01262nam a2200133 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000220006024500920008226000410017430000100021549000190022552008840024416513321998-06-30       1980    bl uuuu  m   00u1 u    #d1 aSA, S. M. de A. e  aCultural adaptation and barriers among brazilian graduate students in the united states  aFlorida: University of Floridac1980  a258p.  aTese Doutorado  aDoes graduate education of Brazilians in the United States (or in another country) result in the creation of a group of innovators within the Brazilian educational system or does it merely confirm and reinforce elitist careers of such individuals? The question is important both practically. In practical terms, the answer would be of immense help to Brazilian agencies in evaluating their progress in sending Brazilian students abroad. It is also important to Brazilian graduate students studying abroad who are becoming increasingly aware of the practical difficulties of their situation, which does not seem to be fully understood by either Brazilian educational authorities or by the professors and administrators of the North American universities where they are studying. This becomes increasingly important as the number of students from Brazil in the United States grows.