Essays about: "McKenna Nicole Keyes"

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  1. 1. International Educational Exchange Programs as a Promoter of Peace? : Moving Beyond Assumptions of Attitude Change to Identify a Causal Pathway

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : McKenna Nicole Keyes; [2021]
    Keywords : International education; international educational exchange programs; peace; human rights; study abroad; international student mobility;

    Abstract : This study asks, “How can international educational exchange contribute to more peacefulsocieties?” To test the first two steps in a proposed causal pathway, this paper hypothesizes thatstudents from non-democratic countries who study in a democratic country will 1) have more favorable views toward human rights than students who have not studied in a democratic country; and 2) be more likely to advocate for human rights protections in their home country than students who have not studied in a democratic country. Utilizing a natural experiment design, this study did not find support for either hypothesis when comparing international students who had studied in the United States with those who were unable to due to Covid-19. READ MORE