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Craig, Heather – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2007
Fishing industries around the world are currently undergoing a process of industrialization and commercialization. A similar story is unfolding in many fishing communities: large-scale industrial fishers who possess enormous capital and advanced technologies are threatening the lives of small-scale fisherfolk. The fishing industry in Lake Victoria…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Females, Industry, Global Approach
Quezada, Reyes L.; Alfaro, Cristina – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2007
In an article published in the "International Education Journal" entitled "Beyond Educational Tourism: Lessons Learned While Student Teaching Abroad," Quezada (2005) provides an overview of the literature regarding student teaching abroad experiences. This article summarizes his literature review and applies the findings to a…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Foreign Students, International Education, Global Approach
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Magnan, Sally Sieloff; Back, Michele – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
This study investigates the role of social interaction in language gain among study abroad students in France. Using the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), the Can-Do self-assessment scale (Clark, 1981), a revised version of the Language Contact Profile (LCP; Freed, Dewey, Segalowitz, & Halter, 2001), and pre- and postdeparture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Study Abroad
Moreno, Kirstin Heather – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study highlights the complexities associated with learning a heritage language (HL) abroad, specifically with regard to identity, expectations, and beliefs about language and language learning, by examining the ways that HL learners talk about themselves. These are important topics to study because perceptions of language learning have been…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Heritage Education, Focus Groups
OECD Publishing, 2015
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Adults
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Pence, Holly M.; Macgillivray, Ian K. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
This study addresses the question, "What is the impact of an international field experience on preservice teachers?" and corroborates many of the findings of a similar study by Willard-Holt [(2001). "The impact of a short-term international experience for preservice teachers." "Teaching and Teacher Education, 17,"…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Focus Groups, Program Effectiveness
Woolf, Michael – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2006
The call to expand opportunities for study abroad students in "non-traditional" locations has become a kind of mantra throughout the international education community. This call is almost always allied to the intent significantly to expand numbers going to these non-traditional locations. Of the three key objectives in the Lincoln…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Tourism, Minority Groups, Language Minorities
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Clarke, Ruth – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2007
The emerging interaction of political processes sets the stage for the level of macro uncertainty and specific risk events that may occur in an international relationship. Strongly defined social control in Cuba, formal and informal, dominates the dynamics of the relationship, while simultaneously government, formal, action in the U.S. dominates…
Descriptors: Social Control, Interaction, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad
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Finley, Jane B.; Taylor, Susan Lee; Warren, D. Lee – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2007
Researchers agree that students' critical thinking and decision making skills are enhanced through exposure to new cultures and global markets. Thus, one way of bringing about improvement in these areas is through international travel courses. The purpose of this study is threefold. One, to describe the process involved in the creation of a…
Descriptors: Travel, Student Attitudes, Graduate Students, Course Descriptions
Lipka, Sara – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Helicopter parents, notorious for hovering over their college-age children, may actually help students thrive, according to this year's National Survey of Student Engagement. Students whose parents intervene on their behalf--38 percent of freshmen and 29 percent of seniors--are more active in and satisfied with college, says the monstrous annual…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, College Students, Parent Participation, Surveys
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Kennedy, John – Journal of Political Science Education, 2007
Conducting collaborative fieldwork between American researchers and foreign scholars in developing countries is a difficult prospect for political scientists. Yet, we can use our knowledge and position at an American university to contribute to the academic community in our areas of study and establish lasting personal and institutional ties with…
Descriptors: Political Science, International Education, Study Abroad, Developing Nations
Metzger, Christy A. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2006
Preparing the workforce for an increasingly global economy is among the leading concerns in higher education, and retention of students is vital to successfully managing this economic shift. Study abroad programming consistently yields positive outcomes that span these three levels and may very well be a retention strategy that has been previously…
Descriptors: Global Approach, School Holding Power, Study Abroad, Academic Persistence
Aupetit, Sylvie Didou – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2006
The purpose of this article is to analyse the present state of the discussion and data regarding the brain drain in Mexico. From current data, recent trends show certain peculiarities in the national picture, pointing to an increase in the number of free movers, and a decrease in the number of young people who obtain Mexican government…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Scholarships
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Snyder, Thomas D.; de Brey, Cristobal; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
The 2017 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 53rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
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Snyder, Thomas D.; de Brey, Cristobal; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
The 54th in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the purpose of the "Digest" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. It contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
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