Culturally Relevant Study Abroad for Students of Color: Lessons from the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship in London

• In Event: Understanding International Study Abroad Experiences through Culture, Identity & Institutional Type

Abstract

This qualitative inquiry of a study abroad program for 10 students from Minority Serving Institutions investigates how the program illustrates principles of cultural relevance outlined in Museus’ CECE model. The findings point to strategies that might be used in the development and facilitation of study abroad programs for diverse audiences.

Authors

• Daniel Blake, University of Pennsylvania

• Marybeth Gasman, University of Pennsylvania

• Paola Esmieu, Penn Center for Minority Serving Instituions