Research Topics
Candidates must be writing, or about to begin writing, a dissertation focused on an aspect of U.S. undergraduate study abroad. CIEE is especially interested in funding candidates whose research shows promise of contributing in concrete ways to the improvement of study abroad practices (before, during, or after study abroad experiences) and student learning.
CIEE’s interest in research includes, though is not restricted to, questions like the following:
- What types of study abroad experiences, or what types of program characteristics, correlate positively with career satisfaction, and with success in one’s chosen career?
- Are there learner characteristics that correlate positively with career success or satisfaction?
- Are there program characteristics and educational interventions that correlate positively with student learning in various learning domains?
- Are there approaches and practices of pre-departure and/or re-entry programs that correlate positively with gains in student learning?
- Do former study abroad participants show evidence of having acquired knowledge, perspectives, and skills that students who did not study abroad did not acquire to the same degree? Do such differences between former participants and non-participants vary over time?
- Are there skills, perspectives, and knowledge associated with specific types of study abroad programs that correlate positively with career success and/or fulfillment?