Co-authored by five former undergraduate academic exchange participants and their professor and interdisciplinary Arts and Science Program director (who had remained at the home university), the study makes the case for study abroad programming that engages students returning from study abroad, those arriving from elsewhere, and those at the home institution who have not studied abroad. It contributes to post-secondary educational projects and commitments related to global engagement.
Impact
Facilitation of ongoing critical reflection and meaningful connections among students returning from study abroad, those arriving from elsewhere, and those at the home institution who have not studied abroad presents itself as a significant post-sojourn opportunity, with the potential to contribute to the transformation and internationalization of the institution itself.
Student Experience
Although study abroad would appear to be an ideal context for the learning through doing and reflecting that constitutes experiential education, if it fails to be rigorously approached as experiential learning, it not only falls short of its potential, but also risks reinforcing rather than confounding consumerist assumptions and behaviours in education. Co-authored by five former undergraduate academic exchange participants and their professor and interdisciplinary Arts and Science Program director (who had remained at the home university), the study explores the need and various possibilities for programming that would pay more than lip service to the idea of international study as experiential learning. Facilitation of ongoing critical reflection and meaningful connections among students returning from study abroad, those arriving from elsewhere, and those at the home institution who have not studied abroad presents itself as a significant post-sojourn opportunity, with the potential to contribute to the transformation and internationalization of the institution itself.
Countries
Canada
Impact
Research, Education
Institutional Partner(s)
Community Partner(s)
Industry Partner(s)
Key Outcomes
Publications
Sponsorship
Federal
Sponsorship Details
The conference at which this study was originally presented was supported by SSHRC.
