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October 2005
| International Education Report - October, 2005 - Full Issue … |
| Be Here NowStudy Abroad Spirituality Most of the time, really knowing another culture begins with getting yourself out of the way. That means holding back your mob of preconceptions, judgments, and prejudices, and giving room for the stranger to be as he is. Only then do you begin to see into the culture. |
| Dare to Discipline It’s a subject nobody likes to think about much, but having a disciplinary system in place for students who misbehave on study abroad programs is a necessity. “Student misbehavior on study abroad programs,” says Matthew Rader, “is a serious issue.” |
| IES Sanctions All sanctions are designed to be educational, with student growth in mind. Sanctions can take a variety of forms, and can be issued in combination, depending on the violation in question. |
| Resources Third Culture Kids by David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken $19.95 Paperback: 360 pages (Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2001) ISBN: 1857882954 Third Culture Kids speaks to the challenges and rewards of a multicultural childhood; the joy of discovery and heartbreaking loss, its effect on maturing and personal identity, and the difficulty in transitioning home. |
| International Students Need Help Online There are other kinds of international students in addition to the ones you see walking across campus. They’re online international students, and they can have as many cultural confusions as their on-campus counterparts. |
| Time Management for Study Abroad Advisers By Linda Marx and Robin Melavalin The following information is taken from a "Summary of Responses" on SECUSS-L as posted by Susan Ansara, director, Office of Study Abroad and Exchanges of the International Affairs Center at the University of South Florida, on May 21, 2003. Ansara had posted the question of how to deal with numbers of students coming into the international education office, with limited adviser time, and how to best serve the students. |
| Interest in Russian Rebounds Russian language studies are rebounding after nearly a decade of low student interest, according to a Purdue University language professor. |
