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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2015.6.2.001

Nursing Students' Experience of Major Converged Short-term Study Abroad Program  

Moon, Weon-Hee (Dept. of Nursing Science, Pai Chai University)
Kim, Young-Ju (Dept. of Nursing Science, Health Institute of Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.6, no.2, 2015 , pp. 1-11 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the experience process of nursing students who have participated in a major converged short-term study abroad program and to present the future direction of short-term study abroad. Methods: This study is a qualitative study based on the grounded theory and method in nursing students' experience of major in a major converged short-term study abroad program. Results: The core category emerged as 'finding myself in another me'. 'as experience the difference' emerged as a causal condition. Action/interaction strategies were found to provide students with these effects: 'a change of attitude on life', 'find continued support resources', 'due to hard reality, putting down the aspiration'. Shown in these results of this study, nursing students were seen to have the simultaneous effect of 'to live as the organizers of life', and 'return to the old life'. Conclusions: The nursing students experience a positive impact on their attitude towards life.
Keywords
Short-term Study Abroad; College Students; Experience; Grounded Theory; Qualitative Study;
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