The Eve of the Storm

Autor/inn/en	Burnside, Kayli Elaine; Wildermuth, Cristina de Mello e Souza; Wildermuth, Marguerite Pauline
Titel	The Eve of the Storm
Quelle	In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34 (2022) 2, S.183-204 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-4568
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Student Attitudes; Study Abroad; Culture Conflict; Travel; Administrator Attitudes; Crisis Management; College Faculty; Coping; Stress Variables; Problem Solving; Psychological Patterns; Group Discussion; Computer Mediated Communication; Diaries; Foreign Countries; Educational Experience; Graduate Students; Morocco; Iowa (Des Moines) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Kulturkonflikt; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Krisenmanagement; Fakultät; Bewältigung; Problemlösen; Gruppendiskussion; Computerkonferenz; Diary; Tagebuch; Ausland; Bildungserfahrung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Marokko
Abstract	In the first week of March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread worldwide, fourteen American travelers spent a week in Morocco. The researchers analyzed electronic correspondence, journals, recorded discussions among program participants, and interviews. The data suggest that: (1) participants experienced culture shock very early in the trip; (2) travel disruptions (especially luggage loss) affected program participants more than COVID; (3) the program leaders concentrated on problems they felt they "could" solve; (4) exhaustion and stress were prevalent themes for the program leaders; and (5) the program leaders experienced doubt and confusion while helping program participants. We recommend that study abroad officials reexamine faculty and students' preparation and emergency procedures and avoid over-relying on third-party providers. We conclude that during a crisis, problem-focused coping can be a stress-reducing mechanism for study abroad program participants. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01