Describes some of the responsibilities and common problems, both at home and abroad, that a study abroad director is likely to encounter. (EKN)

Describes activities, instruction, and housing for a Russian language study program in Moscow. Activities include language classes, lectures, and day trips. (BK)

The network of independent American colleges and universities located in countries throughout the world is described. Some colleges were inspired by missionaries; others began as options for American undergraduates to study abroad. The overseas American colleges are an established fact and seen as valuable contributions to world education. (MLW)

Seymour Eskow, President of Rockland Community College (New York) and pioneer in community college international education, reviews the development of study abroad and some of the problems with developing international studies programs in local colleges. (MB)

Surveyed the experiences and viewpoints of Norwegian students abroad. They find studying abroad academically advantageous, and they put much emphasis on the social, personal, linguistic, and cultural rewards they acquire in addition to professional skills. Compared to students in Norway, those studying abroad are more satisfied with their…

Discusses European laws enabling people to receive training in other Member States of the European Union, conditions for student mobility, programs encouraging it, and recognition of diplomas across states. (SK)

Interviews with 50 New Zealand students who participated in overseas experience (working holidays abroad) found they had complex, whole-life motivations; few did intensive planning prior to departure. Six distinct forms of overseas experience were found, having more or less relationship with career development. Most students experienced major…

Explores how educators can help distance learners develop multicultural competence without physically exposing them to campus diversity. Proposes international educational experiences as a vital supplement for the full development of multicultural competence among distance learners. (EV)

Describes how the second half of the twentieth century saw the development of a global market in international education, so that by the 1990s, the systems of many host nations (e.g., Australia, Canada, United Stated, United Kingdom, and New Zealand) had become more market focused and were adopting professional marketing strategies to recruit…

An Internet survey of Turkish students studying abroad received 1,103 responses. Although 53% initially intended to return, only 13.5% have that intention currently. Reasons for staying abroad include better career prospects, Turkish economic conditions, lack of relevant work in Turkey, and avoidance of compulsory military service. (Contains 28…

Describes a course designed to prepare students for intercultural interaction from a communication perspective. Notes that the first part of the course is devoted to theoretical frameworks for understanding intercultural interaction, while the second part focuses on applications of intercultural communication theory. (MM)

Table 2, Correlation Coefficients, missing from the authors' article published in "Hispania" (v75 n2 1992), is presented. (LB)

Compared internationally mobile adolescents with peers who lived in United States throughout their lives (total n=1,076). Findings support impression that U.S. internationally mobile adolescents have more interest in travel and learning languages and that they rate themselves more culturally accepting and more oriented to international lifestyle…

Compared to 120 controls, 80 nursing students participating in international clinical-immersion experiences showed a significant increase in cultural self-efficacy and awareness, ability to overcome ethnocentrism, and ability to integrate patients' cultural beliefs into health-care practices. (SK)

Examines value of study-abroad programs in providing students with experiential learning experiences. Notes goals (appreciation of diversity, understanding other cultures, enriched educational opportunities) and types of study-abroad opportunities available, and offers several case studies of students' study-abroad experiences. Also discusses…