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Study abroad in a new global century : renewing the promise, refining the purpose /
Study abroad has become a key educational means for colleges and universities to prepare graduates with the intercultural competencies needed to succeed in the twenty-first-century global economy. The federal government, the business community, and the higher education sector are united in their bel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Wiley,
2012.
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| Colección: | ASHE higher education report ;
vol. 38, no. 4. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Study Abroad in a New Global Century: Renewing the Promise, Refining the Purpose; Copyright; Contents; Executive Summary; History and Purposes; Types of Programs and Providers; Who Studies Abroad and Who Does Not; Outcomes; Critical Perspectives; Conclusions, Final Thoughts, and Recommendations; Foreword; Introduction; Monograph Purpose; Conceptual Framework; Sources; Audience; Author Experiences with Study Abroad; Definitions: Study Abroad-What It Is and What It Is Not; Globalization, Internationalization, and Study Abroad; History and Purposes of Study Abroad; Beginnings; Post-World War II.
- Study Abroad Post-VietnamOrganizational Advocacy for Study Abroad in a Post-9/11 World; Societal and Institutional Purposes of Study Abroad in the Twenty-First Century; Summary; Types of Programs and Providers; Descriptive, Single-Component Schemes; Multiple-Criterion Classification Schemes; Who Provides Study Abroad; Summary; Who Studies Abroad and Who Does Not; Who Studies Abroad; Gender; Racial/Ethnic Minorities; Majors; Community College Students; Preferred Destinations; Factors Affecting Intent to Study Abroad and Participation Rates; Socioeconomic Status; Lack of Information.
- InvolvementAttitudes; Motivations; Factors Affecting Men's and Women's Participation; Major; Reasons for Lower Male Participation; Factors Affecting Study Abroad Participation for Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Individual and Human Capital; Financial; Perceptions of Who Should Study Abroad; Lack of Role Models; Institutional Barriers; Major and Program Fit; Heritage Seeking; Family Support; Fears of Discrimination; Effects of Degree Aspirations and Field of Study on Study Abroad Participation; Degree Aspirations; Business Majors; STEM; Community College Students; Summary; Study Abroad Outcomes.
- Intercultural Competence and Global PerspectivesIntercultural Competence; Study Abroad and Intercultural Competence; Intercultural Competence Outcomes of Study Abroad; Other Educational and Developmental Outcomes; Identity; Intellectual/Cognitive Development; General Academic Outcomes; Grades; Graduation Rates; Language Proficiency; Disciplinary Knowledge; General Learning Outcomes; Effects of Program Duration; Career and Other Long-Term Effects; Methodological Weaknesses of Study Abroad Outcomes Literature; Summary; Study Abroad: Critical Perspectives.
- Critiques of the Unstated Purposes of Study AbroadCritical Studies of the Study Abroad Experience; Summary; Conclusions, Final Thoughts, and Recommendations; Who Participates, Who Does Not, Why, and What to Do About It?; Outcomes: The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent; Meeting the Challenge; Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors; About the ASHE Higher Education Report Series; Call for Proposals; Recent Titles.