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A Mission for Leadership Educators: Applying Critical Lenses to Leadership Study Abroad
Amber Manning-Ouellette1, Cameron C Beatty2
1Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
New Directions for Student Leadership
|February 17, 2026
Summary
This study shows how critical frameworks improve college leadership study abroad programs. Applying lenses like anti-racist approaches helps students interpret experiences and drive change globally and at home.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education
- International Education
- Leadership Studies
Background:
- Study abroad programs are crucial for leadership development.
- Integrating critical perspectives can deepen student learning and impact.
- Existing leadership study abroad curricula may lack critical engagement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the value of critical frameworks in leadership study abroad.
- To provide strategies for incorporating liberatory, culturally relevant, and anti-racist approaches.
- To enhance students' ability to interpret experiences and foster change.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of study abroad program design.
- Application of critical lenses (liberatory, culturally relevant, anti-racist).
- Curricular and co-curricular strategy development.
Main Results:
- Critical frameworks provide deeper meaning to study abroad experiences.
- Students can better interpret their experiences using critical lenses.
- Intentional decision-making and change-making are fostered.
Conclusions:
- Embedding critical frameworks is essential for effective leadership study abroad.
- These approaches empower students for transformative experiences.
- The impact extends beyond the study abroad period into home communities.
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