Educating global citizens has become part of higher education in international studies. Scholars argue that education includes having a global worldview that critically evaluates complex challenges in an ever-changing environment. Most agree that something more than classroom lecture is required to transform students’ perspectives, but debates exist about exactly what “more” means. Short-term study abroad courses have evolved as one way to offer a global experience to students, especially those who must balance work, school, and family life while also facing the economic restraints of higher education. These programs, however, have been criticized as providing little more than a voyeuristic view into the lives of others with no real experience with cultures, development of global citizenship, or true engagement with global issues. This study assesses the impact of a short-term study abroad program on students’ perceptions of their role as global citizens and identifies pedagogical tools that increase the likelihood that students will embrace global citizenship as a transformative learning experience. Using reflection papers and photo elicitation, this article shows that immersive short-term study abroad experiences that include extensive community engagement have the potential to change students’ perception of the world and the way they see their role in it.

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通过国际研究培养全球公民：在短期留学课程中增强学生的声音和主动学习

教育全球公民已成为国际研究高等教育的一部分。学者们认为，教育包括拥有一个全球性的世界观，能够批判性地评估不断变化的环境中的复杂挑战。大多数人都同意，要改变学生的观点，需要的不仅仅是课堂讲授，但关于“更多”究竟意味着什么存在争论。短期留学课程已经发展成为向学生提供全球体验的一种方式，尤其是那些必须平衡工作、学校和家庭生活，同时还面临高等教育经济限制的学生。然而，这些项目被批评为只是提供了一种窥探他人生活的视角，而这些人没有真正的文化经验、全球公民的发展或真正参与全球问题。本研究评估了短期留学项目对学生对其作为全球公民角色的看法的影响，并确定了增加学生将全球公民作为一种变革性学习体验的可能性的教学工具。本文使用反思论文和照片启发，表明包括广泛社区参与在内的身临其境的短期留学体验有可能改变学生对世界的看法以及他们看待自己在其中角色的方式。