Intercultural Awareness and Short-Term Study Abroad Programs: An Invitation to Liminality

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Author(s): David Starr-Glass (SUNY Empire State College, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 26
Source title: Academic Mobility Programs and Engagement: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Donna M. Velliaris (Independent Researcher, Singapore)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1607-2.ch002

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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One of the desired and anticipated outcomes of study abroad is that participants, who are exposed to difference, will develop a deeper appreciation of intercultural awareness. For students about to graduate and function in an increasingly globalized world, intercultural awareness is a fundamental requirement and a valued asset. Although greater intercultural awareness is associated with longer study abroad experiences, the historical and current reality is that students predominantly chose shorter stays. To optimize intercultural awareness gains for students and their faculty, and to provide greater benefits for the internationalization of their colleges and universities, it is suggested that short-term study abroad programs focus on the inherent liminality of the experience. This chapter explores liminality and the opportunities and challenges associated with the liminally-centered study abroad program.

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