Domestic study away experiences with experiential and cross-cultural elements can be as effective as international experiences for multicultural competence and critical thinking¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Intentionally experiential domestic study away with cross-cultural elements can be as effective as international experiences for developing multicultural competence and critical thinking. → Natalie I. Cruz & Melissa Whatley 2024 q2 i? Domestic study away with service learning elements showed greater gains than short-term study abroad without service learning components. → Natalie I. Cruz & Melissa Whatley 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Natalie I. Cruz & Melissa Whatley 2024¶

Natalie I. Cruz & Melissa Whatley. (2024). Domestic Study Away in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241279296

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports, citing Johnstone et al. (2018), a hierarchical OLS analysis using Astin's Input-Environment-Output model predicting critical thinking and multicultural competence; college experiences explained variance but demographic inputs did not. It found study "away experiences that are intentionally experiential and have cross-cultural elements can be as effective as international experiences".

"away experiences that are intentionally experiential and have cross-cultural elements can be as effective as international experiences in developing multicultural competence and critical thinking skills."

Natalie I. Cruz & Melissa Whatley 2024 (2)¶

Natalie I. Cruz & Melissa Whatley. (2024). Domestic Study Away in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241279296

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review attributes to Johnstone et al. (2018) the finding that domestic study away with service learning elements outperformed short-term study abroad without service learning on the study's outcome variables; no effect size is printed.

"They also found that students who participated in domestic study away experiences with service learning elements showed greater gains in the outcome variables than students who engaged in short-term study abroad experiences without service learning components."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Intercultural development progress occurred for students in intentionally designed courses regardless of whether study away was a component — related
• Intergroup contact in diverse schools reduces prejudice and increases positive cross-racial relationships, alongside improved critical thinking and civic outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
• Review reports exposure abroad alone does not guarantee gains in social-change competencies, calling the learning mechanism a black box — related