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Measuring International Service Outcomes: Implications for International Social Work Field Placements

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: International field placements are a unique educational opportunity for social work students to develop the skills they need for social work practice in a globalized world; however, outcomes of international placements have not been rigorously studied. This article reports on the International Volunteer Impacts Survey (IVIS), a 48-item survey administered to 983 respondents that measures perceived outcomes of international service. Using factor analysis procedures, the authors assess factor structure and reliability of major outcomes of international service including international contacts, open-mindedness, international understanding, intercultural relations, life plans, civic activism, community engagement, media attentiveness, and financial contributions. Further development of the IVIS and the implications for using it to assess student outcomes in international social work field placements are discussed.

Source: Journal of Social Work Education

DOI: 10.5175/jswe.2012.201000047

Authors: Benjamin J. Lough, Amanda Moore McBride, Margaret S. Sherraden

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri–St. Louis

Language: English

Topic: Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1993935787

FWCI: 7.237

Cites: 72

Cited by: 28

Related to: 10