This paper reports results from a systematic review that organizes existing knowledge about
re-entry stress and adaptation to one's heritage culture after returning from abroad. In this …

Social contact has been found to be both a success factor and an outcome of the
international student sojourn. This two-stage mixed-methods case study sought to ascertain …

Guided by the stress process model (Pearlin, Mullan, Semple, & Skaff, 1990; Pearlin, 1999),
the purpose of this longitudinal investigation was to examine the extent to which the stressor …

This mixed-method study investigates the effects of self-disclosure and reverse culture shock
among students returning from studying abroad. While previous literature examined the …

Comprehensive and evidence-based, this book presents the best practices for designing
and sustaining study abroad programs to maximize the outcomes and benefits of education …

This study explores the ways music can facilitate cross-cultural transitions in academic
sojourns. It builds on music's specific capacities for emotionally rich experiences …

While domestic student-international student interactions have received attention in the
literature as a means of advancing internationalization at home (IaH), the potential …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of relational competences, such
as open-mindedness and the ability to adapt business style, in developing trustworthy …

Although media use has been shown to have benefits in many contexts, including study
abroad, it may also hinder cross-cultural transitions in academic sojourns. This study …

This article highlights an increasingly popular form of experiential learning, namely overseas
exchange programs. Experiential learning is regarded as a valuable way to link up …