Student Learning Abroad

TL;DR: This article proposed a new framework based on a model of the social thinking process developed by Grossman and colleagues that describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities that promote success in complex social situations.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of relevant intervention studies published between 2000 and 2018 was conducted to examine the effectiveness of current interventions and found that overseas immersion and pedagogical interventions were two major types of existing interventions.

TL;DR: This article cast their reflections and observations largely from the vantage point of my own experience, with specific focus on the state of research and theory vis-à-vis intercultural competence in terms of the struggle between the mainstream "Cognitive/Affective/Behavioral paradigm" (hereafter referred to as the CAB paradigm) and the alternative, "Developmental paradigm".

TL;DR: This paper examined the extent to which a cohort of first year UK and non-UK students studying on an internationally diverse campus developed intercultural competence and found that even positive intercultural experiences do not necessarily lead to the development of cross-cultural competence.