Open AccessStudy Abroad and Intercultural Development: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Richard J. Rexeisen,
Philiip H. Anderson,
Leigh Lawton,
Ann Hubbard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
frontiers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2380-8144
pISSN - 1085-4568
DOI - 10.36366/frontiers.v17i1.241
Subject(s) - study abroad , intercultural communication , psychology , longitudinal study , intercultural learning , pedagogy , medical education , political science , medicine , pathology
When evaluating the effectiveness of study abroad programs, students overwhelmingly report that they continue to develop their self-confidence and world view as a result of their study abroad experience once they return home. This article presents a study that uses the intercultural development inventory (IDI) to address whether or not students' cultural learning continued to improve four months after returning from their study abroad experience.