An increasing number of faculty advise graduate students prior to and during
internship assignments abroad. To be effective in this important task, the advi
sor needs to understand the cultural dimensions of work and of internships in
particular. The faculty advisor is pivotal to the success of any internship—par
ticularly in international settings—and must understand how an interna
tional context affects the selection, training, and monitoring of interns and the
evaluation of the internships
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