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Kruger, Darrell P.; Gandy, S. Kay; Bechard, Amber; Brown, Randy; Williams, Diane – Journal of Geography, 2009
The authors share a successful Fulbright Group Projects Abroad grant award. The purpose of the grant was to enhance American educators' experience and knowledge of South Africa, in particular, and sub-Saharan Africa more generally. Toward that end, participants experienced a multifaceted view of South Africa's geographical diversity, both physical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grants, United States History, International Education
Rajika Bhandari; Patricia Chow – Institute of International Education, 2009
Open Doors is the only long-standing, comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars in the United States and American students studying abroad for academic credit. Open Doors features graphic displays, data tables and policy-oriented analysis and is the essential resource for those concerned with U.S. international…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, English (Second Language)
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2010
The 2010 International Pre-Conference of the Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE), American Association for Adult & Continuing (AAACE), was successfully conducted from October 24-26, at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida. This publication includes the papers presented during the conference. These are:…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Females, Transformative Learning, Adult Education
Tanaka, Koichi – Online Submission, 2007
(Purpose) The purpose of this study was to investigate features of Japanese students' contact with the target language (English) outside the classroom in a study abroad context. (Methodology) The participants in this study were 29 Japanese students taking general English courses, for 12 weeks, at two private English language schools in New…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Study Abroad, Limited English Speaking
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Thorpe, Tamara – Ontario Action Researcher, 2007
This research was conducted to explore the impact of participation in an international education program on youth leadership development and how youth can more effectively engage in civic and community issues. The findings and recommendations offer international education programs, educators and youth workers strategies and best practices to…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Service Learning, Youth Leaders, Leadership
Farrell, Elizabeth F. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
In recent years, studying abroad has grown in both prestige and popularity. Business and political leaders increasingly see it as one of the most effective ways to produce globally literate citizens. College administrators agree and are looking for ways to reduce the barriers--both financial and academic--that prevent most undergraduates from…
Descriptors: Cultural Literacy, Global Approach, Language Fluency, Study Abroad
McLaughlin, Jacqueline S.; Johnson, D. Kent – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2006
Constructivist learning theory holds that "learning consists less in recording information than in interpreting it. To interpret what is received and is attended to, the learner must personally construct meaning for it." Unfortunately, opportunities for interpreting conceptual information are often lacking in classroom…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), International Educational Exchange, Conservation (Environment), Experiential Learning
Wells, Ryan – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2006
Study abroad may be defined broadly as "the international movement of students and scholars." US education abroad, for these purposes, includes short- and long-term programs, exchange programs, service learning abroad, internships, and all other program types in which students from the US fulfill part of their education by traveling to a foreign…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Exchange Programs, Student Interests, Service Learning
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Rodriguez, Karen – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2006
Many anthropologists have turned to creative writing as they struggle to represent experiences/encounters with other cultures. Study abroad students, while not necessarily anthropologists-in-the-making, are also representers (and representees) of exotic cultures while abroad. This paper explores creative writing as a strategy to help study abroad…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Study Abroad, College Students, Poetry
Bellamy, Carol; Weinberg, Adam – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2006
One of the greatest challenges for a student today is how to live as a responsible citizen in a globalizing world. Today's interconnected world cannot afford bystanders or passive participants. It demands confident, skilled citizens who will make responsible choices that take into consideration how educators allocate resources and what impact…
Descriptors: International Education, Citizenship, Language Skills, Second Language Learning
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Beckmann, Elizabeth A.; Kilby, Patrick – Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 2008
Development workers studying at the graduate level benefit from exposure to the great variety of cultures and worldviews. In the Australian National University's Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development (MAAPD) program, peer learning is giving current and future development workers in the field and in the classroom the chance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Masters Programs, Anthropology
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Gala, Candelas – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2008
This paper takes a specific university Department of Romance Languages as a case study to examine how the measures it adopted in view of increasing enrollment in Spanish in the nineties coincide with the recommendations in the MLA's 2007 report; it also examines how they have fared after some 12 years of implementation, advances explanations for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Romance Languages
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Zhang, Lawrence Jun – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2008
The study explored English as a Second Language (ESL) learner development. In particular, it focused on investigating learners' understanding of reading and their willingness to be engaged in strategic reading in participatory classroom activities. It also examined possible effects of such pedagogy on reading performance. The context was a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), English (Second Language), Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Rees, Jonathan; Klapper, John – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
This paper reports on a longitudinal study designed to assess the progress made by UK foreign language undergraduate students during the residence abroad (RA) component of their degree. The article first of all places the study within the international research context, and then describes the data collation procedures and methodology employed. It…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Study Abroad, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
Gallicchio, Vincent S. – Journal of Research Administration, 2007
The world continues to change rapidly and globalization is fostering common social, economic, and political agreements among countries. Agreements by governments have created opportunities to enhance educational and research endeavors that, by design, will remove barriers that previously have limited the flow of students, educators, researchers,…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, International Programs, Program Administration, Global Approach
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