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Williams, Shirley; Spiret, Claire; Dimitriadi, Yota; McCrindle, Rachel – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is the umbrella organisation for Member Organisations from 145 countries, with a total membership of 10 million. While Member Organisations offer training and development within their own countries, WAGGGS offers international opportunities, such as leadership development at…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Electronic Learning, Volunteer Training, Online Courses
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Coryell, Joellen E. – Adult Learning, 2011
To live and work in today's global community, adults need to develop an intercultural responsiveness and flexibility in order to interact sensitively in situations involving international cultural contexts, practices, beliefs, understandings, and communications. One way to support this development in adult and higher education is to offer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Communities of Practice, Learning Theories
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Hazelton, Pam; Malone, Molly; Gardner, Anne – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
Since 2001, the International Institute of Women in Engineering (IIWE) at EPF, Ecole d'ingenieurs generaliste, Sceaux, France, has conducted a 3 week short course for culturally and discipline diverse, recently graduated and final year engineering students. The aim of this course is to introduce young engineers to broad global concepts and issues…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Work Experience Programs, Engineering, Foreign Countries
Quezada, Reyes L.; Alfaro, Cristina – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2007
In an article published in the "International Education Journal" entitled "Beyond Educational Tourism: Lessons Learned While Student Teaching Abroad," Quezada (2005) provides an overview of the literature regarding student teaching abroad experiences. This article summarizes his literature review and applies the findings to a…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Foreign Students, International Education, Global Approach