ABSTRACT
In spite of the disruptions and challenges that confront study abroad programs in the post-9/11 era, student study abroad participation rates in the United States have continued to grow steadily. This is true in spite of heightened security restrictions, family and student safety and security concerns, and the increased expense of studying abroad coupled with tight family fi nances. In academic year 2005-2006, there was an 8.5% increase in the number of students going abroad to 223,543. From 2001 to 2006, the number of study abroad participants grew by a minimum of 13,000 students annually (Figure 19.1).
