The Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad on the Identity Development of College Students with Learning Disabilities and/or AD/HD
In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Jg. 11 (2005-08-01), S. 1-31
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This article explores the identity changes that college students with learning disability (LD) and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) report after participating in a short-term study abroad program. The reflections of thirteen short-term study abroad participants, all of whom have been diagnosed with LD and/or AD/HD are presented. Particular attention is focused on the ways in which these identity changes impacted the students as learners and the factors unique to short-term study abroad that facilitated those identity changes. It concludes by proposing a model of identity development for students with LD and/or AD/HD and recommends methods for greater inclusion of students with LD and/or AD/HD in short-term study abroad programs. The authors hope that their findings will help to reframe notions about the ability and adaptability of students with LD and/or AD/HD, lower current barriers to participation in study abroad for students with LD and/or AD/HD, and contribute to the dynamic discussion currently underway about study abroad and student outcomes. (Contains 1 figure.)
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The Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad on the Identity Development of College Students with Learning Disabilities and/or AD/HD
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Shames, Wendy ; Alden, Peg |
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Zeitschrift: | Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Jg. 11 (2005-08-01), S. 1-31 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2005 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1085-4568 (print) |
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