WHY IS THE MISSING LINK STILL LARGELY MISSING IN EDUCATION ABROAD PREPARATION? The Case for Ongoing Orientation

Bruce La Brack, Anthony C. Ogden

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is fourfold. The first is to offer a brief overview of and reflection on Pacific’s cross-cultural program in sufficient detail to enable readers unfamiliar with its main features to understand how they developed and were integrated into a specific curriculum. The second purpose is to discuss how the larger context of education abroad has changed over the past quarter century. The third purpose is to provide an overview of the current state of orientation programming across a broad spectrum of US academic institutional types, specifically examining the extent to which the kinds of linkages suggested in the original article have been implemented and where they have not. The basic framework of Pacific’s orientation/reentry courses has long been quite simple. The most common education abroad types today include reciprocal student exchanges, consortia, provider, and faculty-directed programs. Offering face-to-face, direct instruction may be preferable to employing a wholly virtual curriculum.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEducation Abroad and the Undergraduate Experience
Subtitle of host publicationCritical Perspectives and Approaches to Integration With Student Learning and Development
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages181-196
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781000974447
ISBN (Print)9781620368268
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Social Sciences

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