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(2023) . Student perceptions on the benefits and barriers to study abroad. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 14(1). [https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2023.1.11091](https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2023.1.11091)  \nStudent Perceptions on the Benefits and Barriers to Study Abroad  \nAbstract  \nThis study examines perceptions ofthe benefits and barriers to study abroad amongst undergraduate students studying at the Soltis Center for Research and Education in Costa Rica, in 2018 and 2019. A total of 49 students representing five different study abroad programs from three institutions participated in the study. Cost, personal obligations, and timing of the program were identified by all respondents as the most important barriers to student participation in a study abroad program. Results of a Q-sort suggests that perceived benefits varied by academic year of the student and their experience with study abroad, and other high impact learning experiences. Upper-year students, as well as those with previous travel experience, viewed study abroad as an opportunity to develop career-relevant skills, while lower-year students and those with less travel experience perceived broadening horizons and personal growth as the most important benefits. The transition in perceived benefits can be used to effectively structure study abroad within the undergraduate curriculum to maximize benefits for student learning.  \nCette étude examine les perceptions des avantages et des obstacles à étudier à l’étranger parmi les étudiants et les étudiantes de premier cycle qui ont étudié au Centre Soltis de recherche et d’éducation au Costa Rica en 2018 et 2019. Un total de 49 étudiants et étudiantes représentant cinq programmes différents d’études à l’étranger de trois établissements ont participé à cette étude. Les coûts, les obligations personnelles et le calendrier du programme ont été identifiés par tous les répondants et toutes les répondantes comme étant les obstacles les plus importants à la participation des étudiantset des étudiantes dans un programme d’études à l’étranger. Les résultats d’un test Q-sort suggèrent que les avantages perçus varient selon l’année universitaire des étudiants et des étudiantes ainsi que selon leur expérience avec les études à l’étranger, ainsi que d’autres expériences d’apprentissage à fort impact. Les étudiants et les étudiantes d’année supérieure, ainsi que ceux et celles qui avaient déjà voyagé auparavant, ont considéré les études à l’étranger comme une opportunité de développer des compétences pertinentes pour leur carrière, alors que les étudiants et les étudiantes de première année et ceux et celles qui avaient peu voyagé auparavant ont considéré que les avantages les plus importants étaient l’élargissement de leurs horizons et leur croissance personnelle. La transition desavantages perçus peut être utilisée pour structurer de façon efficace les études à l’étranger au seind’un programme d’études de premier cycle afin de maximiser les avantages pour l’apprentissage des étudiants et des étudiantes.  \nKeywords  \nstudy abroad, Costa Rica, cultural awareness, career-relevant skills; études à l’étranger, Costa Rica, sensibilisation culturelle, compétences pertinentes à la carrière  \nThis research paper/Rapport de recherche","cbCaitG6sw0mcp3Y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitG6sw0mcp3Y","pdf",336875,26,"English","# Abstract\n## Study context and participants\n## Key barriers\n## Perceived benefits by student group\n## Implications for undergraduate curriculum","[{\"question\":\"What barriers to study abroad were identified in the study?\",\"answer\":\"Cost, personal obligations, and the timing of the program were identified by all respondents as the most important barriers to participation.\"},{\"question\":\"How did perceived benefits differ among students?\",\"answer\":\"Perceived benefits varied by academic year and students’ experience with study abroad and other high-impact learning experiences.\"},{\"question\":\"How can the study’s findings be used in the curriculum?\",\"answer\":\"The transition in perceived benefits can be used to structure study abroad within the undergraduate curriculum to maximize benefits for student learning.\"}]","Student Perceptions on the Benefits and Barriers to Study Abroad - Abstract | PDF",1792082878,66]