HO4: The benefits and lessons of education abroad are not different for
Greek and non-Greek students.
The fourth hypothesis examined the benefits associated with an educationabroad
trip. Eleven items in the survey examined the benefits for both Greek and
non-Greek students to understand the potential differences in how these two
populations value their study-abroad experience after they return home from the
trip.
Among the eleven questions examining benefits, there were a number of
possible options including understanding culture, professional development,
academic support, independence, and leadership. After utilizing the Holm-
Bonferroni correction, two of the questions demonstrated significance.
Greek students (M=1.09, SD=.322) reported a significantly higher amount of
personal growth than non-Greek students (M=1.26, SD=.516). Similarly, Greek
students (M=1.10, SD=.370) reported they were able to relate to people from
different cultures much better after an education-abroad trip than non-Greek
students (M=1.33, SD=.578). In both of these situations Greek students reported
more benefits from study abroad than non-Greek students. Table 4 displays the
descriptive statistics results.
With both of these questions demonstrating significant differences in
benefits of study abroad for both Greek and non-Greek students, the null hypothesis
was rejected. Greek and non-Greek students do experience different benefits from