This brief integrates insights from research and practice to shine light on these questions, which are on the forefront of the minds of many study abroad practitioners across the country. Our point of departure is that although Black student participation in study abroad is increasingly less than that of their peers (Lu et al., 2015), their study abroad experiences and learning outcomes are receiving increased research attention. In the case of this brief, the reviewed research shows that Black students’ study abroad experiences and learning outcomes seem to be largely positive. Broadly, the Black students whose experiences are documented in reviewed studies made gains in their academic achievement, language learning, intercultural competence, identity development, wellbeing, and career outcomes (Bell et al., 2021; Blake et al., 2020; Bush et al., 2022; Byker & Xu, 2019; Dietz et al., 2011; Edwards, 2020; Lu et al., 2015; Quan, 2018; Smith-Augustine, 2014; White et al., 2011; Willis, 2015).
Citation
Almassri, A., Welch, Z., & Brunsting, N. (2023). Integrating Study Abroad Research and Practice: African American and Black Students in Focus. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 35(2), 40-51. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.848
Journal Article Type
Article
Acceptance Date
Mar 30, 2023
Online Publication Date
Jul 20, 2023
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2023
Deposit Date
Nov 7, 2023
Publicly Available Date
Nov 9, 2023
Journal
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad
Copyright Statement
Copyright (c) 2023 Anas N. Almassri, Zhana Welch, Nelson Brunsting. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
