The First Time Effect: The Impact of Study Abroad on College Student Intellectual Development

173 Pages·2009·0.39 MB·English

by  Joshua S. Mckeown

THE FIRST TIME EFFECT
D
THE IMPACT OF STUDY ABROAD ON
COLLEGE STUDENT INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Joshua S. McKeown

T H E F I R S T T I M E E F F E C T

T H E F I R S T T I M E E F F E C T
The Impact of Study Abroad on
College Student Intellectual Development
Joshua S. McKeown
SUNY
P R E S S
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McKeown, Joshua S., 1970–
The first time effect : the impact of study abroad on college student
intellectual development / Joshua S. McKeown.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7914-9359-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-7914-9360-1 (softcover : alk. paper)
1. Foreign study. 2. College students—Intellectual life. 3. Intellect. I. Title.
LB2375.M38 2009
370.116—dc22
2008014210
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ToInternational Educators Everywhere

Contents
List of Tables ix
Introduction 1
1. A New Look at Study Abroad 11
2. Student Development on Study Abroad 29
3. Focusing on Today’s Students 51
4. The Experience of First Time Travelers 77
5. Challenge of a Lifetime 95
Appendix A.1:Schools Involved in the Study 125
Appendix A.2:Institutional Review Board Results 127
Appendix A.3:Script for Participating Schools 129
Appendix B:Pilot Test and Follow-up Testing 131
Appendix C:Questionnaire 133
Appendix D:Pilot Research Project Results 137
Appendix E:Study Limitations 139
References 145
Index 155
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