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Global Learning for Local Serving: Establishing the Links Between Study Abroad and Post-college Volunteering
Research in Higher Education ( IF 1.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-05 , DOI: 10.1007/s11162-020-09604-w
Radomir Ray Mitic

This study contributes new evidence on the factors associated with undergraduate study abroad participation and post-college volunteering. Drawing on Education Longitudinal Study 2002–2012 data, this study analyzes how students’ ascribed characteristics, academic achievement, college environment, and participation in study abroad are associated with students’ likelihood to volunteer after college. Grounded in human capital and status attainment theories, this study employs Astin’s Inputs-Environment-Outcomes framework to isolate study abroad as a high-impact education practice associated with post-college volunteering. Controlling for service-learning, previous volunteering experience, and selection bias for study abroad using inverse propensity of treatment weighting (IPTW), this study provides some of the clearest evidence that study abroad is an educational experience that promotes democratic outcomes. For study abroad program providers, these results suggest that more intentional methods of engendering a desire to improve the local situation upon returning home can further promote civic engagement. On a larger scale, these results provide some relief to the worry that American higher education is not adequately preparing students for democratic citizenship while drawing attention to the fact that only a small subset of the undergraduate population participates in study abroad to receive these benefits.

中文翻译:

本地服务的全球学习:建立国外学习与大学志愿服务之间的联系

这项研究为与海外留学本科学习和大学志愿服务相关的因素提供了新的证据。这项研究利用2002-2012年的教育纵向研究数据,分析了学生的归因特征,学业成就,大学环境以及出国留学参与与学生大学毕业后自愿参加志愿服务的可能性之间的关系。本研究以人力资本和地位获得理论为基础,采用Astin的“投入-环境-结果”框架将出国留学隔离为与大学志愿服务相关的高影响力教育实践。控制服务学习,以前的志愿服务经验以及使用治疗权重逆向(IPTW)进行出国留学的选择偏见,这项研究提供了一些最明确的证据,表明出国留学是一种促进民主结果的教育经验。对于出国留学计划的提供者,这些结果表明,更有意的方法能够在返回家乡时带来改善当地状况的愿望,从而可以进一步促进公民参与。从更大的范围来看,这些结果缓解了人们的担忧,即美国高等教育未能充分为学生提供民主公民资格的准备,同时引起人们的注意,即只有一小部分本科生参加海外学习以获得这些好处。这些结果表明,更有意的方法能够在返回家乡时带来改善当地状况的愿望,从而可以进一步促进公民参与。从更大的范围来看,这些结果缓解了人们的担忧,即美国高等教育未能充分为学生提供民主公民资格的准备,同时引起人们的注意,即只有一小部分本科生参加海外学习以获得这些好处。这些结果表明,更有意的方法能够在返回家乡时带来改善当地状况的愿望,从而可以进一步促进公民参与。从更大的范围来看,这些结果缓解了人们的担忧,即美国高等教育未能充分为学生提供民主公民资格的准备,同时引起人们的注意,即只有一小部分本科生参加海外学习以获得这些好处。
更新日期:2020-06-05
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