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Williamson, Richard C. – ADFL Bulletin, 1982
Describes some of the responsibilities and common problems, both at home and abroad, that a study abroad director is likely to encounter. (EKN)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Higher Education
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Breschinsky, Zinaida – Russian Language Journal, 1981
Describes activities, instruction, and housing for a Russian language study program in Moscow. Activities include language classes, lectures, and day trips. (BK)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Russian, Student Exchange Programs
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Maza, Herbert – Change, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Educational Exchange, Private Colleges
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Eskow, Seymour – Community and Junior College Journal, 1979
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)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, International Education, International Educational Exchange, Study Abroad
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Wiers-Jenssen, Jannecke – Studies in Higher Education, 2003
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…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
de la Porte, Heleen Andre – Vocational Training: European Journal, 1997
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)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Mobility, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
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Inkson, Kerr; Myers, Barbara A. – Career Development International, 2003
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…
Descriptors: Career Development, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Overseas Employment
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Ngai, Phyllis Bo-Yuen – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2003
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)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Distance Education, Higher Education, International Education
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Mazzarol, Tim; Soutar, Geoffrey Norman; Seng, Michael Sim Yaw – International Journal of Educational Management, 2003
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…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Foreign Students, Higher Education, International Programs
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Tansel, Aysit; Gungor, Nil Demet – Career Development International, 2003
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…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Martin, Judith N. – Communication Education, 1989
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)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication
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de Felix, Judith Walker; Pena, Sylvia Cavazos – Hispania, 1992
Table 2, Correlation Coefficients, missing from the authors' article published in "Hispania" (v75 n2 1992), is presented. (LB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
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Gerner, Michael; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1992
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…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Life, Individual Characteristics, Occupational Mobility
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St. Clair, Anita; McKenry, Leda – Journal of Nursing Education, 1999
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)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education, Nursing Education
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Hopkins, J. Roy – Liberal Education, 1999
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…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Development
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