March 4, 2012

Colleges Are Urged to Try New Approaches to Diversify Study Abroad

From http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Are-Urged-to-Try-New/130908

Colleges Are Urged to Try New Approaches to Diversify Study Abroad
By Karin Fischer
February 23, 2012

To change the face of study abroad, educators need to embrace new strategies, from creating programs that appeal to underrepresented groups to emphasizing the real-world value of an overseas experience.

A session at the annual conference of the Association of International Education Administrators, which wrapped up here earlier this week, focused on the challenge of increasing diversity in study abroad. While the number of students going on academic programs overseas has tripled in the past two decades, that upward trajectory masks the lack of progress in getting a broader cross section of students to have an international experience. Racial and ethnic minorities, men, working adults, lower-income and first-generation college students, and those with disabilities—all are underrepresented abroad.

Read the full article at http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Are-Urged-to-Try-New/130908

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