{"id":154,"date":"2020-05-25T14:53:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/abroads\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:11:28","slug":"why-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/abroads\/study-abroad-articles\/student-resources\/why-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study Abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"154\" class=\"elementor elementor-154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf48663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf48663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c523cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c523cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-069363b\" data-id=\"069363b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c6b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8c6b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46370e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46370e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16d9ad9\" data-id=\"16d9ad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccac713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccac713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Programs\/Generation-Study-Abroad\/About\/Why-Study-Abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Study Abroad?<\/a> iie (Institute of International Education)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goabroad.com\/articles\/study-abroad\/why-study-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Study Abroad?<\/a> GoAbroad.com<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.state.gov\/value-study-abroad\/why-study-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Value of Study Abroad<\/a>. U.S. Department of State: USA Study Abroad<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iesabroad.org\/news\/benefits-study-abroad#sthash.akWZHIGH.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Benefits of Study Abroad.<\/a> IES Abroad (Institute for the International Education of Students).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.state.gov\/value-study-abroad\/why-study-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Reasons Every Student Should Study Abroad<\/a>. Go Overseas<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2788edf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2788edf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd4088\" data-id=\"1bd4088\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f18702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f18702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Career Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d817ffd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d817ffd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c14f0e6\" data-id=\"c14f0e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ddb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ddb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalsupport.tamu.edu\/GlobalSupport\/media\/Doc-Files\/IIE-2017-Report-Gaining-an-Employment-Edge-thru-Study-Abrd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaining an Employment Edge: The Impact of Study Abroad on 21st Century Skills &amp; Career Prospects in the United States<\/a><\/p><p>IIE Center for Academic Mobility Research and Impact (2017, Farrugia, C. &amp; Sanger, J.)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/sites\/default\/files\/culture-at-work-report-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culture at Work: The value of intercultural skills in the workplace<\/a>.<\/p><p>British Council (2013)<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/docplayer.net\/17751090-Beyond-immediate-impact-study-abroad-for-global-engagement-sage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond immediate impact: Study abroad for global engagement<\/a> (SAGE).\u00a0<\/p><p>Report submitted to the Title VI: International Research and Studies Program U.S. Department of Education. (2010,\u00a0Paige, M., Fry, G., Stallman, E., Jon, J., &amp; Josic, J.)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1028315308319740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Study Abroad Shapes Global Careers<\/a><\/p><p>Journal of Studies in International Education (13.3) 382-397. (2009, Norris, E. &amp; Gillespie, J.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8211572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8211572\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbf5953\" data-id=\"cbf5953\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beef1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beef1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Success, Educational Outcomes, Student Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9976f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9976f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a834039\" data-id=\"a834039\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fa04c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13fa04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunypress.edu\/p-4751-the-first-time-effect.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The First Time Effect: The Impact of Study Abroad on College Student Intellectual Development<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Albany: SUNY Press. (2009, McKeown, J. S.)<br \/><br \/><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/docplayer.net\/17751090-Beyond-immediate-impact-study-abroad-for-global-engagement-sage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond immediate impact: Study abroad for global engagement<\/a> (SAGE).\u00a0<\/p><p>Report submitted to the Title VI: International Research and Studies Program U.S. Department of Education. (2010,\u00a0Paige, M., Fry, G., Stallman, E., Jon, J., &amp; Josic, J.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Why Study Abroad? iie (Institute of International Education) Why Study Abroad? GoAbroad.com The Value of Study Abroad. 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