Unique Opportunities: Influence of Study Abroad on Black Students

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Jasmine; Green, Qiana
Titel	Unique Opportunities: Influence of Study Abroad on Black Students
Quelle	In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 28 (2016), S.61-77 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-4568
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; African American Students; Undergraduate Students; Student Experience; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Racial Identification; Cultural Awareness; Student Participation; Barriers; Educational Benefits; Afrocentrism; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Program Descriptions; Participatory Research; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienerfahrung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Bildungsertrag; Afro-centrisme; Afrozentrismus; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Forschungstätigkeit; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This research adds to the dearth of literature examining the experiences of Black students who study abroad. Additionally, this project extends the literature on the influence of diasporic travel on US Black undergraduate students. Because study abroad has positive benefits for student learning and development (Brux & Fry, 2010), targeted study abroad opportunities could be used as a vehicle for retention and engagement for Black undergraduates. The current study explores the experiences of four Black undergraduate students who studied abroad in South Africa. The authors examined how this particular study abroad experience to South Africa influenced Black undergraduate students' understanding of their Black identity, and increased their knowledge of South Africa and South Africans through collaborating with the community. In this article, the authors discuss the theoretical framework, methodology, and findings, along with implications for future research and practice. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01