ABSTRACT
This chapter examines U.S. students’ study abroad participation from an institutional stratification theoretical perspective, centering attention on the role of research institution attendance. In addition to examining study abroad participation itself, this study also explores stratification regarding location and duration of students’ study abroad experiences. Results suggest that institutional stratification is especially evident in this latter category of student experiences, location, and duration of study abroad, with students attending research institutions studying abroad in a wider variety of geographic locations and for longer duration of time. At the same time, results indicate that students attending research institutions are less likely to study abroad compared to their counterparts attending non-research-intensive colleges and universities. These results provide insight into a previously underexplored topic in the field and provide support for a renewed call to action among international educators to purposefully address issues of stratification in international education opportunity.
