Study Abroad Programs and Student Stress: An Animal Science Curriculum Case Study

• DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.169
• Publication Date: 2024-04-19T18:49:31Z
• Authors: Jayden Lawrence; Michael Barrowclough; Drew Lugar
• Keywords: Study abroad; Demographics

Study abroad programs increase a student’s exposure to different cultures, traditions, and ways of life. While the benefits participating in study program have been well documented, barriers, such as language, culture, environment, may present themselves participants. Participants are introduced variety new experiences both prior while abroad, which potential introduce additional stress on students, conjunction with more typically experienced during ‘traditional’ college experience. This aims quantify student studying relation their demographics life experiences. Over 12-day period December 2022 Mexico City, Mexico, students participated an Animal Science focused program. Psychological physiological data were collected demographic background characteristics. Data analysis showed that participant’s perceived scores higher going than ethnicity was predictor (P < 0.05). However, not impacted by or information >