Diversity and internationalization initiatives are priorities on most college campuses due to the need to prepare students to engage in a global workforce. Such initiatives seek to expose students to diverse perspectives and enable them to interact meaningfully with those very different from themselves. Colleges strive to achieve these outcomes…

The present commentary is a call for the inclusion of international education (IE) as part of any leadership studies degree program. A review of the reasons supporting this position is provided, along with a discussion of issues to consider in including IE in the curriculum, particularly as they impact adult students.

Report of a panel presentation delivered in a General Meeting of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

Reports results of a study that examined the perceptions of 173 students who had lived abroad about their communication in three types of reentry relationships: (1) with parents, (2) with siblings, and (3) with friends. (VLC)

This volume asserts that international and intercultural experiences are powerful vehicles for first-year college students to learn the perspectives and skills necessary to function interdependently in a rapidly changing and complex world. This thesis is developed through an in-depth case study of efforts to provide such learning opportunities in…

This qualitative study was designed to gather information about U.S. host students' experiences in a U.S.-international peer program and about how the program influenced their cross-cultural awareness. Researchers of this study noticed host students' unconscious need for guidance to become interculturally competent and heard their suggestions to…

Describes a literature course designed for students studying abroad, aimed at improving their chances of becoming "culturally fluent" during their stay abroad. Using writings by German and Austrian authors on dealing with cultures other than their own, provides an ongoing orientation and help to develop cultural sensitivities. (AS)

Examines the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, looking at his autobiography and his 3-year stay in Berlin as a graduate student from 1892-1894. Uncovers an excellent example of learning outside of one's own culture through the series of social, political, and ideological encounters Du Bois experiences, reflects on, and remembers. (Author/VWL)

Uses the fields of science communication and science journalism to explore different cultural perspectives in science with attention to ethics and values. Provides examples of the kinds of issues that can be raised for students who go overseas and suggests the types of thinking and learning that these issues can stimulate. (Author/VWL)

Provides insights into the views of the "other" in study abroad and how students affect a local culture and are in turn affected by it. Explores the effect that the study abroad experience of students in Santiago, Chile had upon three distinct groups' cultural perceptions and personal values. (Author/VWL)

This study examined the broader impact that study abroad programs have on students' cross-cultural skills and global understanding and the role that students' goals for participating in study abroad programs play on the development of these outcomes. Two hundred and thirty two (N=232) study-abroad college students were queried regarding their…

As teachers in German vocational education, the authors have a considerable interest in and responsibility for developing intercultural business skills, which are increasingly vital for successful management across cultures. Special international competence may help trainees find attractive jobs and may also strengthen their companies' position on…

Paper presented at Annual Convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Milwaukee, Wis., November 28-30, 1968).

According to UNESCO statistics, the number of students enrolled in systems of higher education outside their own countries has increased five fold in twenty years. This article examines the effect study abroad has on promoting global interaction. (JB)

An approach to orientation for study abroad. (Editor)