International and cross-cultural experiences are critical to effectively prepare language teachers for the increasingly diverse classroom, as they promote language proficiency and cultural awareness and sensitivity. This research captures the multi-national engagements of pre-service language teachers enrolled at a Turkish university. Participants…

Globalization has transformed U.S. higher education institutions into culturally diverse environments where international students navigate complex academic and social landscapes. This study examines the impact of institutional policies, communication styles, and social norms on intercultural engagement and academic integration among international…

The value of international education lies in facilitating meaningful cultural immersion as a catalyst for intercultural learning and the creation of global citizens. As the current pandemic poses a threat to the survival of international education offices across the globe, Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) are facing not only unprecedented…

Drawing on a combination of prior experience, theoretical stance, and intuition, along with pedagogical practices identified to be effective in addressing diversity with teacher candidates, a model for teaching multicultural education to teacher candidates was designed. This study examined how particular elements of this model were effective in…

In school education, one of the few visible responses to increasing globalisation of educational practice has been the implementation of short-term experiential overseas student learning programmes. This paper analyses the results of a comparative research project on three Australian schools that offer such learning experiences. It argues that…

In this article, the authors describe a student affairs graduate student internship exchange program between Florida International University, a large, urban, Hispanic-serving institution, and Bowling Green State University, a rural, residential, midwestern university, and present findings from a survey of past participants. Results indicate…

The overseas study service program offered by Goshen College, Indiana, is described. The program strives to promote learning with a global perspective. Goshen sends students abroad in one of three ways: (1) a study service trimester, (2) a year abroad study, or (3) a European program which offers art courses in Italy, world civilization courses in…

Discusses Raptors Connecting Cultures (RCC), a multicultural environmental education program for Latino students. The RCC Program attempted to make connections between local ecology in eastern Pennsylvania and the students' home countries using the concept of migration as a link. Encourages the inclusion of contributions and connections from…

In the face of near-instantaneous global communication and the increased interdependence of nations, community colleges must seek to move beyond their tendency to serve only local needs and recognize the important role they must play in educating members of the international world community. The move to internationalize community colleges began in…

The absence of cultural diversity in the student body at Marietta College (Ohio) and in the surrounding public school sites has been a concern of the education department at Marietta College. To help provide an effective multicultural experience for preservice teachers, Marietta College built a cooperative student exchange program with Stillman…

More than 8,000 secondary school students participated in the AFS International exchange programs in 1983, and this document examines some of the research that investigates the impact of travel abroad and intercultural experiences on personality development. Cigdem Kagitcibasi, in a study of the effects of a 10-month program on student…

The minority population in North Dakota is very small, less than five percent. Most of the students at Valley City State University (VCSU) are white and from middle class families; only about eight percent of the student body represent diverse cultures. Public schools in the state also have a low enrollment of minority students. Although these…

The essence of cross-cultural learning and how it can be effectively incorporated into an academic program are explored. A design for cross-cultural learning is proposed that can be applied anywhere in the educational process from high school through professional training. It is based on the experiences of the authors in experimental programs in…

Describes efforts to implement an international program between the Montessori program at Xavier University and Korea and Taiwan. Describes eight challenges confronting the project: (1) communication; (2) class participation; (3) sharing culture with the American students; (4) transportation; (5) connection with others; (6) visas and immigration…

This paper demonstrates how teacher education institutions can expand understanding of others and tolerance for differences by developing cross-cultural exchange programs in international settings and on the local level. The paper outlines the steps involved in establishing international student teaching programs at three different universities…