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The student exchange abroad experience: An analysis of the perceptions of chilean people who participated in youth for understanding programs in their adolescence

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  • María Cecilia Fiocchi Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
  • Hugo Rojas Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Vol. 23 No. 43 (2015): Diciembre

Abstract

The present article analyzes the experiences of six Chilean exchange students who traveled abroad during their adolescence. After several years since their return to the country, the participants evaluate their exchange experience and the main lessons learned. We can conclude that exchange programs encourage the development of a series of positive changes such as an increased appreciation of cultural diversity, an increased self-confidence, the development of independent thinking, enhanced communication and social interaction skills, and more adaptability to face new circumstances and challenges.

Keywords:

student exchange, cultural adaptation, cultural diversity, youth for understanding

Author Biographies

María Cecilia Fiocchi, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa

Licenciada en Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales (Universidad Argentina de la Empresa), Diplomada en Integración Regional (Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile), estudiante de intercambio de YFU Argentina en Holanda (2007-08). Ayudante de Investigación en la Universidad Alberto Hurtado y Pasante en YFU Chile (2014).  E-Mail: mfiocchi@uade.edu.ar.

Hugo Rojas, Universidad Alberto Hurtado

Profesor de Sociología del Derecho, Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Candidato a Doctor en Sociología (University of Oxford), Master en Derecho, Antropología y Sociedad (London School of Economics & Political Science), Magíster en Gerencia y Políticas Públicas (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez), estudiante de intercambio de YFU Chile en Ohio, Estados Unidos (1988-89). E-Mail: hurojas@uahurtado.cl.

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Fiocchi, M. C., & Rojas, H. (2020). The student exchange abroad experience: An analysis of the perceptions of chilean people who participated in youth for understanding programs in their adolescence. Última Década, 23(43), 207–233. Retrieved from https://boletinfilologia.uchile.cl/index.php/UD/article/view/56207
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