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Meeting America's Global Education Challenge
By International Education, Inc.
Through a series of surveys and dialogs, the Institute of International
Education in 2007 launched a new policy research initiative to address the issue
of capacity abroad (especially in non-traditional destinations) to host a
greatly increased number of U.S. students, and to assure that U.S. campuses have
the resources and structures available to prepare and send them.
This IIE initiative, Meeting America's Global Education Challenge, will offer
educators and policymakers focused data and information on current capabilities
and future capacity, as well as recommendations for action to maximize resources
and pave the way for substantial study abroad growth.
IIE Study Abroad White Paper Series
As part of this initiative, IIE has released a series of recent white papers on
expanding study abroad participation and capacity, which can be downloaded here.
Study Abroad White Paper, Issue 2:
Exploring Host Country Capacity for Increasing U.S. Study Abroad
The May 2008 IIE White Paper represents the second publication of the study
abroad policy research series on Meeting America's Global Education Challenge.
This new report highlights research and findings from a fall 2007 snapshot
survey of over 500 host institutions abroad, and on the efforts made by these
institutions to increase their host capacity for larger numbers of U.S.
students. It also analyzes the challenges these institutions face as well as
their motivations and strategic plans to undertake efforts toward
internationalization. The report aims to provide policy makers and international
education administrators with focused data on how host institutions and
countries perceive greatly expanding U.S. study abroad participation.
Study Abroad White Paper, Issue 1:
Current Trends in U.S. Study Abroad & the Impact of Strategic Diversity
Initiatives
This May 2007 IIE White Paper represents the first of the Institute's new policy
research series on Meeting America's Global Education Challenge. It assesses
current trends in study abroad in the United States, providing a benchmark for
future expansion. It includes an analysis of existing strategic funding
initiatives such as the Gilman, Boren and Freeman-ASIA Scholarships, showing how
resource allocation can influence the diversity of participants, geographic
destinations, field of study and length of study. In addition, the paper also
highlights institutions that have created specific program models that better
facilitate a more diverse group of students participating in study abroad.
For more information on IIE's Study Abroad Capacity research, please contact:
policyresearch@iie.org.
For information on IIE study abroad resources and IIE-administered programs,
visit:
http://www.iienetwork.org/?p=StudyAbroad
Source:
http://www.iie.org//Content/NavigationMenu/Research_and_Evaluation/Study_Abroad_Capacity/StudyAbroadCapacity.htm
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