One of the most important roles as a Bonner administrator is making sure your students are not only moving through the student development model, but consciously reflecting on their experiences and plotting out future developmental goals. This is particularly important for students who study abroad and may have trouble transitioning. Reflection provides a avenue for students to make necessary connections between their experiences both on campus and abroad.
This section will provide you with resources for eliciting, facilitating, and using reflections to the benefit of your students and your program as a whole. This section includes:
A best practice and sample from Davidson College, this workbook is designed for students while abroad. It features narratives, suggested readings, and reflection prompts for students to complete during their journey abroad. If completed, the students can gain Training & Enrichment hours for their submitted work
Covers issues like reverse culture-shock, student’s transition back to campus, and ways to be supportive of their reentry.
Strategies gathered from around the network on how students’ experiences abroad have been integrated back into the program in positive, effective ways.
Many students who serve abroad and experience issues in new contexts often return home inspired to do something more with their service. This section provides details on RESULTS, a Bonner partner organization and volunteer lobbying group, and on PolicyOptions, a Bonner project on creating community think tanks involving your students.
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