Full Description
There has been enormous growth in faculty-led short-term study abroad programs because they offer flexibility and expand opportunities for students and faculty members who wish to study and work abroad but do not have the resources or time to spend a semester or year away. These experiential programs offer unique opportunities for university faculty to teach their disciplines abroad while engaging students in direct, authentic cultural encounters for transformative change.This volume provides a detailed framework and guidance on how to plan and implement a faculty-led study abroad program. Seasoned faculty leaders and administrators describe an overall program development process, comprehensively identify the elements for designing the curriculum, and offer advice and solutions to unique challenges inherent in various types of programs. The contributors cover the logistics for managing program details at home and abroad provide advice on writing a university proposal, creating a budget, the marketing and recruitment of students, handling abroad logistics, and preparing students for the abroad experience - all illustrated by examples drawn from their experiences. Most importantly, readers will come to understand the difference between experiences that are more touristic than scholarly and gain guidance on designing or redesigning their own programs to ensure academically sound, culturally-relevant curricula that complements the international field site.The opening section sets the scene by describing the overall process of designing and delivering faculty-led abroad programs, from conception to implementation. The core of the book is grounded in evidence-based research for designing international curricula and syllabi, and includes five case studies illustrating short term programs focused on interdisciplinary subject matter, field study, global service learning, internship immersion, and language and cultural study. This practical guide concludes with faculty activities critical to a program's success: marketing and recruiting students; preparing teaching events for before, during, and after the abroad experience; and formulating a plan to leave a small footprint abroad. This book constitutes a handbook for college and university professors who plan to or already conduct short-term study abroad programs as well as administrators and staff of global and international programs.ContributorsBilge Gokhan CelikRobert A. Cole Darla K. DeardorffCandelas Gala Javier Garcia GarridoDale LeavittRoxanne O'ConnellSusan Lee PasquarelliMichele V. PriceAutumn Quezada de Tavarez Victor Savicki Michael ScullyMichael TysonKerri Staroscik WarrenPaul Webb Brian WysorMin Zhou
Contents
Foreword by Hilary Landorf Introduction—Susan Lee Pasquarelli, Robert A. Cole, Michael Tyson Acknowledgements Part I. Understanding the Nature of Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs 1. Surveying the Landscape. The Process of Developing Faculty-Led Programs—Robert A. Cole Part II. Designing the Curriculum for Study Abroad. Student Preparation, Experience, and Return 2. Defining an Academically Sound, Culturally Relevant Study Abroad Curriculum— Susan Lee Pasquarelli 3. Guiding Reflection on Cultural Experience. Before, During, and After Study Abroad—Victor Savicki, Michele V. Price 4. Designing and Assessing Outcomes-Based Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs—Darla K. Deardorff 5. Designing the Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Study Abroad. Sustainability Studies in Turkey— Bilge Gokhan Celik, Dale Leavitt, Michael Scully 6. Designing the Curriculum for Field Study Abroad. Marine Biology in Panama and Belize—Paul Webb, Brian Wysor 7. Designing the Curriculum for Global Service Learning Abroad. Power and Health in El Salvador—Autumn Quezada de Tavarez, Kerri Staroscik Warren 8. Designing the Curriculum for Internship Immersion Abroad. Language and Praxis in Spain—Candelas Gala, Javier Garcia Garrido 9. Designing the Curriculum for Cultural Studies Abroad. Intercultural Learning in China—Min Zhou Part III. Implementing the Study Abroad Program 10. Marketing Short-Term Programs. No Students, No Program— Michael J.Tyson 11. Laying the Groundwork. Faculty Preparation for Teaching Abroad—Susan Lee Pasquarelli 12. Speaking from Abroad—Roxanne M. O'Connell Contributor's Biographies Index
