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International Education: A Force for Peace and Cross-Cultural Understanding?
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Brown, Lorraine – Journal of Peace Education, 2009
This paper discusses the notion that the international sojourn has the potential to transform sojourners into cultural mediators who carry the power to improve global relations. A year-long ethnographic study of the adjustment experiences of international postgraduate students in England revealed a universal early enthusiasm for cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, International Education, Cultural Awareness, Ethnography