The Georgetown Consortium Project: Interventions for Student Learning Abroad
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v18i1.251Keywords:
The Georgetown Consortium Project, Study abroad, Education abroad, Learning abroad, Learning interventionsAbstract
The Georgetown Consortium Project derived from Georgetown University's Office of International Programs along with several partner institutions. The large-scale and multi-year study was developed to understand components about U.S. student learning abroad. Of the three broad conclusions, the study revealed significant relationships between independent variables representing learner characteristics and program features and the intercultural and target language learning of students abroad. This article presents an analysis that concentrates on this conclusion. The relationships between student learning and certain independent variables support the argument that students learn most effectively abroad given proactive learning interventions.
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Barr, R., and Tagg, J. (1995). From teaching to learning—a new paradigm for undergraduate education. Change, Nov.–Dec., 13–25.
Bennett, J. (1993). Cultural marginality: Identify issues in intercultural training. In R. M. Paige (Ed.), Education for the intercultural experience. (2nd ed., pp. 109–135). Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.
Bennett, J. (2008a). On becoming a global soul: A path to engagement during study abroad. In V. Savicki (Ed.) Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 13–31) Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Bennett, J. (2008b). Personal communication, September 6, 2008.
Bennett, J., Bennett, M., & Stillings, K. (1977). Description, interpretation, and evaluation: Facilitators’ guidelines. Retrieved September 22, 2008, from http://www.intercultural.org/resources.html.
Bennett, J., & Bennett, M. (2004). Developing intercultural competence: A reader. Portland, OR: The Intercultural Institute.
Biggs, J. (1999). What the student does: Teaching for enhanced learning. Higher Education Research and Development, 18 (1), 57–75.
Binder, F. (2008). Case studies for integration of experience and understanding while studying in Vienna. In V. Savicki (Ed.). Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 259–275). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Bonwell, C. & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom. Washington, DC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education and the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Bosley, G. (2008, Sept. 25). Report about IDI gains for 15 Bellarmine students studying abroad during spring semester, 2008. Personal communication.
Bransford, J., Brown, A., & Cocking, R. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Chambers, A., & Chambers, K. (2008) Tuscan dreams: Study abroad student expectation and experience in Siena. In V. Savicki (Ed.). Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 128–153). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Cohen, A. D., Paige, R. M., Shively, R., Emert, H., & Hoff, J. (2005). Maximizing study abroad through language and culture strategies: Research on students, study abroad program professionals, and language instructors. Retrieved September 22, 2008, from http://www.carla.umn.edu/bibliography/maxsa.html.
Comp, D., Gladding, S., Rhodes, G., Stephenson, S., Vande Berg, M. (2007). In M. Bolen (Ed.) A guide to outcomes assessment in education abroad. Carlisle, PA: The Forum on Education Abroad.
Deardorff, D. (2008). Intercultural competence: A definition, model and implications for education abroad. In V. Savicki (Ed.) Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education. Sterling, VA: Stylus, pp. 32–52.
ECTS users’ guide: European credit transfer and accumulation system and the diploma supplement. (2004). Brussels: Directorate-General for Education and Culture.
Elmore, R., Peterson, P., & McCarthey. (1996). Restructuring in the classroom: Teaching, learning, and school organization. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Engle, L. (2008). Personal communication, September 22.
Engle, L. & Engle J. (2003). Study abroad levels: Toward a classification of program types. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, IX, Fall.
Engle, L. & Engle, J. (2004). Assessing language acquisition and intercultural sensitivity development in relation to study abroad program design. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X, Fall.
Forum on Education Abroad. Mission statement. Retrieved September 22, 2008, from http://www.forumea.org/about-mission.cfm.
Gardiner, L. (1994). Redesigning higher education: Producing dramatic gains in student learning. Washington, DC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education and the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Hammer, M. & Bennett, M. (1998/2004). The intercultural development inventory (IDI) manual. Portland, OR: Intercultural Communication Institute.
Hammer, M. & Bennett, M. (2003). Measuring intercultural sensitivity: The intercultural development inventory. In International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27, 421–443.
Huba, M. & Freed, J. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Hunter, A. (2008). Transformative learning in international education. In V. Savicki (Ed.) Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 92–107). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Kolb, D. (1984). Experiential learning. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Kotrlik, J. W., & Williams, H. A. (2003). The incorporation of effect size in information technology, learning, and performance research. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 21(1), 1–7.
LaBrack, B. (1999–2000a). The missing linkage: The process of integrating orientation and reentry. SAFETI On-Line Newsletter, 1(1), Fall–Winter, pp. 1–40. Retrieved September 22, 2008, from http://www.globaled.us/safeti/v1n1_la_brack.html.
LaBrack, B. (1999–2000b). The evolution continues: The UOP cross-cultural training courses. SAFETI On-Line Newsletter, 1(1), Fall–Winter, pp. 1–10. Retrieved September 22, 2008, from http://www.globaled.us/safeti/vin1_evo_cont.html.
Liskin-Gasparro, J. (1982) ETS Oral Proficiency Testing Manual. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
Lou, K. (2008). Report about IDI gains for 14 spring, 2008 Willamette students studying abroad during spring semester, 2008. Personal communication, Sept. 25, 2008.
Lou, K. & Bosley, G. (2008a). Dynamics of cultural contexts: Meta-Level intervention in the study abroad experience. In V. Savicki (Ed.). Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 276–296).Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Lou, K., & Bosley, G. (2008b). Integrating theory, research, and application for program design. PowerPoint presentation delivered April 3, 2008, at the annual Forum on Education Conference, Boston, MA.
Meyers, J. L., & Well, A. D. (2003). Research design and statistical analysis (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Minucci, S. (2008). Italy: Every day another soulful experience to bring back home. In V. Savicki (Ed.). In Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 215–235). Sterling, VA: Stylus. (pp. 215–35).
Mission statement. (2002). Forum on Education Abroad. Retrieved September 22, 2008 from http://www.forumea.org.
Paige, R. M., Cohen, A., & Shively, R. (2002). Maximizing study abroad: A students’ guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota.
Pusch, M. & Merrill, M. (2008). In V. Savicki (Ed.) Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 297–321). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Ramsden, P. (Ed.) (1988). Improving learning: New perspectives. London: Kogan Page.
Rubin, D., & Sutton, R. (2001). Assessing student learning outcomes from study abroad. International Educator, 10(2), 30–31.
Sanford, N. (1966). Self and society: Social change and development. New York: Atherton Press.
Savicki, V. (Ed.) (2008). Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Savicki, V. & Selby, R. (2008). In V. Savicki (Ed.). In Developing intercultural competence and transformation: Theory, research, and application in international education (pp. 342–352). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Savicki, V., Binder, F., & Heller, L. (2008). In V. Savicki (Ed.), Developing intercultural competence and transformation. (pp. 109–135). Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.
Segalowitz, N., Freed, B., Collentine, J., Lafford, B., Lazar, N., & Díaz-Campos, M. (2004). A comparison of Spanish second language acquisition in two different learning contexts: Study abroad and the domestic classroom. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X.
Stansfield, C. (1991). A comparative analysis of simulated and direct oral proficiency interviews. In S. Anivan (Ed.). Current developments in language testing, pp. 199–209. Singapore: Regional English Language Center.
Stansfield, C. (1996). Test development handbook: Simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI). Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Steinfatt, T. (1989). Linguistic relativity: A broader view. In S. Ting-Toomey & F. Korzenny (Eds.). Language, communication, and culture: Current directions. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Test d’Evaluation du français. Retrieved September 22, 2008, from http://fda.ccip.fr/tef.
Vande Berg, M. (2002). Turning the language tide. Language: The Magazine of Communication and Education, {January, 26–30}.
Vande Berg, M. (2007). Intervening in the learning of U.S. students abroad. Journal of Studies in International Education, 11 (3–4), Fall/Winter, pp. 392–99.
Vande Berg, M., Balkcum, A., Scheid, M., & Whalen, B. (2004). A Report at the half-way mark: The Georgetown Consortium project. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, X.
Weimer, Maryellen. (2002) Learner-centered teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Whorf, B. (1956). Language, thought, and reality. New York: Wiley.
Zull, J. (2002). The art of changing the brain: Enriching teaching by exploring the biology of learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
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2009-08-15
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Vande Berg, M., Connor-Linton, J., & Paige, R. M. (2009). The Georgetown Consortium Project: Interventions for Student Learning Abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 18(1), 1–75. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v18i1.251
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