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

McKeown, Joshua S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791493601 ISBN 13: 9780791493601

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2009

Synopsis

A fresh look at study abroad programs on American college and university campuses.

Study abroad programs on American college and university campuses are booming, with a national goal of sending abroad one million students within ten years. In this timely and thought-provoking look at the benefits of studying abroad, Joshua S. McKeown moves beyond the acknowledged cultural and linguistic benefits to focus on how it promotes intellectual growth in participating students. He shows that for some students-particularly those without substantial prior international experience-study abroad is associated with significant gains in intellectual development. For those students who have traveled abroad previously, the same does not hold true. It is those students who lack meaningful international exposure who seem to benefit most from studying abroad. The First Time Effect describes in a straightforward way what is happening with today's study abroad students and holds broad implications for education policy and practice.

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About the Author

Joshua S. McKeown is Director of International Education and Programs and an instructor in the Global and International Studies Department at the State University of New York at Oswego.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791493601
• ISBN 13: 9780791493601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170