Learning Beyond Borders and Boundaries: Brazilian Students in a Canadian Post-Secondary Institution
Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Producing interculturally competent students has emerged as a goal on university campuses while international student mobility has increased significantly over the past two decades. This research study explored the experience of Brazilian undergraduate students studying at the University of Guelph during the 2014-2015 academic year as part of a specialized, cohort-based exchange program, Science without Borders. The research was conducted through online surveys and face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Language development and intercultural learning were identified as largely positive experiences, despite an absence of evidence of competency in either area. Lack of information was identified as a challenge area. Understanding the role of the cohort structure in intercultural competency development is important in supporting campus wide internationalization agendas in a growing landscape of international student mobility.
Author: Shannon Thibodeau
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2225329861