Black HBCU Students’ Perceptions Of A Short-Term Heritage-Seeking Immersive Study Abroad Program: Journey To The First Black Republic

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Brown, S. (2022). Black HBCU Students’ Perceptions Of A Short-Term Heritage-Seeking Immersive Study Abroad Program: Journey To The First Black Republic. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Study abroad is a high-impact practice in the college and university setting that can lead to increased student engagement and student success. While study-abroad participation has increased, it is not a common practice across ethnic demographics or minority-serving institutions. Heritage-seeking is a form of study abroad that allows students of the ethnic minority to learn more about themselves in the context of another country. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore Black HBCU students’ perceptions of their heritage-seeking study-abroad experiences. This study also identified the aspects of heritage-seeking that are important to include in the experience to encourage student success.This study interviewed six HBCU students who participated in a heritage-seeking experience in Haiti. At the conclusion of the interviews, it was found that heritage-seeking study abroad impacted the students in two ways; it nurtured their university relationships, and it instilled a greater sense of responsibility to the Black community. This study also found that there were three aspects of heritage-seeking instrumental to this type of study abroad program: creating opportunities for students to develop relationships, developing it as an immersive experience; and allowing students the space to self-reflect.

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Author

Brown, Sabrina

Title

Black HBCU Students’ Perceptions Of A Short-Term Heritage-Seeking Immersive Study Abroad Program: Journey To The First Black Republic

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1 online resource (117 pages) : PDF

Date

2022

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Study abroad is a high-impact practice in the college and university setting that can lead to increased student engagement and student success. While study-abroad participation has increased, it is not a common practice across ethnic demographics or minority-serving institutions. Heritage-seeking is a form of study abroad that allows students of the ethnic minority to learn more about themselves in the context of another country. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore Black HBCU students’ perceptions of their heritage-seeking study-abroad experiences. This study also identified the aspects of heritage-seeking that are important to include in the experience to encourage student success.This study interviewed six HBCU students who participated in a heritage-seeking experience in Haiti. At the conclusion of the interviews, it was found that heritage-seeking study abroad impacted the students in two ways; it nurtured their university relationships, and it instilled a greater sense of responsibility to the Black community. This study also found that there were three aspects of heritage-seeking instrumental to this type of study abroad program: creating opportunities for students to develop relationships, developing it as an immersive experience; and allowing students the space to self-reflect.

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Education, Higher

Degree

D.Ed.

Keywords

Hbcu
Heritage-Seeking
Study Abroad

Subject Area

Educational Leadership

Advisor(s)

Merriweather, Lisa

Committee Members

Dika, Sandra
Campbell-Whatley, Gloria
Howell, Cathy

Degree Note

Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2022.

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