Abstract Previous research on the benefits of study abroad (SA) has mainly focused oral communication skills and L2 English, while written other foreign languages have received far less attention. This addresses this gap by investigating writing development in German. It also aims to further discussion about methods assess combining different types data. The gains 30 Belgian students German wer...

Introduction: The State of Kuwait spends large sums of governmental funds on sending patients abroad to receive medical treatment. This study aimed to explain the rationale behind receiving primary medical care overseas, given the expense and inconvenience, from the perspective of Kuwaiti patients whose applications were approved. Methods: The survey was ...

Study abroad programs have the potential to promote cultural, experiential, and personal development for escalating numbers of American college students each year. Despite reports that study abroad students may be at particular risk for increased and problematic alcohol use, there is limited empirical documentation of this risk. Thus, the present study used a longitudinal design to examine the ...

S tudy abroad in nursing education has grown exponentially over the past decade. The literature has a myriad of articles on the influence this type of travel has had on the personal and professional lives of nurses and nursing students as well as on the ‘‘how-to’’ of study abroad. A search of CINAHL for study abroad will yield more than 110 articles. The value of study abroad in nursing has bee...

The increases in globalization and growth of multi-national corporations have spawned attention to the role of international experiences in management education. We develop and test a framework to understand individual and motivational factors that may contribute to subjective indicators of study abroad program success. Specifically, we propose motivational cultural intelligence mediates the re...

This study contributes to the scarce research on U.S. college students studying abroad by documenting general and sexual negative alcohol-related risks and factors associated with such risk. The manner of drinking (quantity vs. frequency), predeparture expectations surrounding alcohol use while abroad, culture-related social anxiety, and perceived disparity between home and host cultures differ...