Benefits of Study Abroad Are Not Universal, Paper Says

By Chronicle Staff. Report: “Travel to Learn: The Influence of Cultural Distance on Competence Development in Educational Travel”
Author: Erik van ’t Klooster
Organization: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Summary: Advocates of study abroad tout its advantages to students, saying it arms them with cultural skills critical in a global workplace. But new research from the Rotterdam School of Management suggests this isn’t always so. More...