Investigating the Careers of Language Study Abroad Alumni
Penn State University, The Forum on Education Abroad, and the American Councils for International Education are collaborating on a large-scale research project to explore the longitudinal effects of language learning and study abroad on career outcomes. The project is being funded by the Department of Education’s International Research and Studies grant program. The deadline for participating in this survey has now passed.
4899 respondents completed our survey! The team is working hard to analyze the data and begin Phase 2. We look forward to sharing some results with you soon.
Until then, Amelia Dietrich, Director for Research and Resources at The Forum on Education Abroad, (dietrica@forumea.org) can answer any questions you may have related to this project.
We thank the following institutions and organizations for lending their support to this project:
Project Timeline
February 2019 | Official Project Launch |
January-April 2019 | Ongoing Recruitment of Project Partners for Phase 1: Alumni Survey |
February 11, 2019 | The Forum begins social media promotion |
February 2019 | Partners begin email outreach to education abroad program alumni |
March – May 2019 | Ongoing outreach to education abroad program alumni by The Forum and partners (see Partner Info Packet for details) |
June 1, 2019 | Survey closed |
Early 2020 | Survey results published* |
Nov. 2019 – Mar. 2020 | Presentations at ACTFL, The Forum’s Annual Conference, AAAL |
January 2020 | Phase 2: Language History Interviews and documentary project begins* |
July 2020 | Target release date for general readership book and documentary* |
*Dates are approximations pending participant recruitment outcomes.