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Study Abroad and College Students of the African Diaspora: Attitudes, Access and Barriers

open access: yesEastern European Journal of Transnational Relations, 2019
This qualitative study examined the attitudes, preferences, and barriers to participation experienced by African American students attempting to participate in study abroad programs.
Michelle Renee Harris, James W. Harris
doaj   +1 more source

Not drowning but waving : the American Junior Year abroad

open access: yes, 2009
“Not Drowning but Waving: The American Junior Year Abroad” explores and describes study abroad amongst college students while also showing the historical roots of study abroad.
Karnehm, Katrina A.
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PluriMobil. Pragmatic enhancement of intercultural learning before, during, and after study abroad

open access: yes, 2018
This chapter presents and critically reflects a set of teaching resources known as 'Plurilingual and intercultural learning through mobility – Practical resources for teachers and teacher trainers', or 'PluriMobil'.
Egli, Mirjam
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The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
wiley   +1 more source

From Performance to Multilingual Being in Foreign Language Pedagogy: Lessons from L2 Students Abroad

open access: yesCritical Multilingualism Studies, 2014
This essay addresses the question of how multilingualism can be simulated in the foreign-language classroom and offers a critical examination of communicative language teaching as well as proposals for rethinking language pedagogy in order to foster the ...
Glenn Levine
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Do Study Abroad Programs Enhance the Employability of Graduates?

open access: yes, 2013
Despite the great popularity of international educational mobility schemes, relatively little research has been conducted to explore their benefits. Using data on a large sample of recent Italian graduates, this paper investigates the extent to which ...
Di Pietro, G.
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A Preliminary Study of the Impact of a Five-month Study Abroad Program: An Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

open access: yes, 2020
Existing research and individual personal experiences clearly show that a study abroad experience has a tremendous impact on learners’ target language proficiency and personal growth.
山川, 健一   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporation of Novel Synthetic Glycolipids in Liposomal Nanoparticles Affects Opsonization and In Vivo Clearance

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
We prepared five glycosylated liposomal nanoparticles (G‐LNPs) to investigate the role of glycosylation and protein corona in modulating the in vivo behavior of G‐LNPs. We show that IgG and complement C3 adsorption enhanced liposomal nanoparticle clearance, with IgG promoting subsequent C3 binding.
Yingjie Yu   +18 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Introduction to Special Issue

open access: yesLitera: Dil, Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi
At the start of 1955, the British critic Kenneth Tynan began an article, which was published in the Observer newspaper under the title “Convalescence”, about his country’s new drama, by saying: “Night-nurses at the bedside of good drama, we critics keep ...
Aleks Sierz
doaj  

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