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It explains why the factors shaping students’ choices remain unclear, and applies experiential learning cycle theory to map students’ perceptions. 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Experiential learning is regarded as a valuable way to link up theoretical knowledge and practical skills in hospitality and tourism education. Although some studies have addressed the importance of experiential learning, the factors influencing students’ choice of overseas exchange programs, and the challenges and benefits of students’ experiential learning are still unclear, especially on the overseas exchange programs. The purpose of this study is to reveal the whole picture of overseas exchange programs by utilizing experiential learning cycle theory, and further understand students’ perception of overseas experiential learning. By employing quantitative and qualitative methods, including questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews with students who have participated in the overseas exchange programs and content analysis of program information, this study analyzes the differences of factors considered by males and females in choosing overseas exchange programs, and displays the four-stage learning process of experiential learning in overseas exchange programs and identifies two themes of challenges (living challenges and learning challenges) and five themes of benefits (cognitive development, behavioural change, multiple skill development, social bonding development, academic competitiveness & employability enhancement) for experiential learning for students majoring in Hospitality and Tourism. The study enriches our understandings of the experiential learning cycle theory and provides insights to educators in the design of future overseas exchange programs.  \nKeywords: experiential learning; challenges and benefits; overseas exchange programs; experiential learning cycle theory; hospitality and tourism education  \nIntroduction  \nHospitality and Tourism is an interdisciplinary subject that requires both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Therefore, bridging the gap between theory and practice becomes crucial in hospitality and tourism education. Experiential learning approaches, such as field trips, role-playing, overseas studying, and so on, are considered effective ways to fill up the gap in the field of hospitality and tourism higher education. Among those approaches, the overseas exchange programs are regarded as an extension of experiential learning from the traditional classroom to a further field (Hopkins, 1999), and have become increasingly popular. According to the report published by the Institute of International Education (2020), as shown in Table 1, the number of non-degree international students in the United States has shown an overall growth trend in the past two decades. International exchanges programs (non-degree) can be divided into five levels according to the duration: several days to a few weeks; 3-8 weeks, summer programs; semester; semester to the academic year (this duration includes two levels) (Engle and Engle, 2003) . There are obvious differences in specific learning contents and forms at different levels, including site (enterprise, museum, etc.) visits;“subject-matter” lectures and course; target-language course; international class; service-learning course; work internship, and so on (Coker et al. 2017; Engle and Engle, 2003) . However, in the context of experiential learning, the studies to identify students’ challenges and benefits in studying abroad programs are limited. To improve the overall quality of higher education, it is necessary to understand the value of such challenges and benefits created for students within the scope of humanities.  \nKolb (1984) firstly developed","cbCaieN6xmSLuAPa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieN6xmSLuAPa","pdf",835469,"English","# Introduction\n## Experiential learning in hospitality and tourism education\n## Overseas exchange programs as experiential learning\n## Experiential learning cycle theory and research gaps\n# Study design and purpose\n## Participants and methods","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the study on overseas exchange programs?\",\"answer\":\"The study aims to present a full picture of overseas experiential learning and clarify students’ challenges and benefits in overseas exchange programs.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the research analyze students’ experiential learning?\",\"answer\":\"It uses experiential learning cycle theory and combines quantitative and qualitative methods, including questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and content analysis of program information.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of challenges and benefits does the study identify?\",\"answer\":\"It identifies two themes of challenges (living challenges and learning challenges) and five themes of benefits, including cognitive development, behavioural change, multiple skill development, social bonding development, and improved academic competitiveness and employability.\"}]","Challenges and Benefits of Experiential Learning - The Case of Overseas Exchange Programs | PDF",1792066555,25]