Study Abroad Length of Program Influence on Cross-Cultural Adaptability

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dc.contributor.authorZielinski, Beth Anne Z.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJanosik, Steven M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSanders, Karen Eleyen
dc.contributor.committeememberRidgwell, Diana M.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:34:38Zen
dc.date.adate2007-05-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:34:38Zen
dc.date.issued2007-04-24en
dc.date.rdate2007-05-02en
dc.date.sdate2007-04-30en
dc.description.abstractThe literature available on study abroad addresses reasons students chose to study abroad, outcomes of participation in study abroad, and study abroad program characteristics. However, there is a lack of research linking outcomes of study abroad to program characteristics. The present study will add to the literature by providing information about study abroad program characteristics and their relationship to one possible outcome of study abroad, cross-cultural adaptability. In this study, four factors were used to measure cross-cultural adaptability: (a) emotional resilience, (b) flexibility/openness, (c) perceptual acuity, and (d) personal autonomy. Data were collected using the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) (Kelley & Meyers, 1995). The target sample for this study was undergraduate college students that have participated in study abroad programs of varying lengths. The findings showed significant differences in all five areas: emotional resilience, flexibility/openness, perceptual acuity, personal autonomy, and total CCAI score. These findings suggest that researchers need to take a further look at study abroad program characteristics and their relationship to beneficial outcomes.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04302007-105204en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04302007-105204/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32051en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartZielinskiThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcross-cultural adaptabilityen
dc.subjecteducation abroaden
dc.subjectlengthen
dc.subjectstudy abroaden
dc.titleStudy Abroad Length of Program Influence on Cross-Cultural Adaptabilityen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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