Describes the process by which one high school in New Jersey successfully set up an overseas exchange program with a school in Great Britain. Gives specific details to be considered and lists the benefits of such a program. (HB)

Describes New Zealand's successful "Transition Education" program for at-risk, low-achieving secondary students, which helps students make the transition from school to adulthood. (SR)

Explains that the primary objectives of the South Carolina/Spain Visiting Teachers Program were to: meet the greater demand for Spanish teachers; provide qualified native speakers; provide students with a linguistically and culturally rich education; and actively participate in cross-cultural activities. Explains characteristics of the South…

Discusses some key current educational trends in British Columbia, including curriculum change and school reorganization, high school work experience programs, advanced placement courses, Native studies programs, and computers. (SR)

Describes the first impressions of a high school teacher on her first day of teaching conversational English at a secondary school in Budapest, Hungary. Notes the great variation in students' English language skills. (RS)

Describes British Columbia's government-mandated Career and Personal Planning (CAPP) curriculum in its major implementation stage at two schools during the 1996-97 school year. Suggests that the differing approaches to implementing the CAPP curriculum at the two schools demonstrates how schools can use existing approaches and value systems to…

Reviews the status of educational choice in a number of countries, including the newly independent states of Eastern Europe and the newly united Germany. Sets forth the requirements for inclusion in a choice program if it is to be effective and equitable. (SR)

Describes the formal oral and written exams taken by high school seniors in Hungary, the taking of the exams, and grading. (SR)

Outlines the history and services offered by the College of Preceptors in Great Britain, especially with regard to their notable expertise in the field of international inservice training activities for teachers. (HB)

Uses a description of large-scale collaborative portfolio assessment in the secondary school system in England as a means of seeing the American system and the recent reform efforts in comparative perspective. (RS)

Describes the author's three-week trip touring Japan with other American teachers, principals, and superintendents to learn about Japanese culture and receive an insider's look at Japanese education. Discusses hearing from Japanese education officials, traveling in and around Tokyo, visiting Japanese schools, and a weekend with a Japanese family.…

Surveys the history of education in Mexico, examining Aztec, colonial, and post-colonial education and education in the nationalistic or modern period. Describes the organization of schools, and discusses the continuing problem of rural education. Looks at teacher education and higher education, and outlines learning theories predominant in…