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Cultural Competency of Short-Term Education Abroad Student Participants

Newlon, Kelly Ann
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2370-7186
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555429050879666

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Agricultural and Extension Education.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between study abroad participation in short-term, faculty-led programs sponsored by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and a participating student’s cultural intelligence growth. Using the data gathered, comparisons were made between the growth in student cultural intelligence, as measured by the Cultural Quotient Indicator (CQI), and generalized participation as well as the program design and student characteristics. The target population for this study was students who studied abroad on short-term programs sponsored by CFAES. The accessible population consisted of all students participating in CFAES short-term, faculty-led programs during the winter break of 2016 (n=79) or winter break of 2017 (n=73). The students who completed both the pre-departure CQI and the instrument again upon return, as well as gave permission to utilize their data included a sample of 90, with a response rate of 59.21%. The primary dependent variable in this student was the change in pretest and posttest scores on the CQI. The secondary dependent variables for this study was the CQI score change for the dimensions of drive, knowledge, strategy and action. The independent variables for this study fell into two categories, student and program design characteristics. Student characteristics considered were pretest CQI sum score, pretest CQI Drive score, financial need, hometown population size, ethnicity, status as a first-generation college student, ACT score, cumulative GPA at the time of application, class rank, number of terms at OSU, prior travel experience, gender and age at departure. Independent variables were related to program design and included: program duration (days), contact with local citizens (hours), time spent in formal reflection or discussion (hours), time spent in pre-departure training (hours), and the presence of learning objectives related to cultural competency. Based upon the results of this study, it was concluded that study abroad participation and growth in cultural competencies were significantly related. The strongest correlation was between the gain in the level of cultural competency and pre-treatment CQI scores, combined with the length of program days in country.
Emily Buck, PhD (Advisor)
Jeffrey King, PhD (Committee Member)
Robert Birkenholz, PhD (Committee Member)
212 p.
Agricultural Education; Education; Educational Leadership; Higher Education
education abroad; cultural intelligence; cultural competency; study abroad; Cultural Quotient Indicator; CQI; agricultural education

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  • Newlon, K. A. (2019). Cultural Competency of Short-Term Education Abroad Student Participants [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555429050879666

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Newlon, Kelly. Cultural Competency of Short-Term Education Abroad Student Participants. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555429050879666.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Newlon, Kelly. "Cultural Competency of Short-Term Education Abroad Student Participants." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555429050879666

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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