Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2021

Publication Title

NAFSA Professional Resources

Pages

1-6

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected higher education worldwide. Two NAFSA member leaders, Kimberley Cossey, MA, (2021 registrar for Region VIII) and Heidi Fischer, PhD (2021 chair for Region VIII), have coauthored a research brief detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted virtual exchange program development and delivery at community colleges in the United States. The research brief summarizes key takeaways from mixed-methods research (i.e., survey and interviews) with practitioners from U.S. community colleges, requesting information about:

The pandemic's impact on existing virtual exchange programs (VEPs), The impact on developing new VEPs, and New (virtual) models for international education. Key takeaways include information about:

Impacts on existing VEPs Impacts on developing new VEPs Resource allocation and sustainability Development of other virtual content The research brief ends with several implications for community college administrators, faculty, and leaders to consider in relation to international education at their institution.

Comments

© 2021 National Association for Foreign Student Affairs: Association of International Educators.

Included with the kind written permission of the publishers.

Original Publication Citation

Cossey, K., & Fischer, H. (2021). COVID-19 impact research brief: Virtual exchanges at community colleges. National Association for Foreign Student Affairs: Association of International Educators. https://www.nafsa.org/professional-resources/browse-by-interest/covid-19-impact-research-brief-virtual-exchanges.

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