MPC Member Publications

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Title: Against Abstinence-Only Education Abroad

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2012

ISSN: 1028-3153

DOI: 10.1177/1028315311423108

Abstract: As the old model of study abroad welcomes a new generation of student, administrators are forced to grapple with how and whether to adapt the old model to new communication technologies. Assumed in the traditional model of study abroad, and in the cultural and language learning theories around which those programs were constructed, is that learning takes place in face-to-face (FTF) encounters with the host culture. Under these assumptions, the Internet is merely a distraction and ought to be avoided during study abroad. However, more recent research on Internet-mediated communication no longer situates Internet-mediated communication as diametrically opposed to FTF communication. Study abroad participants and administrators have long grappled with how to decrease stress and increase integration during study abroad. Literature on Internet-mediated social support, and computer-mediated communication, suggests that the Internet may be an effective means through which to access socially supportive peer networ...

Url: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1028315311423108

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Authors: Mikal, Jude Patrick; Grace, Kathryn

Periodical (Full): Journal of Studies in International Education

Issue: 3

Volume: 16

Pages: 287-306

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