2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
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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| Keywords | intercultural competence / short-term study abroad / global mindedness / active learning |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Two presentations were made in North America on a short-term study-abroad (STSA) program between a university in central Japan and a university in the
south-west in the US. The first study empirically assessed the impact of a six-week study-abroad program with the 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, one paper was written that examined the impact on the intercultural sensitivity of volunteer Thai university buddy partners who served as academic and cultural guides for a group of visiting Japanese university students during a three-week study-abroad 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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| Free Research Field |
Intercultural competence
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research focused on answering the question: What is the impact of a short-term study-abroad program with an active learning focus on participating students? A model was created using factors (attitudes, behavior, intention) that were found in previous steps in this research design.
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