Black and Abroad: A Case Study of a Culturally Responsive Study Abroad Program

• In Event: 45.094 - Sheraton Roundtable Session Seven - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 45.094-2 - Student Success in Study Abroad and Global Higher Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into Black students’ study abroad experiences with a culturally responsive student abroad program. Findings from this study suggest the hypervisibility Black students feel when abroad, how racially similar peers were a resource for coping, the benefits of critical and comparative reflection on national contexts, and how students agency transformed as a result of specific aspects of their experiences. This study contributes to the extant literature by complicating our collective understandings of students’ experiences in ways that can inform practice, policy, and research, especially for those who are truly committed to increasing the number and experiences of Black students who study abroad.

Authors

• Leonard Donovan Taylor, Mississippi State University

• Hannah Holcomb