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Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Declining involvement of American students and scholars overseas because of unstable currency exchange rates is causing concern at a time when American sophistication in international affairs is becoming more important to the nation's future. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Higher Education
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Direct linkBastick, Tony – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2004
British Commonwealth universities inherited the class system for classifying degrees. However, increasing global marketization has brought with it increasing demands for student exchanges, particularly with universities in North America. Hence, Commonwealth universities are considering adopting grade point averages (GPAs) for degree classification…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Grade Inflation, Economic Climate, North Americans
