I came up with the following "theory on student comparability with a host family while studying abroad" and posted it to my Scribd page a few years ago. It should be noted that this theory is really in it's infancy stage [a sketch really] and I've not done further testing/research on it. Perhaps after my dissertation I'll dig it up and mess with it but for now it is just out there for critique. What are your thoughts?
A Theory on Students Compatibility With a Host Family While Studying Abroad by Comp, 2008
Showing posts with label Host Family. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Video of the Week – Host a Foreign Exchange Student PSA
For this video of the week I selected this PSA from www.HostStudents.org. This PSA is part of the “Host Exchange Students” campaign. Here is a more detailed description of this campaign that I’m quoting from the HostStudents YouTube Channel:
“Working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State and the youth exchange community, the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) is pleased to announce the launch of a joint public service announcement campaign: "Host Exchange Students." The campaign encourages American families and schools to get involved in citizen diplomacy by opening their communities to foreign exchange students.”
If you are interested hosting a foreign exchange student or know of someone who would be interested please visit http://www.hoststudents.org/
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Anthropological Fieldwork Abroad with Children
As a Master of Science in Family Science (yes there is such a degree) who is working in the field of international education I found an article entitled “Fieldwork with Three Children” on insidehighered.com to be very interesting. Those of you working with faculty with children or with students who have children on planning their overseas academic endeavors might also find this to be an interesting article as well.
You can access the article here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/25/anthro
You can access the article here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/25/anthro
Sunday, January 6, 2008
A Theory on Students Compatibility with a Host Family While Studying Abroad
Propositions of the Theory
1. The greater one’s proficiency in a foreign language (same as host family), the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. This foreign language proficiency will facilitate easier communication between the student and the host family, which in turn will increase compatibility. This is a positive, linear relationship.
2. The greater the number of prior international/intercultural travel experiences one has experienced, the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. Increased number of international/intercultural travel experiences a student has experienced will increase the compatibility with a host family because they enjoy such experiences. This is a positive, linear relationship.
3. The greater one’s age, the greater one’s level of maturity. The older a student is the more mature behaviors they will display in the host family living environment. This is a positive, linear relationship.
3. The greater one’s age, the greater their ability to adapt to an intercultural experience. Students will be able to adapt much easier to an intercultural experience the older they are. This is a positive, linear relationship.
4. The greater one’s maturity level, the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. Students who display mature behaviors will be much more compatible with a host family than students who demonstrate immature behaviors. This is a positive linear relationship.
5. The greater one’s ability to adapt to an intercultural experience, the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. The ability to adapt to an intercultural experience will have a direct impact on a student’s compatibility with the host family. This is a positive, linear relationship.
Contingency factor for proposition 5
5a. The higher one’s interest in an intercultural experience, the stronger the relationship between adaptability and compatibility.
6. The more one experiences home sickness, the less one’s compatibility with a host family. As students become more homesick they will not be as compatible with their host family because they want to be back home and not on their study abroad experience. This is a negative, linear relationship.
Contingency factor for proposition 6
6a. As the amount of contact from friends and family back home decreases, the stronger the relationship between homesickness and compatibility.
7. The length of stay of a study abroad experience is related to one’s compatibility with a host family. From a short length of stay to a moderate length of stay the relationship is positive. However, from a moderate length of stay to an extended length of stay there is no relationship. This is a curvilinear relationship.
1. The greater one’s proficiency in a foreign language (same as host family), the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. This foreign language proficiency will facilitate easier communication between the student and the host family, which in turn will increase compatibility. This is a positive, linear relationship.
2. The greater the number of prior international/intercultural travel experiences one has experienced, the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. Increased number of international/intercultural travel experiences a student has experienced will increase the compatibility with a host family because they enjoy such experiences. This is a positive, linear relationship.
3. The greater one’s age, the greater one’s level of maturity. The older a student is the more mature behaviors they will display in the host family living environment. This is a positive, linear relationship.
3. The greater one’s age, the greater their ability to adapt to an intercultural experience. Students will be able to adapt much easier to an intercultural experience the older they are. This is a positive, linear relationship.
4. The greater one’s maturity level, the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. Students who display mature behaviors will be much more compatible with a host family than students who demonstrate immature behaviors. This is a positive linear relationship.
5. The greater one’s ability to adapt to an intercultural experience, the greater one’s compatibility with a host family. The ability to adapt to an intercultural experience will have a direct impact on a student’s compatibility with the host family. This is a positive, linear relationship.
Contingency factor for proposition 5
5a. The higher one’s interest in an intercultural experience, the stronger the relationship between adaptability and compatibility.
6. The more one experiences home sickness, the less one’s compatibility with a host family. As students become more homesick they will not be as compatible with their host family because they want to be back home and not on their study abroad experience. This is a negative, linear relationship.
Contingency factor for proposition 6
6a. As the amount of contact from friends and family back home decreases, the stronger the relationship between homesickness and compatibility.
7. The length of stay of a study abroad experience is related to one’s compatibility with a host family. From a short length of stay to a moderate length of stay the relationship is positive. However, from a moderate length of stay to an extended length of stay there is no relationship. This is a curvilinear relationship.
To view a diagram of this theory follow this link: http://international.ed.consulting.googlepages.com/StudyAbroadCompatibilityTheory.doc
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