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Cross-Cultural Evidence on Students' Perceptions of Experiential Learning

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  • Alexandrina TANVUIA

    (Lasell College, Newton, United States of America)

  • Matthew REILLY

    (Lasell College, Newton, United States of America)

  • Alexandru CAPATINA

    (Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania)

  • Adrian MICU

    (Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania)

  • Angela Eliza MICU

    (Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania)

Abstract

The experiential learning approach in higher education enables the effectiveness of courses and is particularly important for having a positive influence on students’ engagement in the learning process. This is because it is the learning experience that students tend to assimilate in their quest to develop their knowledge-base. In order to find out how students from United States and Romania perceive the benefits of experiential learning techniques, we conducted a quantitative survey on convenience samples from two higher education institutions, one from Romania and the other from United States and analyzed the results by means of appropriate statistical tests. The results indicate that U.S. students get in contact with experiential learning methods more than the Romanian students, as the American education system represents a model of students-centered setting, where learning through experience is highly supported.

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  • Alexandrina TANVUIA & Matthew REILLY & Alexandru CAPATINA & Adrian MICU & Angela Eliza MICU, 2017. "Cross-Cultural Evidence on Students' Perceptions of Experiential Learning," Proceedings RCE 2017, Editura Lumen, vol. 0, pages 226-239, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:progal:v::y:2017:i::p:226-239
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/lumproc.rce2017.1.19
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    Keywords

    experiential learning; cross-cultural study; skills development; academic system. Title of Book: Risk in Contemporary Economy;
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    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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