This book is intended to guide advisors, administrators, and faculty members engaged with study abroad who are concerned with answering the question: what does study abroad achieve? It will also inform the work of study abroad organizations as well as institutions receiving study abroad students.
This book is intended to guide advisors, administrators, and faculty members engaged with study abroad who are concerned with answering the question: what does study abroad achieve? It will also inform the work of study abroad organizations as well as institutions receiving study abroad students.
Victor Savicki is Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at Western Oregon University. His recent research has focused on stress, coping and adjustment in cross-cultural settings. He has participated in a variety of study abroad programs both as an instructor and a researcher. Elizabeth Brewer is Director, International Education, at Beloit College. Brian Whalen is Chief Academic Officer and Dean of Education at Atlantis, a leading healthcare education organization. He serves in the same role for both the Beacon Fellowship and the Lex Fellowship. Brian is also a Director and Advisory Partner at Academic Assembly, Inc., a Dean's Fellow at Dickinson College, and an International Education Leadership Fellow at the University at Albany. Among the most well-known and influential international education leaders currently working in the field, Brian served for more than a decade (2006-2018) as the President and CEO of The Forum on Education Abroad, the first Standards Development Organization (SDO) worldwide focused on international education. During that time, he oversaw The Forum's growth into a leading international association, and formidable quality assurance organization for the field of education abroad. He is also an experienced senior international academic officer, having served in that role at Dickinson College and Marist College. A widely published scholar, Brian was founding editor and publisher of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. During his long career, Brian has developed or overseen education abroad programs in more than 50 countries, has delivered dozens of presentations and trainings in the U.S. and many other countries, has collaborated to secure nearly $4 million in grants in support of international education initiatives, and has participated in high-level meetings as a discussant at the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Education, and the White House. Brian has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in
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Foreword Introduction. Issues in Assessing Study Abroad-Victor Savicki and Elizabeth Brewer PART ONE. THEORY AND BACKGROUND ON ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 1. How We Got to Where We Are (and Aren't. in Assessing Study Abroad Learning-Mark Salisbury 2. Beyond the Study Abroad Industry. Perspectives From Other Disciplines on Assessing Study Abroad Learning Outcomes-Rachel Shively, Nick Gozik, Elizabeth Brewer, Dennis Doyle, and Victor Savicki 3. Closing the Loop. Linking Stages of the Assessment Cycle-Nick Gozik PART TWO. TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 4. Contextualizing the Assessment Journey and Tools for the Trek-Kevin P. Saunders, Jen Hogan, and Christa Lee Olson 5. Using Qualitative Research Methods to Assess Education Abroad-Tasha Bleistein and Mary Shepard Wong 6. Quantitative Approaches to Study Abroad Assessment-Mark E. Engberg and Lisa M. Davidson PART THREE. CASE STUDIES OF PRACTICE IN ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 7. Where and How Do Students Learn Abroad? Using Reflective Writing for Meaning-Making and Assessment-Elizabeth Brewer and Joshua Moore 8. Adapting the Office Mission and Assessment Practices to Institutional Needs-Nick Gozik 9. Integrated Assessment Strategies. Linking Study Abroad Outcomes to the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum-Dennis M. Doyle 10. Engagement. Assessment's Ability to Connect People, Ideas, and Practice-Kelly McLaughlin 11. Using Data for Improvement and Advocacy. A 10-Year Retrospective on Outcomes Assessment Through Multimethod Longitudinal Studies and Institutional Data-Elaine Meyer-Lee and Karen Chambers 12. Continuous Improvement in a Small Study Abroad Office Using Outcomes Assessment-Victor Savicki and Michele V. Price 13. A Closer Look at the Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale. A New Tool for Measuring Study Abroad Outcomes-Steven E. Stemler and Carolyn K. Sorkin 14. Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment of Student Learning in Off-Campus Programs-Joan Gillespie, Elizabeth Ciner, and David Schodt 15. Using a Partnership Approach in Study Abroad. Implications and Strategies for Program Design and Assessment-Mary F. Price, Julie A. Hatcher, Dawn Michele Whitehead, and Gil Latz 16. Capacity Building for Assessing Study Abroad Outcomes-Elizabeth Brewer About the Contributors Index
Foreword Introduction. Issues in Assessing Study Abroad-Victor Savicki and Elizabeth Brewer PART ONE. THEORY AND BACKGROUND ON ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 1. How We Got to Where We Are (and Aren't. in Assessing Study Abroad Learning-Mark Salisbury 2. Beyond the Study Abroad Industry. Perspectives From Other Disciplines on Assessing Study Abroad Learning Outcomes-Rachel Shively, Nick Gozik, Elizabeth Brewer, Dennis Doyle, and Victor Savicki 3. Closing the Loop. Linking Stages of the Assessment Cycle-Nick Gozik PART TWO. TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 4. Contextualizing the Assessment Journey and Tools for the Trek-Kevin P. Saunders, Jen Hogan, and Christa Lee Olson 5. Using Qualitative Research Methods to Assess Education Abroad-Tasha Bleistein and Mary Shepard Wong 6. Quantitative Approaches to Study Abroad Assessment-Mark E. Engberg and Lisa M. Davidson PART THREE. CASE STUDIES OF PRACTICE IN ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 7. Where and How Do Students Learn Abroad? Using Reflective Writing for Meaning-Making and Assessment-Elizabeth Brewer and Joshua Moore 8. Adapting the Office Mission and Assessment Practices to Institutional Needs-Nick Gozik 9. Integrated Assessment Strategies. Linking Study Abroad Outcomes to the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum-Dennis M. Doyle 10. Engagement. Assessment's Ability to Connect People, Ideas, and Practice-Kelly McLaughlin 11. Using Data for Improvement and Advocacy. A 10-Year Retrospective on Outcomes Assessment Through Multimethod Longitudinal Studies and Institutional Data-Elaine Meyer-Lee and Karen Chambers 12. Continuous Improvement in a Small Study Abroad Office Using Outcomes Assessment-Victor Savicki and Michele V. Price 13. A Closer Look at the Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale. A New Tool for Measuring Study Abroad Outcomes-Steven E. Stemler and Carolyn K. Sorkin 14. Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment of Student Learning in Off-Campus Programs-Joan Gillespie, Elizabeth Ciner, and David Schodt 15. Using a Partnership Approach in Study Abroad. Implications and Strategies for Program Design and Assessment-Mary F. Price, Julie A. Hatcher, Dawn Michele Whitehead, and Gil Latz 16. Capacity Building for Assessing Study Abroad Outcomes-Elizabeth Brewer About the Contributors Index
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