The author and her colleagues were given an opportunity to teach their master's program in professional communication overseas in Prague. Initial concerns regarding logistics, cultural differences, and other faculty issues and fears were offset by the benefits of an international education program for students and for professional and personal…

An important contributing factor to students' willingness to work with diverse people is their "openness" to diversity. The objective of this study was to test the effect of a short (3-wk) study abroad course to China on the openness to diversity/challenge of the 23 students participating in the China study abroad course. Students were…

This paper analyzes the relationship between students' motivations and their intention to participate in study abroad programs using a model based on expectancy theory. We surveyed U.S., Chinese and French business students who studied in their home countries. Results suggest that certain motivations are common among students from the three…

Peer advisor (PA) programs in study abroad offices have greatly increased in the past few years. Nevertheless, although many agree that PAs have many useful advantages, a clear definition of the PA within the study abroad context remains unavailable. Hence, the purpose of this pilot study is to find out how the PA is perceived by study abroad…

Technological advances in communication and transportation have increased educational opportunities for post-secondary education students around the globe. Individuals and information now travel quicker and cheaper between countries and continents. Post-secondary institutions no longer have a local, jurisdictional or even domestic focus; their…

This article describes development of an interdisciplinary study abroad program to West Africa at the University of Georgia to help students gain a global perspective. The program is interdisciplinary with several disciplines including social work, clothing and textile, history, and teacher education. This article discusses/highlights a need for a…

Presents some practical advice for faculty on how to get the most out of traveling with their families in foreign countries. Article covers: planning ahead, paying, whether to take children, and where to go. (PG)

From "Student Travel 1969, an annual student travel section.

Describes some of the funding problems facing many study abroad programs and examines some approaches that have proven successful in combatting these problems. (EKN)

In fall 2001, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) surveyed the 78 CHEA and U.S. Department of Education recognized institutional and programmatic accreditors in the United States to learn whether and to what extent these accreditors are operating internationally. A similar survey in 1999 had indicated that 34 U.S. accreditors…

Author relates impressions of her recent tour of Storybook England sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Foreign Study League. (MM)

American students attending independent schools abroad have special needs with regard to getting into college in the U.S. (Editor)

As the possibility of British membership in the European Economic Community grows greater, it becomes more important than ever before for English people to learn the languages and customs of their continental neighbors. (EB)

Information and guidelines are presented to help high school administrators evaluate educational excursion agencies. (MF)