Abstract
Study abroad has long been recognized for its formative value in terms of a student's personal, academic and development.1 As of 1990, an estimated 715 American colleges and universities were identified as involved in the development or sponsorship of credit-earning study abroad activity, with an estimated 70,727 American study abroad students doing so under the auspices of a U.S.-sponsored study abroad program (Zikopoulos 1991, 84). Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, in particular, continue to be among the most popular of the study abroad destinations for American college and university students, with Germany ranking sixth, Austria seventh, and Switzerland twelfth in the countries of the world which enrolled American higher education students as of 1990 (Zikopoulos 1991, 85). The objective of this report is to provide an update and analysis of one dimension of study abroad activity in these three countries, specifically that of study. When using the term professional study, I am referring to those programs outside the traditional liberal arts and sciences areas which are oriented primarily towards the development of career-related knowledge, skills, and experiences, such as business, engineering, and education.
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