Studying Abroad: The Role of College Students' Goals on the Development of Cross-Cultural Skills and Global Understanding

By Anastasia Kitsantas. 2004

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Going Global: Understanding the Choice Process of the Intent to Study Abroad (2009, background): “1990; Douglas and Jones-Rikkers 2001), more favorable attitudes toward other cultures (Carlson and Widaman 1988; Kitsantas 2004), stronger intercultural communication skills (Anderson et al.”
Travelling a thousand miles: Hong Kong Chinese students’ study abroad experience (2011, background): “Chirkov and colleagues (2008) and Kitsantas (2004) examined the role of students’ study abroad goals in cross-cultural learning and adaptation.”
Developing intercultural understanding and skills: models and approaches (2011, background): “The magnitude of the change has been linked to students’ goals (Kitsantas 2004) and to the length of the stay (Medina-LopezPortillo 2004; Olson and Kroeger 2001).”
Positive Aspects of International Student Transitions: A Qualitative Inquiry (2011, background): “This finding is a possible extension to work done by Kitsantas (2004), which indicated that student goals play a pivotal role in students’ development of cross-cultural skills, suggesting that flexibility within these goals might also contribute to international student development.”
The Educational Benefits of Travel Experiences (2013, background): “Other increases in knowledge resulting from study abroad that have been found include learning about the unknown (Novelli and Burns 2010), another culture/cultural sophistication (Chieffo 2007), and global understanding (Kitsantas 2004).”