Study Abroad Experiences and Global Citizenship: Fostering Proenvironmental Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Wynveen, Christopher J.; Kyle, Gerard T.; Tarrant, Michael A.
Titel	Study Abroad Experiences and Global Citizenship: Fostering Proenvironmental Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 16 (2012) 4, S.334-352 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315311426782
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Citizenship; Statistical Data; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; Global Approach; Conservation (Environment); Student Attitudes; Pretests Posttests; Surveys; Values; Program Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Environmental Education; College Students; Experiential Learning; Transformative Learning; Australia; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Staatsbürgerschaft; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Globales Denken; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Schülerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Wertbegriff; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Collegestudent; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Pädagogische Transformation; Australien; Neuseeland
Abstract	Short-term study abroad programs currently account for more than 50% of students who study overseas. Using an adaptation of the Value-Belief-Norm theory of proenvironmental behavior (Stern, 2000), we hypothesized that study abroad nurtures global citizenship related to ecologically conscious behaviors by strengthening core relations among environmental values, beliefs, and norms. The sample consisted of students (n = 623) from 10 U.S. universities participating in a 4-week study abroad program to either Australia or New Zealand in 2008 and 2009. A pre-, posttest design was adopted in which students voluntarily completed a survey instrument on the first and last days of the program in the destination country. Results of the study suggested that the modified Value-Belief-Norm approach provides a robust theoretical framework, used in conjunction with theories of learning, for explaining how proenvironmental behavior is nurtured. These findings provided empirical support for the efficacy of short-term study abroad programs and developed further support for the importance of strong pedagogical techniques implemented by competent instructors. (Contains 3 notes, 7 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10