In exchange for generous Chinese government funding, the College Board has given China strategic access to American K-12 education. Since at least 2003, the College Board has sponsored Confucius Institutes at K-12 schools, served as a recruiter for Chinese government programs, and helped the Chinese Communist Party design and gain control over…

International exchange and training programs play a significant role in the development of international cooperation between educators from different nations. More and more teachers and school administrators participate in exchange programs and implement new curricular and instructional practices in their institutions. This paper presents findings…

Describes the Agency for International Development (AID) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Scientists and Engineers in Economic Development (SEED) programs. SEED is a low budget program designed to send individuals to lesser developed countries, particularly Africa, to work on a one-to-one basis with local country scientists, engineers, and…

Thirty-six participants from the United States have been involved in a teacher exchange program between Florida International University and the school system of Cartagena, Colombia. Known as "Focus: Cartagena," the program revolves around four specific objectives stating that, after experiencing the program, participants should be able…

Provides practical information about the various opportunities that exist for educators wishing to teach in China. Information includes categories of teachers needed, language qualifications, names and addresses of agencies, and tips about items such as travel and money. (JDH)

Two foreign teachers, one from Columbia, one from Ghana, were made available to a school for a whole year at modest cost under a program, Volunteers to America. They added variety and sparked enthusiasm in several subjects. (NH)

This document reports on a regional workshop designed to examine ways that relevancy in participant training can be enhanced in the Consortium for International Development and related institutions, and to develop campus-oriented strategies to implement these methods. Papers, discussions, and work group reports are arranged under the following…

This program involves an exchange of faculty and students between the university and two English colleges of education--Berkshire in Reading and Coventry. The student exchange, one semester in length, is limited to juniors who are pursuing a professional teacher education curriculum; their English counterparts, also in teacher education, are…

Describes operation of cooperative programs between University of Michigan and University of Baroda, India, from 1962 to 1971. (RT)

This publication describes a type of small-scale college or university faculty exchange format designed to introduce more faculty to international professional activity. The "mini-exchange" is a short-term, low-cost, entry-level experience which provides an attractive faculty development option that can have significant impact on efforts to…

This book reports the results of an investigation into the internationalization of U.S. higher education through the experience of faculty, using impressions and data from extensive campus visits and interviews at 37 institutions nationwide, and data from 4 previous studies. Chapter 1 reviews historical trends in higher education…

The first half of a workshop in history education with participants from the United Kingdom and from the United States, which took place at Cal Tech in August, 1973, is described in this article which includes a preview of the second half to be held in England in 1974. (JH)

This survey provides information on teacher exchange programs, and positions as teacher or teaching assistant in English in public and private schools in Germany. (CHK)

The first half of this report describes the International Educational and Cultural Exchange Program and the organizations which administer it. These include the Board of Foreign Scholarships, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Office of Education. It divides the arrangements for teaching abroad into three types--interchange positions…

This document is a summary of state regulations and requirements affecting the international exchange of teachers. Included are a summary of state regulations, which discuss matters such as citizenship and loyalty oath requirements, certification and fees for foreign exchange teachers, and retirement and credits for American exchange teachers; a…