The length of time students study overseas has no significant impact on whether they become globally
engaged later in life, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a conclusion that
is sure to add fuel to the already fiery debate over the efficacy of increasingly popular short-term studyabroad
programs.
The findings of the Study Abroad for Global Engagement project, presented here on Thursday at the annual
conference of the Forum on Education Abroad, suggest that students who go overseas for a short period of
time, four weeks or less, are just as likely as those who study abroad for several months or even a year to
be globally engaged.
"It's both exciting and disappointing," said Gerald W. Fry, a professor of international-development
education at Minnesota and one of the study's principal investigators. "On one hand, you'd hope that
studying in a country for a long period of time would be particularly meaningful." On the other, he said, the
study's findings suggest that "if it's done right, if it's done with intensity of learning, a short-term program
can have impact."
The length of time students study overseas has no significant impact on whether they become globallyengaged later in life, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a conclusion thatis sure to add fuel to the already fiery debate over the efficacy of increasingly popular short-term studyabroadprograms.The findings of the Study Abroad for Global Engagement project, presented here on Thursday at the annualconference of the Forum on Education Abroad, suggest that students who go overseas for a short period oftime, four weeks or less, are just as likely as those who study abroad for several months or even a year tobe globally engaged."It's both exciting and disappointing," said Gerald W. Fry, a professor of international-developmenteducation at Minnesota and one of the study's principal investigators. "On one hand, you'd hope thatstudying in a country for a long period of time would be particularly meaningful." On the other, he said, thestudy's findings suggest that "if it's done right, if it's done with intensity of learning, a short-term programcan have impact."
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