Purpose: This study examines the impacts of two modes of internationalization on students' global competence, namely, internationalization abroad and at home. This study divides global competence into five secondary dimensions to further explore the impacts of the different modes of internationalization on each dimension. Design/Approach/Methods:…

Against the theoretical background of world society and learning challenges related to globalization processes the article deals with empirical findings from two qualitative-reconstructive studies on learning experiences of young people. The first is a study on young people in Germany engaged in child sponsorship programmes for children in the…

Globalization is affecting people in ways they are often unaware of. The most visible aspect is perhaps economic, but there are other elements flowing from the dominant cultures (particularly the American) to the rest of the world that influence cultural features via different means (e.g. cinema or television). A further effect of the highly…