The monotony of unvarying schedules occurs in secondary schools and higher education. This article concerns an effort to modify the classroom situation temporarily through a teacher exchange experiment between a university methods instructor and a high school French teacher. (Author/SW)

Offers personal observations about the increasing importance of international education in an ever more complex and interdependent world. Looks at international trends in industry, farm production, and the world economy. Considers ways in which international education activities, such as faculty exchange, can enhance cultural understanding. (DMM)

Describes a community college English teacher's year spent in China and recommends that anyone interested in a similar experience be prepared to sing, dance, or entertain in some way before an audience, in addition to handling regular teaching duties. (NKA)

Faculty participating in a three-month exchange program at a British teacher education program observed that the programs were generally similar in organization and duration to those in the United States, while differences were seen in students' academic backgrounds, teaching philosophy, program component integration, and emphasis on developmental…

Relates the experiences of United States sociology professor who received a Fulbright award to teach sociology in China. Particular attention is given to the difficulties encountered in teaching the students sociological research methods. Concludes with recommendations for improving social science education exchanges between the two countries.…

Suggests faculty exchange as a method of revitalizing tenured faculty. Discusses problems to be considered, such as state laws, rank and salaries, duties, etc. (PD)

Funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the project's reading specialists take over a teacher's classroom in order that the teacher may visit a demonstration center where good teaching practices are demonstrated in classroom situations. (NQ)

This program gave a vocational agriculture teacher six weeks of experience in industry and provided him with instructional assistance from a dairy industry during the school year. (GB)

Today, the Job Corps education program is being used by the Manpower Administration, youth training programs, Armed Forces, adult basic education classes, and in the public schools. (DM)

Describes the experiences of a vocational agriculture teacher who worked for four years with rice farmers in Indonesia. Suggests reasons why changes in farming practices are hard to bring about in developing nations. (LRA)

Describes the experiences of a university professor teaching high school English for one week. Notes the lack of time for individual instruction and the benefits of meeting students daily. Proposes that any professor responsible for teacher education should be required to teach in the public schools at least every two to three years. (RS)

Teaching experiences in foreign countries suggest four critical areas of preparation for overseas teaching roles: patience and adaptability; anticipation of language and other communication problems; use of instructional techniques such as advance organizers and explanation of teacher expectations; and reduction of ethnocentric ideas, attitudes,…