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Salin, Sandra, Ed.; Hall, Damien, Ed.; Hampton, Cathy, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This volume draws together a selection of papers from YAC2018, the first meeting in the annual Year Abroad Conference series, which took place at Newcastle University in September 2018. The contributions collected here examine some of the opportunities, gains, and challenges the Year Abroad brings for both students and staff. They are presented…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Mental Health, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential
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Fang, Wang; Clarke, Anthony; Wei, Yu – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
More than at any other time, the importance of internationalization and of establishing global partnerships in education is acknowledged by governments and higher education institutions. As a result, collaboration between institutions resulting in increased study abroad opportunities, now viewed as signifiers of internationalization, have…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Graduate Students, Questionnaires, Partnerships in Education
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Yan, Chunmei; He, Chuanjun – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Short in-service teacher development (INSET) programmes have been globally used as a form of teacher development, but their impact has been under question. This study sought to examine teacher participants' perceptions of short INSET programmes to come up with better solutions to enhancing their effect on teachers' professional learning. A…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Hull, R. Bruce; Kimmel, Courtney; Robertson, David P.; Mortimer, Michael – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to describe, explain and evaluate a graduate education program that provides international project experiences and builds competencies related to collaborative problem-solving, cultural capacity to work globally and sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative analysis of survey data from 28 students…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Gresham, Ruth; Clayton, Veronica – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
It has been widely acknowledged that an important indicator of a successful sojourn for international students is social integration into the host community. Despite seemingly regular opportunities to integrate, many international students report that their interactions with local residents remain superficial. The "Community Connections"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Social Integration
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Xingzhi, Shanxi Tao – Chinese Education and Society, 2008
This article reports the achievement of a nine-year program in which students from Xinzhou Normal College participate in semester-long substitute teaching in disadvantaged schools in a poverty-stricken area of Shanxi province. The substitute teaching, which constitutes an important part of the 411 Project by Xinzhou Normal College, takes place in…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Professional Training, Substitute Teachers, Investigations
Tedick, Diane J.; Christian, Donna; Fortune, Tara Williams – Multilingual Matters, 2011
This volume builds on Fortune and Tedick's 2008 Pathways to Multilingualism: Evolving Perspectives on Immersion Education and showcases the practice and promise of immersion education through in-depth investigations of program design, implementation practices, and policies in one-way, two-way and indigenous programs. Contributors present new…
Descriptors: Program Design, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, Program Implementation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1980
This document includes three products of an international meeting on productive work in education. First, the secretariat working document addresses itself to problems arising from the introduction of productive work into general (elementary and secondary) education. It examines recommendations on this issue, reviews relevant documents from UNESCO…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education