The guide to successful short-term programs abroad / edited by Sarah E. Spencer & Kathy Tuma.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Spencer, Sarah E.
Tuma, Kathy
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : NAFSA, Association of International Educators, [2007], ©2007.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Foreign study > Administration > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
American students > Travel > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College students > Travel > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Faculty advisors > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College administrators > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical Description:xii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Building institutional support
  • Administrative processes
  • Internal support systems: it takes a campus to run a study abroad program
  • Program models
  • Designing the academic course: principles and practicalities
  • Internships, independent study international service-learning
  • Feasibility studies
  • Logistics
  • Financial matters
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Student selection and enrollment
  • "It changed my life": strategies for assessing student learning
  • Roles and preparation of program directors
  • If you cross over the sea: program leadership for intercultural development
  • Orientation and reentry
  • Safeguards for short-term programs.