Measuring International Service Outcomes: Implications for International Social Work Field Placements

Autor/inn/en	Lough, Benjamin J.; McBride, Amanda Moore; Sherraden, Margaret S.
Titel	Measuring International Service Outcomes: Implications for International Social Work Field Placements
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 48 (2012) 3, S.479-499 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
DOI	10.5175/JSWE.2012.201000047
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Educational Opportunities; Social Work; Factor Structure; Student Placement; Counselor Training; Volunteers; Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Service Learning; Foreign Countries; Reliability; Outcomes of Education; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Citizen Participation; Activism; Student Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Soziale Arbeit; Faktorenstruktur; Schülerpraktikum; Freiwilliger; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten; Service-Learning; Ausland; Reliabilität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung
Abstract	International field placements are a unique educational opportunity for social work students to develop the skills they need for social work practice in a globalized world; however, outcomes of international placements have not been rigorously studied. This article reports on the International Volunteer Impacts Survey (IVIS), a 48-item survey administered to 983 respondents that measures perceived outcomes of international service. Using factor analysis procedures, the authors assess factor structure and reliability of major outcomes of international service including international contacts, open-mindedness, international understanding, intercultural relations, life plans, civic activism, community engagement, media attentiveness, and financial contributions. Further development of the IVIS and the implications for using it to assess student outcomes in international social work field placements are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10