2. Chickering and Braskmap surveyed approximately 500 college students before and after they studied abroad during the 2008-2009 school year, and they found student progress in several areas, particularly in the growth of their knowledge base. Additionally, students in the study showed significant improvements in the amount of social interacts they had with unlike others, respecting and accepting different cultural perspectives.
3. NSSE (2007) reported that students who study abroad frequently demonstrate an increased understanding of other cultures and languages, widen their view of world affairs, and develop in the area of self-understanding.
4. Doyle et al. (2009) reported the most important perceived benefit to be exposure to different cultures and languages, in addition to the opportunity to investigate opportunities to live and work abroad.