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Today we live in an age of mass marketing and educational commerce where international education has become a big business, full of promise and reward. It is not surprising that in this spirit many colleges, universities and third party providers that promote study abroad characterize it as essentially guaranteeing “Global Citizenship,” a very attractive credential to students and parents alike.
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Streitwieser, B., Light, G. (2016). The Grand Promise of Global Citizenship Through Study Abroad. In: Jones, E., Coelen, R., Beelen, J., Wit, H.d. (eds) Global and Local Internationalization. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-301-8_10
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