How Study Abroad Programs Impact a Students' Futures: A Western Michigan University Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Ashley A.
dc.contributor.authorHallett, Lucius, F., IV
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T21:13:01Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T21:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses study abroad programs at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to examine the lasting effects on students' careers, as well as, their personal and social development. Given the consistent increase in students studying abroad, it is important to know how and in what ways these experiences are affecting futures. Through a study of survey data collected from past participants in study abroad programs over eight years at Western Michigan University, we analyze whether significant effects developed for students regarding: language fluency and use, academic achievement, cultural development, personal growth, and professional attainment, as well as, how their study abroad experience impacted their lives following graduation. The findings, through gauging the quality of students' experiences, will assist administrators and coordinators in study abroad programs in higher education towards designing future programs and assessing the potential for success of that design and the long-term impact on participants.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent32 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationKing, A.A. & Hallett, L.F. (2012). How study abroad programs impact a students' futures: A Western Michigan University case study. Research in Geographic Education, 14(1), pp. 10-41.
dc.identifier.issn1529-0085
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/17461
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
dc.sourceResearch in Geographic Education, 2012, Vol. 14, pp. 10-41.
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectstudy abroad programs
dc.subjectstudent international travel
dc.subjectcareer impacts
dc.subjectprogram design
dc.titleHow Study Abroad Programs Impact a Students' Futures: A Western Michigan University Case Study
dc.typeArticle

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