International Education’s Academic Benefit
Potential for Community College Virtual International Exchange
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21751919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa Whatley (0000-0002-7073-6772, William & Mary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1647-1678 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1573-188X • E-ISSN: 0361-0365 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11162-024-09808-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4400012127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 54 |
This study focuses on the potential academic benefit of virtual international exchange for community colleges and the students they enroll through a comparison of virtual exchange and study abroad. Using data from two community colleges in the US Southeast, this study draws upon the notion of socioacademic integration. Specifically, this study theorizes that both virtual exchange and study abroad have a positive relationship with students’ academic outcomes given their potential to foster socioacademic integrative moments. However, given the scalability of virtual international exchange, it was expected that these programs are associated with a greater relationship to students’ academic outcomes in the aggregate. This study’s results generally confirm these expectations, although findings for virtual exchange are less positive compared to study abroad. Results have implications for the establishment and success of both approaches to international education programming at community colleges. The potential for virtual international exchange to reach a larger group of students compared to study abroad, thus having a greater aggregate impact on students’ success and outcomes, has key policy implications particularly for community colleges, for which service to the community is an integral component of institutional mission
Academic community · Community college · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · International education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Medicine · Psychology
Decolonizing Study Abroad through the Identities of Latinx Students
Completing College
From telecollaboration to virtual exchange
Causation
Causal Inference Using Potential Outcomes
The Underestimated Significance of Practitioner Knowledge in the Scholarship on Student Success
The link between high-impact practices and student learning
Dropout from Higher Education
Leaving College
Who Studies Abroad? Understanding the Impact of Intent on Participation
Education Abroad and College Completion
A Robust Estimation of the Relationship Between Study Abroad and Academic Outcomes among Community College Students
High-impact educational practices
Understanding Inclusion and Equity in Community College Education Abroad
Emerging trends in telecollaboration and virtual exchange
Online intercultural exchange
Issues of equity and inclusion in Virtual Exchange
Pell Grant Versus Income Data in Postsecondary Research
The Conditional Nature of High Impact/Good Practices on Student Learning Outcomes
Socio-Academic Integrative Moments
Latino” or “Hispanic”? The Sociodemographic Correlates of Panethnic Label Preferences among U.S. Latinos/Hispanics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |