Business Program Study Abroad Incidents: Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Authors

  • Fred Ware Valdosta State University
  • David B. Kuhlmeier Valdosta State University

Keywords:

international travel, educational administration/leadership courses, unanticipated consequences, Study Abroad, case

Abstract

A study abroad site director and an instructor, both experienced in international travel and residing in foreign countries, organize and carry out a four-week business school program, following nearly a year of detailed planning. Nevertheless, a series of actual events and subsequent unanticipated consequences provide a number of valuable lessons that illustrate the inherent gaps in any such planning. The case is appropriate in undergraduate or graduate introductory educational administration/leadership courses and/or training seminars to provide the student a glimpse into the "real world" of teaching overseas at the university level.

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Published

2011-09-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Cases

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