An Analysis of Study Abroad Administration at US Colleges and Universities

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by  Trevor Nelson

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Trevor Nelson
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Nelson, Trevor, "An Analysis of Study Abroad Administration at U.S. Colleges and Universities. " PhD diss.,
University of Tennessee, 1995.
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To the Graduate Council:
I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Trevor Nelson entitled "An Analysis of Study
Abroad Administration at U.S. Colleges and Universities." I have examined the final electronic
copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education, with a major in Education.
Karl Jost, Major Professor
We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance:
Jane Connelly, Kathleen Davis, Malcolm McInnis
Accepted for the Council:
Carolyn R. Hodges
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
(Original signatures are on file with official student records.)
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AN ANALYSIS OFS TUDY ABROADA DMINISTRATION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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la mg ratetfuoDrl . KarJlo smty,m ajoprr ofesasnodsr t udayb roeandt husfioars t,
hiisn sigahntdgs e ntrleem indtehrast tarheed eraed litnobe esm etl.w oulalds ol ikteo
thanthke o thmeerm berosfm yc ommitftoeetr h egiuri danancde e ncourageDmre.Jn atn:e
ConnelDlry.K, a thlDeaevni asn,dD r. MalcMocIlnmn is.
Thes taoffft hOef ficoefI nternatSitoundale anntdsS cholaatrl se wSat ate
Univerdseisteyr avs ep ectihaaln kssp,e cifictahldeli yr ecDteonrn,iP se terswohnos, a w
thvea luoeft hirse searcahn dm adef undasv ailfaobtrlh ewe o rtk ob eu ndertaken.
lw ouladl sloi kteot hantkh seaft fi nt hSet udAyb roaCde ntaetrl ewSat ate
Univerfsoitrth ye piart iewnhceenl a ppeaprerd eoccuwpiiteohdt hmeart tearnsdt, o S usan
.P oscthow homl a md eepilnyd ebftoecrdo ordintahtmeia nigl ianngdres a dintgh routghhe
numerovuesr sioofnt sh mea nuscript.
Thee xpertoiftsheSe t atistics Laatlb eowrSaat taoUtrneyi verssipteyc,i fically,
Dr.S araNhu sseTro,n yG enelDoi,a nAen dersaonnd,S oledad Fernparnodveezd,
indispensTahbelywee .r aeb eacdounr ithnegn umerotuism elts h ouglhh ta dl osmty
way.
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TristaanndM, a ckenzTihee.hy a vhea dt ot olermaytu ep sa ndd ownasn dm yc ontinued
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ABSTRACT
Thep urposoeft his swtaustd ody etenmnteh oer ganizasttirouncatlau nrde s
practtihcaeatsp petaorc haractseurciczees sstfuudalyb rooapde ratiinoU n.Ss.c olleges
andu niversiTthiere ess.e arwcahsea rl sion teretsokt neodwi ft hedsief fferro tmh e
organizationala nsdpt rrauccttoiufclr eeessss su ccesospfuerr atiIonnsst.i tumteimobnearls
ofN AFSAA:s sociaotfIni toenrn atiEodnuacla tafofrisl iwaittethdh See ctioonUn . S.
StudeSnttusd yiAnbgr oa(dS ECUSSwA)e rseu rveybeymd e anosf a q uestionnAa ire.
I totoafl3 4u8s abqluee stion(naa5 i2r.e6ress %p onrsaet wee)r ree turnferdo umn iversities
I andf ouyre acro lleges wwehrtiehc ehpn l aciendt foo ugrr oups-Iparrigveas tmeal,l
privaltaer,pg ueb laincds mallp ubliisnct itutWiiotnhsit.nh efsoeu grr ouwpesr tew o
succelsesv eblass eodnt hpee rcenotfaeg ner olslteudd eanwtasr dsetdu dayb rocarde dit.
Significcahnit- sqvuaalrue(pe s< .05we)r feo unbde tween institutional success
anda )th el ocatoifto hnse t udayb rooaffidc ew ithaicna demafifcairs atb otlha ragned s mall
publiincs titubt)li eonngst,ht i moaefn i nstithuatshi aodin n volveimnes nttu dayb road,
specifictahlaelg yeo ft hset udayb rooafdfi caen dw henth efi rsstt udayb ropardo grarns
waso fferedc )ua snedo fs ourcoetsh er ctehnatnfur nald sf otrh set udayb rooaffidc es
operatbiundgg aettb otlhar gaen ds rnallp ubliincs tituNtois oingsn.i ficchanit- square
valuweesr feo unbde tweae)tn h per eseonfca ec entrasltirzuecdft ouirrn et ernational
educatrieopno rttioan s ge niaocra demaidcm inistwrhaotspoerr i marrye sponsiibsfi olri ty
internateidouncaalt bi)of na,c uslttayt oufts h dei recotfto hrse t udayb roaodf ficaen,dc )
thaec ademqiuca lificaotfthi eod nisr oecrPt.e arsopnr oduct-mocmoerrnetl atwieornaesl so
performaendds, i gnifivcaalnute s were fouinnds tbiettuswtueiceocnne aasnlsdn umbeorf
studayb ropardo graomfsf eraetld a rpgrei v(art= e. 029a)n dl arpgueb l(ir=c . 578)
schooNloss .i gnifivcaalnutwe esr feo unbde tweienns titustuicocneaalsn sdt hdee greoef
centraliozfsa ttuidaoybn r oaaddm inistrwaittihotinhn se t udy aobfrfiocaed.
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Qualitarteisveeai rsrc ehc ommenadtte hdme o sstu ccesisnfuslt itustiinocnes
aggregdaatteeaa siolvye rlouonki qruees pontsheahsta vper ovseunc ces.sB foutlh
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qualitaatnidvq eua ntitraetsievarceih sn eedaetdc ommunictoyel ges.
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TABLEO FC ONTENTS
CHAPTER
I.I NTRODUCTION...............................................1 .................
Backgrouonfd t heP robl.e.m..... ............................. ... ...1. ......
Statemeonft t heP robml.e......... .....................................7.. ...
Significaonfc teh eS tuyd.......................1.4. ...........................
Definitoifo nT erm.s.............. ..................... .............1..4... .. ..
Assumptioannsd L imitati.o.n.s. ............'.,.......1..6.. .................
H. REVIEW 0 F LITERATURE .................................1..7.. ........... ...
TheH istoroyfS tudy Abr.o.a.d. .................................. ......1 ..7
The Beginnin.g.s. ........................... ...1.7. .......................
The MedievaUln ivers.i.t.y... .... ................ ...... .....2.0. ........
The1 7tthh routgoht he 20Ctenht u.r.y. ............2.8. ...............
The TwentieCtehn tur.y. ................... ..3.4. ........................
OrganizatIinovnosl viendS tudy Abr.o.a.d. ..................4..1.. .......
U.S.G ovenrment 41
PrivatAeg ecnies. .............................................4..6.. .......
Impacotf StudyA broa.d. ......................4.8. ..........................
Demogarphic.s. ................................................4..8.. ... ..
ImpactS tudie.s.. .... ....... ........................ ...... ........... 5.6. ..
StudiUetsi lizEixnigs tSitnagn dardIinzsetdr um.e.n.t.s. ..6.0. ..
StudiUetsi lizSipencgi ficDaelsliyg nIends trum.e.n.t..s.. . .6.6.
OrganizaotfiS otnu dAyb roaAdd ministr.a.t.i.o.n. .......7.6. ............
Study Abriont ahdeA dministraHtiievrea rc...h. y. .............7..6 . .
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Roleo f theA dviso.r. .................... ...8.1. ..........................
Summary. .............................. ...8.9. .................................
II!M.E THODOLOGY ............................ ...9.2. ..............................
Population 92
Instrument 92
PreliminReavriys ioannsdt heP iloStt ud.y. ........... ..9.4. ..........
Mailings 96
ResponsRea te. ......................... ...9.9. ............................
ProcedufroerA nalysiosf D ata. ........................ ...1..0..0. . ..........
IV.F INDINGS 102
ResearcQhu estio1n .. ......� .... 5 ................._ "" .. , ...... ..�.. .." ........... " ...... ".. ....... " • ..".. ........ " .. 108
ResearcQhu estio2n .. .......... ,... ................................................... �.. ................................ " ........ 111
ResaerchQ uestio3n . ....................................................... ... 115
ResearcQhue stion4 ....................... ,. ........................ .................. 117
ResearcQhue stio5n 118
............... ...................... ..................... 'O ••
,..- ResearcQhu estio6n . .............................................................. 121
ResearcQhu estio7n .. ............................................................... 124
Numbeorf Y earTsh erHea sB eena S tudAyb roaOdffi ce. .... ..1.2.5
FirsStt udyA broaPdr gor am. ................... .1.2.7. ...................
ResearcQhu estio8n . ...................... .1.3.0. ..............................
SourcoefsI ncomoet hetrh aCne ntrFauln d.s. ............... ....1 .3.5.
Summary.. ...................... .......................... ........... ....... . 139
V. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSIOCNO,N CLUSIONS,A ND
RECOMMENDATIONS .. .............. .... ............ .... ........... ....1 41
Summarya ndD iscussi...o...n.. ........................................... 141