Abroad and Beyond Patterns in American Overseas Education [Paperback]

Discussing American students studying abroad and the policies of both the home and host countries.In addition to describing many of the innovative foreign study programs available across the country, this exhaustive work explains why students go abroad, how they go, and the ways in which they benefit from the experience.In addition to describing many of the innovative foreign study programs available across the country, this exhaustive work explains why students go abroad, how they go, and the ways in which they benefit from the experience.In this book, Professors Goodwin and Nacht present the only examination to date on the burgeoning American interest in overseas study. Attempting to lead the reader into and through this broad field, the authors investigate the numerous foreign study policies and programs. In addition to describing many of the innovative programs across the country, they explain why students go abroad, how they go, and the ways in which they benefit from this experience.Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The point of it all; 3. Ways to do it; 4. Tasks to be done; 5. Some questions to consider - great and small; 6. Innovative: the origin of constructive change; 7. Where to go for help; 8. Conclusion and recommendations; Appendix; Index.'I am truly impressed with the organization, overview, and theoretical construct which the authors are able to devise for a subject of such wide scope and variability. The work is both important and useful. It provides a wealth of carefully reasoned arguments that can be used to persuade other campus administrators of points that we have been trying to make for years Faire L. Goldstein, Office of International Programs, Brandies University'I think the book is excellent. It is clear, well written, stimulating, and most important, it can be helpful to a wide variety of readers. The publication will stimulate much needed discussion about current study abroad programs and the need for self-assessment, as well as encourage consló„