tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666456834726619084.post2138297937722299118..comments2010-10-31T09:57:31.176-04:00Weppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689682719600234288noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666456834726619084.post-76793424833913211192010-10-31T09:57:31.176-04:002010-10-31T09:57:31.176-04:00I would challenge this push to &#39;internationalize&#39; young people and ask, &quot;What does it mean to &#39;internationalize&#39; a person or a generation of people?&quot; Working at an international study centre, as I do, has made me question what we want to gain when we give students opportunities to have international and intercultural experiences. <br /><br />So, what are our goals? <br /><br />Why are those are our goals? <br /><br />What are we doing to ensure students have the experiences we want/need them to have in order to meet those goals? <br /><br />How will we know we have met those goals? <br /><br />Honestly, though it is hard to say definitively without hard data, I would say anecdotally that many students that come through my institution do no fully embrace their international experience on the level I would personally like to see them embrace it.moxywomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312096125018033097noreply@blogger.com