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This chapter discusses a transformational learning model for application within international business courses that is grounded in an on-site learning experience where student teams work on a live corporate challenge. The model offers a two-fold approach. First, for learners to develop skills by: applying the model to learn new skills to address a set problem; improving their ability to seek and receive feedback; reflecting on the feedback and learning; and offering a new proposal. Second, the intention is for faculty to adopt the learning model to design assignments that deliberately assess applied elements of learning, such as adaptive and critical thinking skills.
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Short-term visits (about one to two weeks), mid-range programs (over two weeks to one month), international exchange (one semester or more), including study abroad (completing a degree).
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Mironko, A. (2019). On-site Applied Learning with the Use of Mixed Methods as a Reflective Learning Model in International Business. In: Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., Lynden, K., Taras, V. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20415-0_19
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