Compiled by William Nolting (University of Michigan) and Cheryl Matherly (University of Tulsa) with contributions from the NAFSA Education Abroad Subcommittee for Work, Internships, and Volunteering Abroad (WIVA) members
Toolkits, press releases, sample forms, and other resources that offer guidance and assistance to international education professionals involved directly or indirectly with recruiting, advising, and supporting students engaging in education abroad.
Overviews
Excerpt from NAFSA's Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and
Administrators, 3rd ed. Chapter
on Work Abroad and International Careers
Includes an introductory
overview of the benefits and challenges of work, internships, and volunteering
abroad, summaries of participation data, and research on outcomes for
participants.
Advising practice resources from NAFSA's
Education Abroad Subcommittee for Work, Internships, and Volunteering Abroad
(WIVA) available in the Education Abroad Professional Network.
Impact of Education Abroad on Career Development, Martin Tillman, Ed.
Essays by campus practitioners demonstrate a variety of ways in which
institutions support advising for work, internships, and volunteering abroad, as
well as their efforts to assist students in making connections between
international educational experiences and career directions. Volume 1 covers
4-year institutions, Volume 2, 2-year institutions. The editor is associate
director of Career Services for Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS); published by AIFS, a
NAFSA Global Partner.
University
of Michigan's Directory of Work Abroad Web Sites
Selected and annotated
links to Web sites of universities and programs that focus on international
education through work, internships, and volunteering abroad. Edited by William
Nolting, co-chair of NAFSA's Subcommittee on Work, Internships and Volunteering
Abroad (WIVA).
Transitions
Abroad's Best
Work Abroad Resources
Books, articles, organizations, and other
resources to help you assist students with questions about working, interning,
or volunteering abroad.
How
to Score a Great Internship Abroad by Marc Cappelletti
Two-part
article published on the Web site of IIE Passport gives tips on selecting an
internship program.
Standards and Evaluations
Responsible
Study Abroad: Good Practices for Health & Safety
Conceived
of in the context of study abroad, these essential principles for health and
safety apply also to programs for work, internships, and volunteering abroad.
How
to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas, by Joseph Collins,
Zahara Heckscher, and Stefano DeZerega (2004)
The authors of this book
evaluate the pros and cons of 100 volunteer-abroad organizations. A substantial
part of the book is devoted to helping people think through decisions about
volunteering abroad.
International
Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA) is a professional association for
administrators of programs for volunteering and service-learning abroad that has
published Principles &
Practices Statement.
National
Society for Experiential Education (NSEE)
International
Study and Experiential Learning: The Academic Context, by Lynn Montrose.
Frontiers, Winter 2002 article
discusses applying the Principles
of Good Practice of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE),
a professional association for administrators of experiential education
programs.
Individual Programs and Institutions
IE3 Global Internships, Oregon
University System
This site of an international internship consortium
includes much generally useful information for administrators of internship
programs, such as guidelines for organizations that host interns.
Publications of the International Partnership
for Service-Learning & Leadership
These books published by a
leading institution in international service-learning cover a large variety of
issues, from guides to reflection during the overseas service-learning
experience (Charting a Hero's Journey) to surveys of international
service-learning as currently practiced in a number of countries worldwide
(Service-Learning Across Cultures).
University of Minnesota's
Learning Abroad Center (LAC) Work,
Internships & Volunteering Abroad.
)The Advising Handbook includes material covered in our First Step Study Abroad and First Step Work, Intern, Volunteer, and Service Learning Abroad meetings. Pages 14-23 cover Work, Intern, Volunteer, and Service Learning Abroad. The information includes questions to ask yourself, things to consider when choosing a program, health and safety, FAQs, and more.
University of Minnesota's LAC Quick WIVs
List of region- or discipline-specific Work, Intern, and Volunteer Abroad programs to help students get started with their research.
University of Minnesota's LAC WIV Database
Search for Work, Intern, and Volunteer opportunities by region, type, or keyword. More than 500 programs are listed in the database.
IAESTE presentation at the June 2006 American
Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) national conference in Chicago, IL,
about campuses and third-party internship providers working together, featuring
multiple organizations.
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