Open AccessIncreasing Study Abroad Participation: Faculty Make the Difference
Author(s) -
Eva Paus,
Michael Robinson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
frontiers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2380-8144
pISSN - 1085-4568
DOI - 10.36366/frontiers.v17i1.243
Subject(s) - study abroad , institution , context (archaeology) , descriptive statistics , multivariate analysis , multivariate statistics , higher education , key (lock) , psychology , public relations , political science , mathematics education , sociology , pedagogy , computer science , social science , statistics , mathematics , geography , computer security , archaeology , machine learning , law
This article proposes a model to devise the most effective policies at the institutional level to expand education abroad participation. The paper advances the understanding of the determinants of study abroad in two important ways. First, it shows that going beyond descriptive statistics and simple correlations and using multivariate analysis allows one to isolate the factors that are statistically most important in the study abroad context of a particular institution. Second, the analysis identifies parent and faculty encouragement as key determinants of a student’s study abroad decision.