Assessing Study Abroad (eBook)

Foreword Introduction. Issues in Assessing Study Abroad-Victor Savicki and Elizabeth Brewer PART ONE. THEORY AND BACKGROUND ON ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 1. How We Got to Where We Are (and Aren't. in Assessing Study Abroad Learning-Mark Salisbury 2. Beyond the Study Abroad Industry. Perspectives From Other Disciplines on Assessing Study Abroad Learning Outcomes-Rachel Shively, Nick Gozik, Elizabeth Brewer, Dennis Doyle, and Victor Savicki 3. Closing the Loop. Linking Stages of the Assessment Cycle-Nick Gozik PART TWO. TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 4. Contextualizing the Assessment Journey and Tools for the Trek-Kevin P. Saunders, Jen Hogan, and Christa Lee Olson 5. Using Qualitative Research Methods to Assess Education Abroad-Tasha Bleistein and Mary Shepard Wong 6. Quantitative Approaches to Study Abroad Assessment-Mark E. Engberg and Lisa M. Davidson PART THREE. CASE STUDIES OF PRACTICE IN ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 7. Where and How Do Students Learn Abroad? Using Reflective Writing for Meaning-Making and Assessment-Elizabeth Brewer and Joshua Moore 8. Adapting the Office Mission and Assessment Practices to Institutional Needs-Nick Gozik 9. Integrated Assessment Strategies. Linking Study Abroad Outcomes to the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum-Dennis M. Doyle 10. Engagement. Assessment's Ability to Connect People, Ideas, and Practice-Kelly McLaughlin 11. Using Data for Improvement and Advocacy. A 10-Year Retrospective on Outcomes Assessment Through Multimethod Longitudinal Studies and Institutional Data-Elaine Meyer-Lee and Karen Chambers 12. Continuous Improvement in a Small Study Abroad Office Using Outcomes Assessment-Victor Savicki and Michele V. Price 13. A Closer Look at the Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale. A New Tool for Measuring Study Abroad Outcomes-Steven E. Stemler and Carolyn K. Sorkin 14. Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment of Student Learning in Off-Campus Programs-Joan Gillespie, Elizabeth Ciner, and David Schodt 15. Using a Partnership Approach in Study Abroad. Implications and Strategies for Program Design and Assessment-Mary F. Price, Julie A. Hatcher, Dawn Michele Whitehead, and Gil Latz 16. Capacity Building for Assessing Study Abroad Outcomes-Elizabeth Brewer About the Contributors Index