Stylus Publishing (VA) Education Abroad and the Undergraduate Experience: Critical Perspectives and Approaches to Integration with Student Learning and Development

Review "Elizabeth Brewer and AnthonyOgden have gathered a group of well-documented essays that demonstrate theevolving nature of education abroad. The articles cover topics as wide-rangingas design, curriculum integration, pedagogy, student support, evaluation, anduse of partnerships. Of interest to faculty leading programs, curriculumcommittees, study abroad personnel, senior international officers, and evenchief academic officers...anyone wanting to give students a high qualityeducational experience. This is an expert and essential collection."--Barbara A. Hill, Senior Associate for Internationalization "American Council on Education"This important new book offers a timely extension of Brewer andOgden's many years of critical study into the tensions between the acclaimedvalue of international education on the one hand, and its complex integrationinto the arc of the undergraduate experience, on the other. But it also goeswell beyond that to address the integration of mobility experiences in broadsectors of the U.S. higher education landscape, including community college, lifelong learning, and the transition to employment. This edited volume, whichincludes some of the most influential scholars and practitioners working today, is a critical milestone that helps to further establish the emergingscholarship of international education and deflect criticism that there remainsa missing link between the use of theory and its impact on practice.--Bernhard T. Streitwieser, Assistant Professor of International Education & International Affairs "The George Washington University""An excellent resource to bring a broad range ofallies into the discussion of the critical nature of study abroad to theundergraduate experience. This collection of essays offers insights andguidance for both the new and experienced international educator by reexaminingthe historical context of today's education abroad, by applying new theories ofstudent development, and by promoting curricular enhancements such as theintegration of reflection and ongoing orientation into the process."--Penelope Pynes, Associate Provost for International Programs "University of North Carolina at Greensboro""Brewer and Ogden, along with an impressive castof contributors, offer a thoughtful examination of the historical andcontemporary issues shaping education abroad and its evolving role inundergraduate student learning and development. Together, they lend a critical, but optimistic view of what's possible if we can attend to well-informedplanning that enhances outcomes realized through education abroad and extendsthese benefits to a broader cross-section of undergraduate students. This is amust-read!"--Laurie Nichols, President "University of Wyoming""When a field voices critical perspectives it often signals that a paradigm shift is underway. The progressive improvement of education abroad depends on these adjustments in thinking, which will over time impact practices. The power of this book and its authors is in how it propels the education abroad field forward by: 1) questioning its inherited structures and actions; 2) critically examining current challenges and opportunities; and 3) positing new ways to think about and conduct the work of education abroad. Education abroad is a multidisciplinary enterprise that intersects with virtually all areas of higher education. This book informs and is useful to the multiple stakeholders who have varied interests in and concerns about education abroad: higher education administrators, education abroad researchers, faculty members, policy makers, graduate students, and of course education abroad professionals. Each reader will incorporate the insights contained in these pages into their work and, in turn, shape the education abroad field.--Brian Whalen, President and CEO "The Forum on Education Abroad, 2006-2018" Product Description This volume focuses on two questions. First, how can education abroad be embedded into unde