Educational Travel for First-Generation Students

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ID11062359
AuthorsPaul Dean (0000-0002-2598-5104, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, USA, corresponding author), Claudia Kelly (Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, USA), Claudia Smith Kelly (Ohio Wesleyan University)
Year2020
Volume48
Issue4
Pages341-352
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0092055x20952826
OpenAlexW3089580379
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

Research on educational travel has shown significant student outcomes for personal, academic, and professional growth. However, there are financial and cultural barriers that make it harder for some groups of students to participate in programs such as study abroad and shorter-term educational travel. This article examines the unique challenges and opportunities for first-generation and low-income students in these programs. It analyzes a short-term (10-day) educational travel group of exclusively first-generation participants, including three students, a faculty member, and an administrator, studying social mobility in Denmark. Coauthored by a faculty member and student from the trip, the article qualitatively reflects on student gains in personal growth, social connectedness, professional skills, and sociological knowledge. The article concludes by advocating for more targeted programming in recruiting and supporting first-generation students in educational travel

First generation · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social connectedness · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology

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