Teaching Political Science in a Study Abroad Program: An Examination of Impacts on Student Attitudes.

Autor/inn/en	Hensley, Thomas R.; und weitere
Titel	Teaching Political Science in a Study Abroad Program: An Examination of Impacts on Student Attitudes.
Quelle	(1978), (35 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Attitude Change; Change Agents; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Educational Research; Ethnocentrism; Foreign Students; Global Approach; Higher Education; International Education; International Organizations; International Programs; Literature Reviews; Peer Influence; Political Science; Program Evaluation; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Study Abroad; Values; World Affairs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Collegestudent; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ethnozentrismus; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Wertbegriff; Weltpolitik
Abstract	The paper discusses the impact of a semester-abroad political science program on the attitudes and behavior of college students. Participants included 52 students in a 1977 Kent State University Geneva Semester Program. The hypothesis was that positive attitude changes on worldmindedness would: (1) occur among students participating in the study abroad program; (2) relate positively to the enjoyment of the students' overall experience; and (3) relate positively to the closeness of contact with non-Americans. For the study, questionnaires were administered which focused upon attitudes of worldmindedness, support for the United Nations, self-esteem, and ambiguity. Responses of participants in the study abroad program were compared with responses of 17 students in a class on international organization at Kent State University. Findings based on simple percentages and multiple regression analysis of responses indicated that significant change occurred on only one variable, self-esteem. The conclusion is that relatively brief experience in another culture has a limited impact on attitudes such as worldmindedness and ethnocentrism. A major implication of the study is that claims about the potential of overseas study programs to produce attitude and behavioral changes among student participants should be given careful scrutiny. (Author/DB)
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Update	2004/1/01