Schibelius, L., & Chowdhury, T. M., & Schuman, A. L., & Murzi, H. (2023, June), Comparison of student global perspectives pre- and post-COVID for a study abroad program  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43282

\bibitem{asee_peer_43282}
  Schibelius, L., \& Chowdhury, T. M., \& Schuman, A. L., \& Murzi, H. (2023, June), \emph{Comparison of student global perspectives pre- and post-COVID for a study abroad program}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--43282

Lisa Schibelius, Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Andrea L. Schuman, and Homero Murzi.  "Comparison of student global perspectives pre- and post-COVID for a study abroad program".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/43282 Internet.  25 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_43282}
  Lisa Schibelius, Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Andrea L. Schuman, and Homero Murzi.
  "Comparison of student global perspectives pre- and post-COVID for a study abroad program".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/43282 Internet.  25 Jun, 2024

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title = "Comparison of student global perspectives pre- and post-COVID for a study abroad program"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - In our increasingly globalized world, it is important for engineers to develop global competencies and skills needed to work in a diverse environment. One way of integrating global competency learning into the engineering curriculum is through study abroad programs and courses that examine the importance of culture and context in engineering practice. The Rising Sophomore Abroad Program (RSAP) at Virginia Tech introduces first-year engineering students to global engineering with the combination of a semester-long course - focused on global engineering and international practices - and a 2-week international experience. This travel abroad, however, was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period of uncertainty, restricted travel, quarantine, and increased connectivity with remote-work, it is possible that some students’ perceptions of globalization and culture may have been impacted. The purpose of this study is to characterize the extent that COVID-19 may have had an effect on the development of student global competencies upon arrival into a study abroad program. Student global perspectives are assessed using the Global Perspectives Inventory (GPI) and compared pre-COVID (2020) and post-COVID (2022) for a study abroad program. Thus, the study seeks to answer the following research question: How do students’ global perspectives vary between pre-COVID and post-COVID? Data was quantitatively analyzed using Mann-Whitney non-parametric t-tests to compare groups from 2020 and 2022. Results showed a decrease in the Knowledge and Identity dimensions of the GPI data with statistical significance, but limited practical significance with a small effect size. Overall, this study provides a better understanding of students' perceptions of global perspectives pre-and-post COVID-19. Implications for practice and research are provided, as well as directions for future research.
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TI  - Comparison of student global perspectives pre- and post-COVID for a study abroad program
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