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Assessing The Impact Of Short-Term Study Abroad, Susan Carley, R. Keith Tudor
Assessing The Impact Of Short-Term Study Abroad, Susan Carley, R. Keith Tudor
Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective
Participation in short-term study abroad programs has dramatically increased in recent years. Little empirical research exists on learning outcomes associated with short-duration study tours, however. This study examines the impact of a study tour on the perceptions of American college students following a 2-week tour of Mexico. Based on measures of pre- and posttrip perceptions of the host country, students were found to have significantly changed following a brief overseas stay. Pretrip perceptions were also compared with the perceptions of a control group of students who did not participate in study abroad to determine the influence self selection bias might …
The Missed Dialogues Of The Euro-Turkish Relationships, Juliette Tolay
The Missed Dialogues Of The Euro-Turkish Relationships, Juliette Tolay
Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective
This paper attempts to assess the state of dialogue between Europe and Turkey. Using Thomas Risse's application of Habermas' theory of communicative action, it covers and analyzes four opportunity spaces for dialogue: the European Union-Turkish institutional relationship, the bilateral diplomatic relationships between European countries and Turkey, Turkish immigration to Europe, and European tourism in Turkey. Overall, most communicative interaction between Europe and Turkey is done under the logic of appropriateness (rule-guided behavior) as opposed to the logic of consequentialism (interest-guided behavior) or the logic of arguing (reasoning-guided behavior). As interactions remain superficial and one-sided, they merely are "missed dialogues."