Students' Global Mindedness and Cultural Sensitivity: Examining the Implications of a Semester at Sea Study Abroad Voyage

As globalization increases and the international community moves toward greater interdependence, international learning experiences have become a core educational value for many American universities. Although there are various approaches to study abroad programming, the Semester at Sea (SAS) voyage...

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Published inInternational journal of teaching and learning in higher education Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 305 - 317
Main Authors Medora, Nilufer, Roy, Roudi Nazarinia, Brown, Tiffany L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning 2020
Subjects
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Differences
Developing Nations
Experiential Learning
Field Trips
Foreign Countries
Global Approach
Intercultural Communication
Interdisciplinary Approach
Late Adolescents
Program Effectiveness
Semester System
Student Development
Study Abroad
Transportation
Travel
Undergraduate Students
Vietnam
South Africa
Ghana
Burma
India
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Summary:As globalization increases and the international community moves toward greater interdependence, international learning experiences have become a core educational value for many American universities. Although there are various approaches to study abroad programming, the Semester at Sea (SAS) voyage is an understudied global education program. Using a sample of college students (N = 73), the present study examined differences between the cultural sensitivity and global mindedness scores of students prior to starting the SAS voyage and at the culmination of the voyage. The findings demonstrate significant increases in both global mindedness and cultural sensitivity at the completion of the program and support the positive role of cultural immersion experiences in student growth. Recommendations for future research and study abroad programming are also discussed.
ISSN:1812-9129
1812-9129