Abroad and Beyond. Patterns in American Overseas Education.

Autor/inn/en	Goodwin, Craufurd D.; Nacht, Michael
Institution	Institute of International Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Abroad and Beyond. Patterns in American Overseas Education.
Quelle	(1988), (142 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-521-35742-X
Schlagwörter	Educational Assessment; Educational Objectives; Foreign Students; Higher Education; International Educational Exchange; International Programs; International Relations; Student Characteristics; Student Mobility; Study Abroad + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationaler Austausch; Internationale Beziehungen; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium
Abstract	An Institute of International Education-commissioned study of the reasons for the rapid growth of U.S. college student study abroad in the 1980s features case studies of effective programs and suggests ideas for planning and evaluation of study abroad by U.S. colleges and universities. Focus is on the integration of international study into scientific, professional, and graduate fields. Reasons for the growth include: young Americans want to understand the world in which they live; foreign study gets less expensive as the dollar grows stronger; America's views of other nations have softened; and foreign travel is now very familiar. Topics include: "the point of it all" (educational and social goals and potential accomplishments, institutional and administrative goals and potential accomplishments, and institutional renewal); "ways to do it" (total immersion, brief stays, and U.S. facilities abroad); "tasks to be done" (for faculty, department, and central administration); "some questions to consider" (appropriate approach, focus, reciprocity, etc.) "innovation" (in the liberal arts, science and technology, and graduate and professional); "where to go for help" (national organizations, models for a modest beginning, the overall scene); and conclusions and recommendations (the object lessons at hand and specific advice to campus officers). The appendix lists institutions visited in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C. An index is provided. (SM)
Anmerkungen	Cambridge University Press, 510 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 ($22.95, cloth--ISBN-0-521-35463-3; $7.95, paper--ISBN-0-521-35742-X).
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