title: Sustaining and Improving Study Abroad Experiences Through Comparative Evaluation.
abstract: Researchers have related participation in study abroad experiences to many positive outcomes for nursing students; however, educators are faced with the task of not only developing meaningful study abroad opportunities but sustaining and improving them as well. Educators can evaluate repeat study abroad programs by comparing experiences, looking for trends, and conjecturing rationales. To illustrate this process, an example of a study abroad opportunity that has been repeated over 11 years is presented. The first six years have been compared to the most recent five years, revealing three categories of change for evaluation and the resulting course improvements.
authors.affiliation: About the Author Linda S. Johanson, EdD, RN, CNE, is an associate professor of nursing, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. For more information, contact her at johansonls@appstate.edu; lindajohanson8@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Johanson
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014195:Travel