Students' Global Mindedness and Cultural Sensitivity: Examining the Implications of a Semester at Sea Study Abroad Voyage

Autor/inn/en	Medora, Nilufer; Roy, Roudi Nazarinia; Brown, Tiffany L.
Titel	Students' Global Mindedness and Cultural Sensitivity: Examining the Implications of a Semester at Sea Study Abroad Voyage
Quelle	In: International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 32 (2020) 2, S.305-317 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1812-9129
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Global Approach; Study Abroad; Travel; Field Trips; Transportation; Semester System; Experiential Learning; Intercultural Communication; Interdisciplinary Approach; Student Development; Undergraduate Students; Late Adolescents; Program Effectiveness; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Vietnam; Burma; India; South Africa; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied; Globales Denken; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Exkursion; Verkehrswesen; Semester; Semesterferien; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Halbstarker; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Indien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	As globalization increases and the international community moves toward greater interdependence, international learning experiences have become a core educational value for many American universities. Although there are various approaches to study abroad programming, the Semester at Sea (SAS) voyage is an understudied global education program. Using a sample of college students (N = 73), the present study examined differences between the cultural sensitivity and global mindedness scores of students prior to starting the SAS voyage and at the culmination of the voyage. The findings demonstrate significant increases in both global mindedness and cultural sensitivity at the completion of the program and support the positive role of cultural immersion experiences in student growth. Recommendations for future research and study abroad programming are also discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: https://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01