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Lo, Stephanie – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2006
Peer advisor (PA) programs in study abroad offices have greatly increased in the past few years. Nevertheless, although many agree that PAs have many useful advantages, a clear definition of the PA within the study abroad context remains unavailable. Hence, the purpose of this pilot study is to find out how the PA is perceived by study abroad…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Study Abroad, International Education, Role
Junor, Sean; Usher, Alex – Educational Policy Institute (NJ1), 2008
Technological advances in communication and transportation have increased educational opportunities for post-secondary education students around the globe. Individuals and information now travel quicker and cheaper between countries and continents. Post-secondary institutions no longer have a local, jurisdictional or even domestic focus; their…
Descriptors: Credits, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Educational Opportunities
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Lowe, Tony B.; Dozier, Cheryl D.; Hunt-Hurst, Patricia; Smith, Bettye P. – College Student Journal, 2008
This article describes development of an interdisciplinary study abroad program to West Africa at the University of Georgia to help students gain a global perspective. The program is interdisciplinary with several disciplines including social work, clothing and textile, history, and teacher education. This article discusses/highlights a need for a…
Descriptors: International Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Global Approach, Program Content
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Alfaro, Cristina – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2008
Increasing diversity and linguistics complexity in classrooms is occurring in schools throughout the world. Bilingual teachers need to develop knowledge and skills to succees in teaching diverse students. Demographic shifts are bringing increasing numbers of international students from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, class, and linguistic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Student Diversity, Public Schools
Kanstroom, Emily – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2007
On June 28, 1951, France ratified the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which prohibited the torture of prisoners of war. On August 2, 1955, the United States of America ratified the same document. Between 1954 and 1962, France fought a war against Algeria, which sought its independence from colonial rule. From September 11, 2001 until the present, the…
Descriptors: United States History, Foreign Countries, Terrorism, War
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Yihong, Gao; Yuan, Zhao; Ying, Cheng; Yan, Zhou – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2007
This study investigated the relationship between English learning motivation types and self-identity changes among university students in the People's Republic of China. The sample obtained from a stratified sampling consisted of 2,278 undergraduates from 30 universities in 29 regions. The instrument was a Likert-scale questionnaire which included…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Foreign Countries
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Streitwieser, Bernhard; Leephaibul, Robin – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2007
Research opportunities for undergraduates in the social sciences remain relatively rare. If they exist at all they are usually in the natural sciences and engineering. In study abroad the situation is particularly pronounced: a semester or year abroad is still more a time for cultural and linguistic immersion than it is for building specific…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Workshops, Foreign Countries, Research Opportunities
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Emert, Holly A.; Pearson, Diane L. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter explores the Education for Global Learning (EGL) consortiums efforts to assess intercultural competence as an outcome of study abroad. The chapter concludes with lessons learned and next steps in EGL's international education journey.
Descriptors: Study Abroad, International Education, Global Approach, Community Colleges
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Jablonski, Margaret A.; Bresciani, Marilee J.; Lovell, Cheryl D.; Shandley, Tom – NASPA Journal, 2006
A unique professional development program took place for senior student affairs officers at The University of Salamanca (Spain) in June 2005. Participants had first-hand experiences with studying abroad and had opportunities to exchange ideas and perspectives with professionals from a variety of institutions from within and outside of the United…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Student Personnel Workers, Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives
Ogden, Anthony C. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2006
Growth in US education abroad has been consistently strong for the past decade, surpassing 9 percent annually. Within the field of education abroad, this growth is both exciting and alarming. Education abroad helps students change learning structures, learn new paradigms and become more complex individuals. If a student's structures are not ready…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Study Abroad, Individual Development
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Knight, Dee K. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2006
Given the international nature of the textile, apparel, and retail industries, success for some companies, at least in part, may depend upon hiring "people whose minds are open to the world" (Goodman, 2005). Study abroad is one way of developing students' world perspectives and cultural understanding. An interdisciplinary approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Interdisciplinary Approach, Experiential Learning
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Johnson, Laura E.; Battalio, Rosemary – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
Special Education (SPED) in Scotland was a six-week study abroad program where pre-service special education teachers lived with host families and observed in Scottish schools in the area of special education. The program included coursework in the area of Emotional Behavioral Disabilities and traveling. This study sought to determine the impact…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Preservice Teachers, Disabilities, Educational Practices
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Woodgate-Jones, Alexandra – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
The National Languages Strategy, published in the UK in 2002 offers all primary school children an entitlement to learn a Modern Foreign Language (MFL) by 2010. The supply of adequately trained teachers is one of the key determinants of the success of this initiative. This paper presents findings from a study involving 18 teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Second Languages, Focus Groups
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2009
14,000 Saudi students are currently studying in the UK. Before they start their coursework in their major, most take English language courses for at least a year and should pass the IELTS test. Interviews with a sample of Saudi students studying in the UK showed that focus in the English courses that students take is mainly on grammar and written…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Foreign Students, English (Second Language)
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Gascoigne, Carolyn, Ed.; Bloom, Melanie, Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2009
The 2008 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages focused on learning about the diverse backgrounds and needs of today's students. The 2009 Conference continued that focus and added diversity by instructors in using a variety of teaching methods, strategies, themes, technologies, and assessments. Presenters from all 17 states…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
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