Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Higher Education
Abstract
A long-standing trend in collegiate study abroad experiences has been the continual underrepresentation of key student demographics. One of the most persistent of these disparities has been the lack of men studying abroad. Between the 1996 and 2007 academic years, men’s participation rate in study abroad experiences consistently hovered at 35%. Female students, in other words, participated in study abroad at a rate nearly twice that of their male peers.
This research project was designed around two hypotheses – that ethnocentrism influenced men’s decisions to study abroad; and that racial or ethnic prejudice influenced men’s decisions to study abroad. In addition, data collection was intended to explore what other factors men might provide behind their decision to study abroad or not.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Shane, "Exploring Men’s Motivations for Studying, and not Studying, Abroad" (2017). Academic Affairs Publications. 5.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/academic_pubs/5