Student learning abroad : what our students are learning, what they're not, and what we can do about it / edited By Michael Vande Berg, R. Michael Paige and Kris Hemming Lou

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Edité par Stylus Publishing, LLC. - 2012

La 4è de couv. indique : "A central purpose of this book is to question the claims commonly made about the educational benefits of study abroad. Many educators are voicing concern about what students are, or are not, learning abroad; and question traditional metrics of enrollment increases and student self-report, as well as practices of structural immersion. Student Learning Abroad reviews the dominant paradigms of study abroad; marshals the research findings, with emphasis on recent studies that offer convincing evidence about student outcomes; brings to bear the latest knowledge about human learning and development that raises questions about the very foundations of current theory and practice; and presents six examples of study abroad courses or programs whose interventions apply this knowledge. This book aims to promot readers to reconsider long-held assumptions and practices about teaching and learning in study abroad, and to reexamine the design and delivery of their programs. It offers a new foundation for responding to the question that may faculty and staff are now asking: What do I need to know, and what do I need to be able to do, to help my students learn and develop more effectively abroad?"

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