TY - JOUR AU - Shames , Wendy AU - Alden, Peg PY - 2005/08/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Impact of Short Term Study Abroad on theĀ  Identity DevelopmentĀ of College Students with Learning Disabilities and/or AD/HD JF - Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad JA - Frontiers VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.36366/frontiers.v11i1.149 UR - https://frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers/article/view/149 SP - 1-31 AB - <p>This article explores the identity changes that college students with&nbsp;LD and/or AD/HD report after participating in a short-term study abroad&nbsp;program. The reflections of thirteen short-term study abroad participants,&nbsp;all of whom have been diagnosed with LD and/or AD/HD are presented.&nbsp;Particular attention is focused on the ways in which these identity changes&nbsp;impacted the students as learners and the factors unique to short-term study&nbsp;abroad that facilitated those identity changes. It concludes by proposing a&nbsp;model of identity development for students with LD and/or AD/HD and&nbsp;recommends methods for greater inclusion of students with LD and/or AD/HD in short-term study abroad programs. We hope that our findings will&nbsp;help to reframe notions about the ability and adaptability of students with&nbsp;LD and/or AD/HD, lower current barriers to participation in study abroad for&nbsp;students with LD and/or AD/HD, and contribute to the dynamic discussion&nbsp;currently underway about study abroad and student outcomes.</p> ER -