"You Learn How to Experience Yourself": A Photo-Cued Investigation of Student Empowerment in Study Abroad

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  In Roundtable Session: 77.057-9 - Students' Voice and Cultural and Racial Diversity in Social and Emotional Learning

Abstract

This paper uses photo-based research techniques and grounded theory approaches to understand student empowerment as a social-emotional learning outcome of study abroad program participation. Highlighting photos and stories from 62 secondary and postsecondary students who participated in various kinds of study abroad programs, this study concludes that study abroad programming can contribute to student empowerment by encouraging and enabling students to find their strength and take greater control of their lives. This research has scholarly and practical applications for social-emotional learning, emancipatory education, outcomes assessment research, and curriculum/program design.

Author

• Kayla Johnson, McGill University