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Occasional Paper in Intercultural Learning, number 17
"An Investigation of the Re-entry Adjustment of Indians Who Studied in the U.S.A.", by Bettina G. Hansel, Ph.D.

For many international students, the most difficult cross-cultural adjustment occurs when they return home. This paper deals with some of the readjustment issues faced by Indians returning home after having studied at universities in the United States. The research on which this paper is based stems from extensive interviews with 49 former students, focused on the family and workplace issues these students face, their attitudes about being home, their outlooks on the USA, and their coping strategies. This paper was originally published in 1994, and has been presented at international conferences sponsored by SIETAR (International Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) and IEA/NAFSA.

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Occasional Paper in Intercultural Learning, number 16
"Expecting the Worst (or the Best!): What Exchange Programs Should Know About Student Expectations," by Beulah F. Rohrlich, Ph.D.

Dr. Beulah Rorhlich was one of the foremost researchers in the field of intercultural education. Based on research in association with the Syracuse University Division of International Programs that she conducted along with Dr. Judith Martin of Arizona State University, Dr. Rohrlich presents findings about the role that expectations have to play in the adjustment of U.S. students studying abroad. This paper was originally published just before Dr. Rohrlich's death in 1993.

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AFS Research Report, number 34
"Assessing AFS Venezuela's Year Program: 1959-93"

For 35 years, AFS Venezuela has been operating Year Program exchanges. This report, published here for the first time, presents the results of an extensive survey of former exchange students from every decade. The researchers delineate demographic and psychological profiles of the former AFS exchange student, comparing these profiles to those of students about to depart on the program, and to a number of other groups in Venezuelan society for which comparable data were available.

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