Socio-Spatial Analysis of Study Abroad Students' Experiences in/of Place in Morocco

Autor/inn/en	Pipitone, Jennifer M.; Raghavan, Chitra
Titel	Socio-Spatial Analysis of Study Abroad Students' Experiences in/of Place in Morocco
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 40 (2017) 3, S.264-278 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/1053825917709823
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; Participant Observation; Student Journals; Spatial Ability; Experiential Learning; Interaction; Student Participation; Cultural Influences; Place Based Learning; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; College Students; Student Attitudes; Space Utilization; Learner Engagement; Environmental Influences; Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Studentenzeitung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Interaktion; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Raumnutzung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Marokko
Abstract	This article builds upon existing place-based research through the application of a socio-spatial perspective to make sense of how students' experiences in/of place shape, and are shaped by, the production of experiential learning space. Rather than focusing on the individual as the unit of analysis, this article is concerned with understanding how knowledge was produced during a 3-week study abroad program to Morocco. Data were collected with eight participants through participant-observation and narratives in the form of eight reflective journals. We conduct a socio-spatial analysis of this data guided by Lefebvre's spatial theory and offer three spatial readings of our findings including a diverse country of paradox, encountered histories, and positioned bodies through narrative. Findings suggest the production of experiential learning space was mediated through social interactions, engagement with local rhythms and histories, and intentional narrative activities. Engaging students with place is fundamental to the production of experiential learning space. Lefebvre's spatial triad is a useful tool for pedagogical practice; its relational structure affords educators an opportunity to consider how learning spaces are socially produced via engagement with surrounding environments, and provides multiple entry points to engage students meaningfully with place. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01