Assessing learning goals for international study abroad and at home.

Abstract

Juniata College, a small liberal arts institution located in the appalachian mountains of central pennsylvania, has received notable attention for its campus internationalization efforts. Despite its small size, this winner of the 2012 naFsa senator paul simon award for Comprehensive internationalization achieved 10% international student enrollment and 41% study abroad rates for its 2012 graduates. it also has been recognized by institute of international education open Doors as having among the highest number of participants in long-term study abroad in baccalaureate colleges. green (2012) highlighted Juniata's "long-standing focus on internationalization" (p. 9) and its curricular and cocurricular opportunities that integrate and enhance global and intercultural learning across campus. in the evolution of internationalization on campus, assessment of these efforts has been institutionalized through the work of the intercultural learning and assessment Committee. this committee, which formed in 2008 in response to a broader campus global engagement

Short-Term Study Abroad in Psychology: Effects of a Cultural Scavenger Hunt on the Development of Intercultural Competence

“…In order to increase their marketability, college students must be prepared to interact with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures (Anderson et al, 2006). Therefore, universities have begun to focus on internationalizing their curriculum and developing intercultural competence in their graduates (Bikos et al, 2013; Patterson et al, 2018; Westcott & Cushman, 2016). Although there is no consensus definition of intercultural competence (see Griffith et al, 2016, for a review), defined broadly, intercultural competence is a “learning process in which one builds authentic relationships by observing, listening, and asking those who are from different backgrounds to teach, to share, to enter into dialogue together about relevant needs and issues” (Deardoff, 2009, p. xiii).…”