Browsing by Subject "Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)"

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    Alternatives to Study Abroad
    (2012-11-16) Soria, Krista M.; Troisi, Jordan
    This presentation was delivered at the annual Association for the Study of Higher Education conference. Colleges and universities are increasingly internationalizing their curricular and co-curricular efforts on campuses; subsequently, it is important to compare whether participation in study abroad or on-campus global/international activities may be associated with students’ self-reported development of global, international, and intercultural (GII) competencies. This study examined undergraduate students’ participation in study abroad and on-campus global/international activities within nine large, public research universities in the United States (n = 15,807). Framed within contact theory and person-environment-interaction theory, the results of this study suggested that students’ participation in activities related to internationalization at home—participation in on-campus global/international activities such as enrollment in global/international coursework, interactions with international students, and participation in global/international co-curricular activities—may yield greater benefits than study abroad for students’ development of GII competencies.
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    College Student Leadership and Social Change
    (2012-11-16) Soria, Krista M.; Lepkowski, Chris
    This presentation was delivered at the annual Association for the Study of Higher Education conference. Colleges are under increasing pressure to develop future citizens who are interested in--and capable of--creating positive social change and improving their communities. Using data from the multi-institutional SERU survey, this study suggests students' participation in leadership positions can promote their engagement in social change.