A profile of the U.S. student abroad

Abstract

The responses of U.S. students to a questionnaire that was attached to applications for the International Student Identity Card are presented and analyzed. The data were gathered in a study of the characteristics, attitudes, financial support, prior experience abroad, and study and travel arrangements of U.S. students going abroad. After an introductory section on previous research and a description and summary of the present study, individual chapters profile, in tabular and narrative form, the U.S. student who: enrolls in a program sponsored by a U.S. institution; enrolls directly in a foreign institution; studies independently; works for pay; does volunteer work; visits family or friends; travels with family or friends; and travels educationally. Also included are a comparison between types of travelling students and an analysis of the impact of prior international experience. The International Student ID Card application, the questionnaire, and a list of references are appended. (MBE) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ********************************************************************** Jolene Koester (Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1980) is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Sacramento. Her primary teaching and research interests are in intercultural communications. The Council on International Educational Exchange is a private, non-profit, membership organization, incorporated in the United States, with international offices, affiliations and representation. Major responsibilities and contributions to the field of educational exchange, throughout its 37 years of service to the academic community, have established the Council as one of the foremost organizations concerned with international education and student travel. Copyright .5:' 1985 Council on International Educational Exchange AU rights reserved Published by the Council on International Educational Exchange. 205 East 42nd Street. New York. NY 10017. A PROFILE OF THE U.S. STUDENT ABROAD

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