Examines the theme of learning outside of the home society through the use of ethnography and the techniques of field study for students living and working in Mexico, Austria, and Germany. Demonstrates through the observations of students how effective the use of field research methods can be in learning about social relations, cultural…

Examines the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, looking at his autobiography and his 3-year stay in Berlin as a graduate student from 1892-1894. Uncovers an excellent example of learning outside of one's own culture through the series of social, political, and ideological encounters Du Bois experiences, reflects on, and remembers. (Author/VWL)

Discusses methods of strengthening learning outside the home society through a case study of Canadian students from Ontario who attended a teacher training program at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. (Author/VWL)

Provides a detailed look at Finland's efforts at internationalizing education. This article is based on interview-based research project at the University of Turku, Finland.(Author/VWL)

Examines the uses of technology--including the Internet and electronic bulletin boards-as ways of advertising to, networking with, and processing study abroad students and their learning on and off campus. (Author/VWL)

This annotated Offers several decades of critical thinking on study abroad and international education. (Author/VWL)

Argues that educators must ask not only how gender (and race and ethnicity) affects the study abroad experience, including attitudes toward the host country, but also what study abroad programs can do to turn potentially negative experiences for female students into critical learning experiences. (Author/VWL)

Provides an overview of, and suggests the reasons behind, the developments in internationalization of higher education in Europe. The ERASMUS program is examined closely through a discussion of its impact on inter-European exchange. Presents a future trend toward a more coherent plan for European international education.(Author/VWL)

Looks at the federal government's two major forays into education abroad--Fulbright's amendment to the Surplus Property Act in 1946, and the National Security Education Act of 1991. Outlines the historical precedents for federal involvement, and provides an overview of the so-called Fulbright and Boren Acts. (Author/VWL)

Examines the personal distress that interventionists must face when their work requires immersion in a foreign culture. Addresses the issue of burnout and recommends that program development be holistic to meet the needs of the intervention team members.(Author/VWL)

Explores the meaning of study abroad through personal anecdotes and reflections on a lifetime of contact with foreign cultures. Focuses on the fruits of cross cultural contact by examining such themes as identity, home, personal transformation, and the "necessary accomplishment" of study abroad. (Author/VWL)

Provides a list of practical information relevant for study abroad program administrators with their World Wide Web site linkages. (VWL)