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Goals Of International Exchange : An Exploratory Study Of Why American Host Families Participate In International Exchange Programs, Deborah Lee Fisher-Moore
Goals Of International Exchange : An Exploratory Study Of Why American Host Families Participate In International Exchange Programs, Deborah Lee Fisher-Moore
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This thesis presents the findings of a descriptive study of goals of international exchange and how they are perceived in terms of relevance by host family participants in homestay exchange programs.
The literature of international exchange was examined to identify goals as established and defined by researchers in the field. Experienced exchange coordinators, host families and others were interviewed for their suggestions of additional goals not discussed in the literature. A survey questionnaire was developed and administered to 69 host family members from Tillamook County, Oregon. They were asked to evaluate the importance and achievement of 14 literature-based and 22 …