@article{456621,
      author = {Twombly, Susan B.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/456621},
      title = {Study abroad in a new global century renewing the promise,  refining the purpose / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Wiley,},
      abstract = {Study abroad has become a key educational means for  colleges and universities to prepare graduates with the  intercultural competencies needed to succeed in the  twenty-first-century global economy. The federal  government, the business community, and the higher  education sector are united in their belief that study  abroad is critical to such success. To that end,  significant institutional resources are being invested in  study abroad. This monograph seeks to address two  fundamental questions. First, who studies abroad (or who  does not) and why? Second, what are the outcomes of study  abroad? Increasing and broadening study abroad  participation have proven particularly challenging, and the  authors look to the research for clues as to how such  participation rates might be improved. Although the  research literature suggests positive outcomes of study  abroad, existing studies leave educators with some  challenging questions. Based on their review, the authors  pose recommendations for ways in which study abroad in the  twenty-first century can renew its purposes and fulfill its  promise. -- Back cover.},
      recid = {456621},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 152 p.)},
      address = {Hoboken, N.J. :},
      year = {2012},
}