Queering Study Abroad: Web-Based Outreach to LGBTQ+ University Students by Study Abroad Programs release_65omkyriejbozd6gy6v7p6pyzm

by Erin Hipple, Daniel E. Soltis, Lauri Hyers

Published in Frontiers by The Forum on Education Abroad.

2020   Volume 32, p175-186

Abstract

Effective outreach to queer/LGBTQ+ students is an important part of higher educational efforts to encourage their participation in study abroad opportunities. To explore the prevalence and nature of online outreach to queer students, we quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed the study abroad program webpages of 38 higher educational institutions with distinguished reputations in international studies. Outreach to queer status was one of the most common types, along with outreach to ethnicity and disability status. Queer outreach varied as a function of institution type, occurring twice as often by public than by private universities, and seven times as often by secular than by religiously-affiliated universities. Using thematic analysis, we found that a majority of queer outreach content was generated by organizations external to the study abroad office, and in-house generated content was a combination of cautionary and inviting. We discuss ways to improve study abroad outreach to queer students in higher education.
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