Lessons from Roatan: Personal Growth Through Study Abroad

Authors

Cristina R. Duque, St. Mary's University
Astrid Burgos, St. Mary's University

Files

Contributor

Heather Hill

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Keywords

Roatan; Study abroad; Personal growth; Transformative experiences; Self-esteem

Description

Studying abroad is known for being significant and transformative for students. Using a pre and post survey given to 136 students at three universities before and after a goals, study abroad in Roatan, Honduras. This study assessed the goals students had before the program, how they felt when they reached their goals, if they found the program to be transformative, and how their self-esteem and confidence levels grew. It was predicted that the students would find the study abroad transformative and would reach most, if not all, of their goals. Students tended to have mainly academic/professional goals, and most achieved all of their goals and found the study transformative and had raised self-esteem.

Format

pdf

Size

1 page

City

San Antonio, Texas

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