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Informationen zum Autor Joan Elias Gore , PhD, Denmark's International Study Program; 1972-1987 faculty member/ Study Abroad Advisor, University of Virginia; 1987-1997 with U.S. and British international exchange agencies; Publications including Cost-Effective Techniques for Internationalizing the Campus and Curriculum , articles, and book chapters. She has participated in panels, workshops, and professional training programs for international education and academic associations. Klappentext Examines the development of American study abroad! looking at how negative beliefs about international exchanges have limited its potential! and what can be done to reverse the trend. A historical and rhetorical analysis of international study in the US! this book contributes to an understanding of how the modern situation has come about. Zusammenfassung This book examines why study abroad is a marginal activity in American higher education and evaluates the role gender has played in the development and maintenance of this marginality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Status of Study Abroad 1. The Marginal Role of Study Abroad in American Higher Education Part II. Dominant Beliefs 2. Dominant Beliefs: Study Abroad is a Grand Tour 3. Dominant Beliefs: Study Abroad is an Insignificant Pursuit by Wealthy Women 4. Dominant Beliefs: Study Abroad Offers a Nonprofessional Course of Study Inferior to American Education Part III. Alternative Voices 5. Alternative Voices: Discourse and Belief among Faculty Sponsors of U.S. Study Abroad 6. Alternative Voices: Discourse and Belief among Students Abroad Part IV. The Future of Study Abroad 7. Policy Implications Appendix: Supplementary Charts and Tables Bibliography
