Assessing study abroad: theory, tools, and practice

Introduction: Issues in Assessing Study Abroad—Victor Savicki and Elizabeth Brewer PART ONE: THEORY AND BACKGROUND ON ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 1) How We Got to Where We Are (and Aren’t) in Assessing Study Abroad Learning—Mark Salisbury 2) Beyond the Study Abroad Industry: Perspectives From Other Disciplines on Assessing Study Abroad Learning Outcomes—Rachel Shively, Nick Gozik, Elizabeth Brewer, Dennis Doyle, and Victor Savicki 3) Closing the Loop: Linking Stages of the Assessment Cycle—Nick Gozik PART TWO: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 4) Contextualizing the Assessment Journey and Tools for the Trek—Kevin P. Saunders, Jen Hogan, and Christa Lee Olson 5) Quantitative Approaches to Study Abroad Assessment—Mark E. Engberg and Lisa M. Davidson 6) Using Qualitative Research Methods to Assess Education Abroad—Tasha Bleistein and Mary Shepard Wong PART THREE: CASE STUDIES OF PRACTICE IN ASSESSING STUDY ABROAD 7) Where and How Do Students Learn Abroad? Using Reflective Writing for Meaning-Making and Assessment—Elizabeth Brewer and Joshua Moore 8) Adapting the Office Mission and Assessment Practices to Institutional Needs—Nick Gozik 9) Integrated Assessment Strategies: Linking Study Abroad Outcomes to the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum—Dennis M. Doyle 10) Engagement: Assessment's Ability to Connect People, Ideas, and Practice—Kelly McLaughlin 11) Using Data for Improvement and Advocacy: A 10-year Retrospective on Outcomes Assessment Through Multi-Method Longitudinal Studies and Institutional Data—Elaine Meyer-Lee and Karen Chambers 12) Continuous Improvement in a Small Study Abroad Office using Outcomes Assessment—Victor Savicki and Michele V. Price 13) A Closer Look at the Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale (WICS): A New Tool for Measuring Study Abroad Outcomes—Steven E. Stemler and Carolyn K. Sorkin 14) Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment of Student Learning in Off-Campus Programs—Joan Gillespie, Elizabeth Ciner, and David Schodt 15) Using a Partnership Approach in Study Abroad: Implications and Strategies for Program Design and Assessment—Mary F. Price, Julie A. Hatcher, Dawn Michele Whitehead, and Gil Latz 16) Capacity Building for Assessing Study Abroad Outcomes—Elizabeth Brewer.