Examining the Academic Impact of an Active Learning-Based Study-Abroad Program
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20K00871
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Nanzan University |
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Principal Investigator |
DEACON Bradley 南山大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (10454406)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MILES Richard 南山大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (90751602)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | global-mindedness / intercultural competence / virtual exchange / short-term study abroad / intercultural attitudes / students’ perceptions / Intercultural competence / study abroad / Active Learning / Intercultural Competence / Global Competence |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research project seeks to better ascertain how theoretical findings related to Active Learning (AL) have been practically implemented in a Japanese university educational context in order to more effectively prepare students for success in a short-term study-abroad program. The key research question in this study is: What Active Learning experiences do Japanese university students find effective in their home learning context and in their CLIL-based short-term study-abroad context?
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I wrote a paper and made presentations a short-term study-abroad (STSA) program between a university in central Japan and a university in the south-west in the US. This study empirically assessed the impact of a six-week study-abroad program with the US university (conducted online as a virtual program due to the COVID-19 pandemic) on sophomore Japanese university students’ global-mindedness (GM). In addition, I presented on a study that examined the impact on the intercultural sensitivity of volunteer Thai university buddy partners who served as academic and cultural guides for eight visiting Japanese university students during a three-week study-abroad program in Thailand. Both of these studies were connected to educational contexts that promoted active learning-based pedagogical approaches.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The original aim of this research was to examine the impact, including the effect and influence, of Active Learning-based programs on the academic ability of cohorts of students first in their home university context in central Japan, and then as they transition to the context of a required six-week study-abroad program at a US university. It has not been possible to examine this effect in the US because of COVID-19. Thus, this effect has been explored through a virtual mobility between a Japanese and US university, which has shown the impact on students' global-mindedness - a factor connecting to academic ability. Additionally, instruments measuring intercultural skills were used involving Japanese and Thai students to expand the scope of this research in an overseas Thai context.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I plan to write an academic paper based on the research involving the intercultural instruments that was conducted in Thailand. I also plan to investigate the global-mindedness of Japanese university students, and other academically-related factors, which connect to active learning-infused programs (domestic and study-abroad). Since it is now possible for Japanese university students to study-abroad, rather than just do virtual mobility, I will now be able to investigate what changes, if any, that occur through actual participation in overseas programs. I plan to gather new data and to present and publish academic articles related to this research.
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Report
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Research Products
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