This paper discusses the topic of educational mobility among students from China. The main aim of the paper is to analyse the reasons why Chinese youth migrate and to indicate the direction of their migration. The paper contains qualitative analysis of UNESCO and OECD educational reports and of Chinese government documents, as well as statements…

This qualitative study explored influences that helped to shape Japanese L2 (Second language) English users' identity development. 81 Japanese undergraduates shared self-perceptions of their L2 English identity development from personal experiences, both domestically (in Japan) and internationally. The primary focus of this study was an…

This research critically analyzes the study abroad experience of preservice teachers to better understand the potential as well as the challenges of preparing teachers for a diverse, global society. Drawing on critical analysis of both study abroad and preservice teacher education, and incorporating theories of globalization, we interrogate the…

The Texas A&M University (TAMU) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP) office provided funding to the Texas A&M University College of Engineering to support student participation in the Engineering Learning Community Introduction to Research (ELCIR) program. ELCIR is a two-week, study abroad, research program…

A peripatetic is one who journeys hither and thither. Many people can claim that title by just describing a domestic day. In the context of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) conference theme, the globalization of the teacher education experience, the author defines a peripatetic as one who journeys hither and thither…

Predicated on the idea that students traveling and studying abroad must learn ways to cope with the loss of cultural symbols familiar to them, this paper uses a college student's personal travel experiences to examine what coping strategies helped and how the lessons learned could help others in the same situation. After pointing out that the…

The Kalamazoo College Foreign Study Program has been in operation since 1958 and continues to enroll 85% of its students for one, two, or three quarters. The program offers a wide variety of options in Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Administrative arrangements and supervision of the programs are done by the two directors of the program at…

In the last few years, as enrollments in foreign languages have stabilized, and have even begun to show substantial recoveries, the number of study-abroad programs available to American students has increased. Any teacher considering participation in one of these programs as faculty director should ask himself serious questions about his own…

This paper presents the University of Utah's policy on study abroad programs, covering program fees, course registration, compensation for program directors, and other areas. Responsibilities of the program director are reviewed, including academic counseling, personal assistance, activities, institutional liaison, budget/finances, liability and…

This paper focuses on a discussion of the following questions: (1) Why do American students want to study abroad? (2) What types of programs are available? (3) Is financial assistance offered? (4) What is European university life like? (5) Should a student receive credit for courses taken abroad? (6) How long should a student plan to study abroad?…

A study investigated the relationship between self-perceived intercultural competence and previous intercultural experience among three groups of student sojourners. Subjects, 179 undergraduate intercultural communication students at a large midwestern university, and with varying degrees of intercultural experience (none; less than three months;…

Today, a person can find a variety of travel and study programs as diverse as that person's imagination and pocketbook. This paper considers today's study abroad programs in developing countries, particularly study abroad in Africa. The paper discusses the educational value of study abroad in Africa. It focuses on perspective transformation, that…

In order to empirically examine the impact of an overseas study experience on university students from the United States, a study of all University of Evansville students from a one-year period who had participated in an overseas study program in England was undertaken. The study used a four-part survey questionnaire designed to address specific…

Although more and more people are living in other cultures for extended periods and facing both culture shock in the new environment and re-entry into the old environment, little serious study has been conducted on how people readjust to their home environment after having lived in another culture. Only in the last decade have researchers begun to…

This study evaluated the extent to which experience in the schools of another country affected the educational philosophies and attitudes of University of Waikato (New Zealand) students taking part in an international student teacher exchange program in the United States. Six student teachers were interviewed individually concerning aspects of the…