短期海外研修が参加学生に及ぼす影響と効果（地方の医療・福祉系大学における国際交流事業の取り組みより）

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This study reports the effectiveness of the short-term international programs conducted by Takasaki University of Health and Welfare by running a quantitative and qualitative analysis of data acquired from 67 students who joined the 2019 and 2020 programs. A “Global Competence Self-evaluation Rubric” was used to compare their knowledge, skills, and attitudes “before” and “after” participating in those programs. The data obtained showed a discernible positive improvement in almost every category of the rubric from the “before” and “after” responses. In addition, we classified the information obtained from the students’ written report about their motivation and experiential education acquired during those programs into 5 categories. We integrated the 5 categories into a chart and a table under the titles “Reasons and purpose for participation”, “Overall Comparison Between Countries”, “Re-evaluation of Self- Esteem”, “Human Relationships”, and “Clarification of the Motivation for the Future”. The underlying outcome shows that the program helped students to gain new knowledge and expertise in their fields, helped them to improve their personal skills, improved their self-confidence and provided an incentive to challenge new obstacles.