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Experiential Learning . . . Remotely: Study Abroad, Global Citizenship and NGO Management
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Higher Education Quarterly . 2024 78(3):766-783. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Experiential learning has become a fundamental pillar of higher education, particularly in public administration and nonprofit management programmes. This approach purposefully aims to engage learners directly in (a) concrete experiences; (b) focused, personal reflection; (c) abstract conceptualizations and (d) active experimentation. As universities have increased attention on experiential learning, they have also developed more study-abroad opportunities that position global citizenship as a primary expected learning outcome. Following the cancellation of study-abroad opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study provides an opportunity to review the student outcomes of two courses with the same materials, course focus (NGOs in Southeast Asia) and learning objectives: a study-abroad cohort in 2016 and a remote cohort in 2020. The findings suggest that the remote version may lead to similar outcomes in terms of global citizenship dispositions as the in-person version, although students in the remote version exhibited a more superficial, homogenized response to course materials. Implications for online, on-site and hybrid learning are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0951-5224 and 1468-2273
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Higher Education Quarterly
- Notes :
- http://dyanamason.com
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1432273
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12485