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2020

Curriculum and Instruction

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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

International education

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Global Citizenship In Higher Education: An Exploration Of Students From A Hispanic-Serving Institution In The U.S.A-Mexico Border, Luis Fernando Alcocer Medina May 2020

Global Citizenship In Higher Education: An Exploration Of Students From A Hispanic-Serving Institution In The U.S.A-Mexico Border, Luis Fernando Alcocer Medina

Theses and Dissertations

In this mixed design study, I explored the relationship between participation in short-term study abroad programs and global citizenship. , I and inquired on the meaning making process of Global Citizenship and study abroad in student leaders in a Hispanic-serving Institution located in the US-Mexico border. The theoretical framework is centered in the global citizenship dimensions - social responsibility, global competence and global civic engagement - developed by Morais and Ogden (2011). I collected 1713 (N=1713) responses and classified them in three groups: Study Abroad alumni (n1=98), International experience different than study abroad (n2=1160), and non-international experience (n3=455). Quantitative participants …