2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Examining the Academic Impact of an Active Learning-Based Study-Abroad Program
| Project/Area Number |
20K00871
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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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| Keywords | active learning / intercultural competence / short-term study abroad / global mindedness |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Two presentations were made in North American conferences. The first study empirically assessed the impact of a six-week study-abroad program with a US university on sophomore Japanese university students’ global-mindedness (GM). The second study focused on intercultural behavioral intent and actual intercultural communicative behavior. In addition, a paper was written that examined the impact on the intercultural sensitivity of study-abroad buddy partners who served as academic and cultural guides for a group of visiting Japanese university students during a three-week program in Thailand, which will be published in 2024. These studies are connected to educational contexts that promote active
learning-based pedagogical approaches, which is the focus of this research project.
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