Stranger in a Strange Land: The Role of Study Abroad in Civic Virtues

Autor/inn/en	Boulware, Jeannie Ngoc; Kim, Yena; Nusbaum, Howard; Henly, Anne
Titel	Stranger in a Strange Land: The Role of Study Abroad in Civic Virtues
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 52 (2023) 1, S.34-42 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2022.2139668
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; Values; Citizen Participation; Empathy; Social Values; Program Effectiveness; Cultural Awareness; Altruism; Interpersonal Relationship; Undergraduate Students; Student Motivation; Illinois (Chicago); Need for Cognition Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Wertbegriff; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Empathie; Sozialer Wert; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	What leads people to contribute to public life, to strengthen social cohesion, and work to better society? We investigated how co-curricular aspects of college life relate to social cognitive processes foundational for civic virtues and contribute to their development. We examined one widespread type of co-curricular college experience--studying abroad. When studying abroad, students encounter different social norms and cultures and often interact with others using a non-native language. How does immersion in an unfamiliar society affect psychological capacities, such as epistemic humility and regard for others, that may be central to civic virtues? We compared measures of civic virtues across students who studied abroad, students interested in studying abroad who had not yet had that experience, and students with no interest in studying abroad to understand how differences in civic engagement and civility relate to aspects of students' psychology such as epistemic humility, empathy, and need for cognition. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01