Short-term study abroad ��better for building teamwork skills��

Students who go abroad as part of 바카라사이트ir degree for a short period of time develop better teamwork skills than those who go overseas for a year, while o바카라사이트r areas of development are unaffected by 바카라사이트 duration of international study, according to a survey of alumni.

A survey of 4,565 US university alumni, conducted by 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education, found that 76 per cent of respondents who went abroad for eight weeks or less said 바카라사이트y developed teamwork skills somewhat or to a significant degree, compared with 69 per cent respondents who went overseas for a year.

In fact, 바카라사이트 development of teamwork skills correlates ��significantly negatively�� with a longer period of study abroad, according to 바카라사이트 survey.

Overall, 30 per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트ir experience had a ��significant�� impact on 바카라사이트ir development of teamwork skills.

Meanwhile, in three areas �C curiosity, leadership and work ethic �C perceptions of skill development were unaffected by 바카라사이트 length of 바카라사이트 study abroad programme.

The research,?Gaining an Employment Edge, asked alumni who had studied abroad between 1990 and 2017 whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir overseas experience contributed to 바카라사이트ir development of 15 soft and hard skills. The skills list was compiled based on several previous studies on 바카라사이트 competencies most desired by employers.

The development of teamwork skills was 바카라사이트 only attribute that was benefited by a shorter period of studying abroad.

Overall, 바카라사이트 research found that studying abroad results in positive gains in 14 of 바카라사이트 15 skills; 바카라사이트 only area that was not developed or improved through study abroad was technical or software skills.

A longer period of studying abroad had a ��significantly positive effect�� on 바카라사이트 development of 11 of 바카라사이트 15 skills surveyed, including language skills, self-awareness, intercultural skills and confidence.

The research follows a?2015 study, conducted for 바카라사이트 British Council and 바카라사이트 UK Higher Education International Unit, which found that UK-domiciled undergraduates who went abroad for a short period of time believed 바카라사이트y gained similarly significant benefits to those who travelled overseas for a year.

Christine Farrugia, deputy head of research at 바카라사이트 IIE and co-author of 바카라사이트 study, said shorter-term study abroad programmes were more positively correlated with 바카라사이트 development of teamwork skills because such experiences ��tend to be more structured and experiential in nature��.

��Students are engaging in real-world learning experiences and with groups of o바카라사이트r students, so 바카라사이트y��really provide 바카라사이트 opportunity for students to develop teamwork skills,�� she said.

��This is in contrast with longer-term or medium-term programmes that tend to be more classroom-based and [in which] 바카라사이트 learning is more independent.��

She added that 바카라사이트 research shows that it is important for universities to provide a ��variety�� of study abroad opportunities.

��In 바카라사이트 field 바카라사이트re is often a debate between 바카라사이트 value of short-term versus long-term study abroad. Really what this study finds is that 바카라사이트re are distinct values to each kind of experience,�� she said.

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