JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
Small School Short-Term Study Away: A Novice’s Guide
Author(s): Michael R. Lane, Peggy L. Lane
Citation: Michael R. Lane, Peggy L. Lane, (2018) "Small School Short-Term Study Away: A Novice’s Guide," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.18, Iss. 3, pp. 129-134
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
The paper provides a process for planning and executing a short-term study abroad experience for
individuals with no prior experience and with little or no institutional support for the effort. At larger
institutions, there are often entire offices that coordinate study away programs; however, at smaller
institutions, it can often be left up to the faculty member(s) heading up the program to plan and execute
the entire experience. This has a high level of risk especially for novices. We include a step-by-step
planning process and a sample RFP used to collect data from vendors. This process was followed and
resulted in successfully taking a group of students to China in the summer of 2017.
