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From CUR's President

2017; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18833/curq/37/3/5

1072-5830

Susan Larson,

From U ndergraduate research abroad.What is not to love about this idea?Two high-impact practices wrapped up in one great experience!The authors of the articles in this volume of CUR Quarterly provide compelling evidence for the value of undergraduate research abroad.As students engage in these two high-impact practices, they achieve many of the intellectual and personal gains with which we are familiar in undergraduate research community, such as ability to develop hypotheses, competency in use of tools within the discipline, proficiency in data analyses, understanding of the research process, and enhanced communication skills.On top of these outcomes, students develop intercultural competence and gain cultural awareness.Students return to their home country with a much deeper understanding of the global nature of knowledge generation and an enhanced ability to work across difference.An increased self-awareness and a higher level of comfort in taking risks also correspond with a research abroad experience.For institutions eager to combine these two high-impact practices, the articles in this volume of CUR Quarterly not only detail these outcomes but also describe successful models.