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Linder, Sandra; McGaha, Julie – Educational Forum, 2013
This essay offers suggestions for faculty who are designing study abroad (SA) experiences by outlining a three-week Maymester study abroad to Reggio Emilia, Italy, and a semester-long study abroad to Brussels, Belgium. The authors reflect on commonalities in planning, recruiting, preparing students, and conducting each trip, as well as some of the…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Program Design
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Chapel, William B. – Business Communication Quarterly, 1998
Discusses key integrated elements of the internship learning process and outcome, specifically regarding internship assignments abroad. Describes applicable cultural dimensions of such experiences. Discusses selection, training, and monitoring of interns, and deals with the evaluation of internships. Argues that the faculty advisor is pivotal to…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Barrett, Christopher B.; Cason, Jeffrey W. – 1997
This guide is intended to give practical advice that prepares graduate student researchers for the realities and challenges of living and working abroad, with a particular focus on that area of research experience that is between participation and observation. Drawing on the experiences of 150 scholars, funded over a 6-year period by the MacArthur…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Field Studies, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Council on International Educational Exchange, New York, NY. – 1987
This guide for students interested in studying abroad gives an overview of the factors to be considered and the choices to be made and provides references to sources of further information. The following topics are addressed: (1) planning (academic objectives, location, the third world, language proficiency, special laws, the disabled); (2)…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, High School Students
Blumenthal, Peggy – 1981
American study programs in China were assessed, based on interviews with American undergraduate or graduate students studying or doing research at various China institutions during the 1980-81 academic year and with Chinese administrators from the institutions. Four channels exist through which American students can arrange placement in China:…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Freedom, Chinese, College Programs
Hamel, April Vahle; And Others – 1994
This guide for prospective graduate students offers information on funding graduate study in the United States and abroad through scholarships, loans, and other programs. The first chapter treats graduate degrees generally; types of financial aid, particularly institutional aid; and strategies for application success. The second chapter begins the…
Descriptors: Assistantships, Doctoral Dissertations, Eligibility, Fellowships