About this Book
This booklet provides basic information about selecting an educational opportunity abroad. Its chief focus is on postsecondary academic programs, but it also includes information related to work, travel, and volunteer opportunities in other countries. Basic Facts on Study Abroad is designed for students beginning their search for information and for those on college and university campuses assigned to advise students about academic opportunities abroad.
This edition of Basic Facts on Study Abroad was substantially revised by Dawn L. White, director of international education services at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The publishers also are grateful for the contributions of Rick Weaver, international studies coordinator in the Study Abroad Office, University of Maryland-College Park; john Pearson, director of the Bechtel International Center, Stanford University; William Hoffa, Academic Consultants International, Amherst, Massachusetts; Deborah Herrin; and Joan Gore, associate academic officer for institutional development and services, Council on International Educational Exchange.
