TY - JOUR
AU - Nishida, Yukiyo
AU - Watanabe, Atsuko
AU - Miyahara, Masuko
AU - Ojima, Maki
AU - Benthien, Gaby
AU - Takano, Kazuko
PY - 2024
DA - December
TI - Exploring the Perspectives of Online Study Abroad Programs in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Approach
JO - Universal Journal of Educational Research
EP - 135
VL - 12
IS - 6
DO - https://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2024.120601
AB - Since early 2020, COVID-19 has profoundly impacted study-abroad programs worldwide due to travel restrictions, lockdowns, and various health risks. Study abroad programs needed to undergo adjustments, with some universities establishing alternative arrangements. This study explores the perspectives of people who participated and were involved in online study abroad programs run by a university in Japan during the pandemic. Through a narrative approach, various viewpoints by students, and academic and administrative staff are explored to the advantage and disadvantage of the programs and their role in developing future study abroad programs in the post-COVID-19 era. Although findings are Japan-based, the study has implications for study-abroad participants and scholars as well as the administration of higher education institutions worldwide for study abroad programs.
PB - Horizon Research Publishing Corporation
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/2164/25633
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Education
KW - Digital health and technology
ER