The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.

This paper considers the issue of international placements in Higher Education. It begins with a review of literature examining the benefits of such experience and the perceived barriers to participation. Taking a case study approach based on questionnaires and individual interviews, the research sc...

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Main Author: Brendan Bartram
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Language:English
Published: The International Education Studies Association 2013-06-01
Series:Educational Futures
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Online Access:https://educationstudies.org.uk/?p=633
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description This paper considers the issue of international placements in Higher Education. It begins with a review of literature examining the benefits of such experience and the perceived barriers to participation. Taking a case study approach based on questionnaires and individual interviews, the research scrutinises the views of over a 100 second-year undergraduate Education students at a post-1992 UK university, where take-up of such overseas opportunities has been persistently low. The study investigates the students’ declared reasons for non-participation, their awareness of potential benefits and suggestions for improving placement uptake. It concludes with a summary of recommendations for practice and future research in this area.
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spelling doaj-art-3cdbf40ba63a48448740b17fc9695ef82025-08-20T02:21:38ZengThe International Education Studies AssociationEducational Futures1758-21992013-06-01527587The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.Brendan Bartram0University of WolverhamptonThis paper considers the issue of international placements in Higher Education. It begins with a review of literature examining the benefits of such experience and the perceived barriers to participation. Taking a case study approach based on questionnaires and individual interviews, the research scrutinises the views of over a 100 second-year undergraduate Education students at a post-1992 UK university, where take-up of such overseas opportunities has been persistently low. The study investigates the students’ declared reasons for non-participation, their awareness of potential benefits and suggestions for improving placement uptake. It concludes with a summary of recommendations for practice and future research in this area.https://educationstudies.org.uk/?p=633higher educationinternational placementsinternationalisation of the curriculumoverseas experience
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The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.
Educational Futures
higher education
international placements
internationalisation of the curriculum
overseas experience
title The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.
title_full The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.
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title_full_unstemmed The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.
title_short The ‘graduate global citizen’? An examination of undergraduate Education students’ reasons for non-participation in international placements.
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topic higher education
international placements
internationalisation of the curriculum
overseas experience
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