Date Available
5-4-2015
Year of Publication
2015
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Community and Leadership Development
First Advisor
Dr. Kristina Ricketts
Abstract
In the growing trend of education abroad, students in higher education are expected to become global citizens. While the literature supports the notion that students can positively benefit from the process of international education, yet little research exists in determining the community’s roles and perspectives and to evaluate mutually beneficial outcomes. This study identifies the three phases of international education, pre-immersion, immersion and post-immersion and overlays the biological concepts of symbiosis to capture the community voice to create mutualistic programs in education abroad. The results indicate that not only is there a role for communities, but that communities need to be included in all three phases of education abroad to help dictate mutualistic outcomes.
Recommended Citation
McClintic, Tara A., "Conceptualizing University Education Abroad Programs Using a Mutualistic Process: A Community Perspective" (2015). Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development. 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/16
