004-08-15

How to Cite

Chieffo, L., & Griffiths, L. (2004). Large-Scale Assessment of Student Attitudes after a Short-Term Study Abroad Program. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 10(1), 165–177. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v10i1.140

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2004): Special Issue: Assessment of Study Abroad Learning Fall, 2004

Section

IV. The Impact of Program Duration