Examining Students' Perceptions of Globalization and Study Abroad Programs at HBCUs

Autor/inn/en	Walker, Stevon; Bukenya, James O.; Thomas, Terrence
Titel	Examining Students' Perceptions of Globalization and Study Abroad Programs at HBCUs
Quelle	(2011), S.77-88 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1548-6613
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Black Colleges; Global Approach; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis; Study Abroad; Student Surveys; World Views; Student Characteristics; Likert Scales; Predictor Variables; Minority Group Students; Global Education; Undergraduate Students; College Programs; Alabama; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Globales Denken; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Schülerbefragung; World view; Weltanschauung; Likert-Skala; Prädiktor; Globales Lernen; Studienprogramm; USA
Abstract	The objective of this paper is to explore students' perceptions of globalization and the study abroad programs at HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities). Recent statistics reveal that in spite of the current growth in the number of US students receiving academic credit for their overseas academic experience, less than one percent of undergraduate minority students participate in a study abroad program during their degree program. The analysis is based on survey questionnaires administered to 263 undergraduate minority students at AAMU (Alabama A & M University). The questionnaire contained questions related to respondents' demographic characteristics and Likert-scale questions pertaining to students' perceptions of globalization and studying abroad programs. The data are analyzed using factor analysis and binary logistic regression. The results of the regression model suggest that while a number of variables, such as major and classification are found to have statistically significant relationships with globalization, demographic variables and information source variables are not good indicators of students' perceptions of globalization. One interesting finding is that with a global mindset, business students seem to be more favorably inclined toward globalization than non-business students. (Contains 6 tables, 1 figure, and 6 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10