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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"foreign study"”.
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The decision to study abroad: evidence from international students based in Ireland
Foreign study is an emerging trend in the education market. Increasingly, students choose to leave their home country to study abroad. This decision is not only coupled with financial and time costs, but also involves the challenges of new cultures. This thesis examined push and pull factors, …
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Making meaning from international educational experiences: Transforming inner landscapes
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A qualitative approach to understanding the study abroad experience
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the study abroad experience on selected students, using a qualitative approach. The participants in this study consisted of six full-time Rowan University students, during the spring 2012 semester. All six students had studied abroad for a …
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Sexual behaviors of students studying abroad
<p>The purpose of this study was to explore the risky sexual behaviors of students studying abroad, given that prior research has shown that individuals on vacation and international travelers are engaging in riskier sexual behavior while away from home. Participants included NJ university …
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Understanding factors contributing to risky sexual activity in the study abroad environment
<p>Researchers suggest that study abroad students may be an un-identified high risk group for risky sexual activity. The goal of this study was to determine whether factors predictive of risky sexual activity at home (sexual sensation seeking, alcohol and sex expectancies, alcohol consumption and …
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Understanding the risky sexual behaviors of study abroad students
… Model of Interpersonal Behavior (TIB) this study examined the influence of environmental and individual characteristics on predicting risky sexual behaviors of study abroad students. This study utilized a two-stage, qualitative and quantitative methodological framework. First, focus groups …
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Repatriates’ career adjustment experiences: U.S. doctoral recipients in engineering disciplines returning to public sector universities of Pakistan
… returning to their home countries after foreign study and work experiences. There is a dearth of research that has documented the in-depth re-entry experiences of Pakistani repatriates. So, there is a genuine need to explore how these repatriating engineering PhDs experience their …
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Participation in a study-abroad program and persistence at a liberal arts university.
This study used a quasi-experimental design with 1,237 students to investigate the association between participation in a study-abroad program and persistence at a liberal arts university. The theoretical basis for the study was Tinto's Theory of Individual Departure. The independent variable of …
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Does intervening in the learning of study abroad students facilitate the development of intercultural competencies?
… the effects of intervening in the learning of study abroad students via a class called Skills for International Management. It looks specifically at the development of intercultural competencies, and compares two different methods of assessing those outcomes. Thirty-four study abroad students …
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Raising awareness in study abroad
… 2001; Obst, Bhandari, & Witherell, 2007). Study abroad programs have been found to provide students with the necessary skills and competence required for the 21st century. The purpose of this action research study was to examine honors students' intercultural competency and the barriers …
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Beyond the Bubble: Study Abroad and the Psychosocial and Career Development of Undergraduates
… the career developmental gains associated with study abroad is therefore of increasing importance. This study was driven by the following research question: What experiences and perspectives inform the psychosocial development [as defined by Chickering and Reisser (1993), including: developing …
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International professional development for teachers : the Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad, 2003-2007
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Curriculum, Teaching and Educational Policy, 2010
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Study Abroad and Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive Universities: Preparing Students from Underrepresented Racial Groups to Live in a Global Environment
The purpose of this study was to identify current practices in study abroad offices and to investigate factors that may impact the number of minority students that participate in study abroad programs. The predictors, commitment to study abroad, proportion of staff and student workers, and …
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An exploration of the role of intercultural training in developing intercultural competency among exchange students : a case study of rotary youth exchange
<p>This study works with Rotary Youth Exchange to investigate the role of predeparture intercultural training in preparing students to study abroad so that they 5 positively integrate their experience to become interculturally competent people. The Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES) along with …
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The Global Project: Observing Geographic Literacy Obtained by Study Abroad Learning
One of the major debates regarding studying abroad concerns criticism that it lacks measurable and demonstrable learning outcomes and is usually viewed as less rigorous than other university courses (McKeown 2009). As one Western Kentucky University (WKU) faculty member noted when responding to the …
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The benefits of intercultural interactions: a position paper on the effects of study abroad and intercultural competence on pre-service and active teachers of ESL
<p>"This thesis discusses a potential connection between immersion programs, second language acquisition, intercultural awareness, and the pre-service English as a Second Language instructors' ability to provide interculturally aware TESL education to their language learners. A review of the …
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The development and analysis of the Global Citizen Award as a component of Asia University America Program at Eastern Washington University
… various criteria while attending the five-month study abroad program from Asia University in Tokyo, Japan. The thesis includes background and context for the award, including history and philosophy of the stake-holding institutions such as Asia University and Asia University America Program. This …