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Either Here or There: Short‐Term Study Abroad and the Discourse of Going
Author(s) -
Barkin Gareth
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/aeq.12248
Subject(s) - ethnography , outsourcing , sociology , study abroad , term (time) , work (physics) , southeast asia , public relations , discourse analysis , pedagogy , political science , law , mechanical engineering , ethnology , physics , quantum mechanics , anthropology , engineering , linguistics , philosophy
This article examines practices surrounding short‐term study abroad, focusing on how its outsourcing to professional agencies can shape student encounters abroad. Through ethnographic work in Southeast Asia, I explore the “exposure model” of intercultural learning relied on by many programs. I argue that for‐profit providers, catering to administrative and neoliberal exigencies in higher education, have fostered an uncritical “discourse of going,” which subordinates consideration of pedagogical goals and outcomes to the imperative of increasing participation.