Uncovering the Potential Learning in Short-Term Study Abroad

Authors

Elizabeth Niehaus, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Gudrun Nyunt, Northern Illinois UniversityFollow

ORCID IDs

Gudrun Nyunt http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-4270

Date of this Version

2-28-2022

Citation

Published in Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (2022) doi:10.1080/19496591.2021.1997758

Comments

Copyright © 2022 NASPA; published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Used by permission.

Abstract

The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the facets of intercultural learning that might be achievable through faculty-led, short-term study abroad. Exploring changes in various facets of students’ intercultural competence pre- to post-study abroad, we found that the largest gains were in the cultural knowledge domain. Findings also point to vast differences in how individual students do, and do not, show gains across multiple measures of intercultural competence after studying abroad.