Making a Connection between Geography and Study Abroad Programmings - Location, Immersion, and Learning Outcomes

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

There are few academic studies that focus on the importance of location in the study abroad program. This paper aims to make connections between the study abroad program and geography and provide appropriate frameworks for the study abroad program in geographical context. In order to explain the role of locations in the study abroad program, we critically examined existing frameworks based on sets of dichotomy, such as global-local, urban-rural and familiar-less familiar location. Even though dichotomies could serve as a base upon which to build a new, more appropriate framework, a dichotomous framework itself is not the best approach for further research. The dichotomous understanding of the study abroad destination has failed to accommodate locality, sense of place and networks among places that are pivotal in understanding a place in a global context. We found that location can in fact play a key role in an institution? study abroad programming and the level of immersion and learning outcomes. It is imperative to incorporate the insight of geography on the understanding of place and conduct more research for the success of study abroad programs. To examine the role of location and the strategy to tune the programs to study abroad destination, the programs of Alveno College are introduced and analyzed.

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