Describes a project in which student discussions of social problems were videotaped and the tapes exchanged with schools whose student bodies had decidedly different ethnic compositions. (LS)

Panel discussion presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), November 27-29, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

Revised version of an address presented at the Hessian Institute for Continuing Teacher Education on October 10, 1969. (WB)

Describes an international understanding program at the UNESCO Associated School, Kaitaa Secondary School in Espoo, Finland. Objectives of the program are to promote international awareness and readiness for cooperation among students in our school and abroad. (CK)

A five-college committee on international programs (University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College) is described. Most programs keep the cost to the student in the same range as normal tuition, etc. and students are enrolled in the normal courses of their overseas host institutions. (MLW)

Discusses the history and proliferation of programs for study in Spain. The content, location, length and objectives of these courses are various. Choice of a director with the ability to plan and administer a program effectively is crucial. Quality of programs and teaching must be improved. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)

The long-term impact of study abroad experiences was investigated in 27 nursing graduates. Although the impact decreased over time, respondents reported enhanced international perspective and increased personal development. Longer programs (12-16 weeks) had higher long-term impact. Lower impact was reported in professional and intellectual…

Inspired by Sister Cities International and the NASSP's school-to-school exchange program, "sister school" pairings have proved to be workable educational programs with long-range impact on participants. Some post-cold war efforts include U.S.-USSR High School Academic Partnerships, Project Harmony, and Center for U.S.-USSR Initiatives.…

This article reports on the findings of the World Studies Data Bank concerning the state of study-abroad and exchange programs in American colleges and universities from 1967 through 1974. Percentage of student participation, funding, and student-faculty ratios are central topics of discussion. (CLK)

Examines the differences in, and difficulties and advantages attending programs available in France to foreign students. Problems of language preparation, limitations in courses of study, living arrangements, and administrative practices are considered. (MSE)

An annotated bibliography includes 66 items drawn from a wide variety of sources including scholarly journals, government reports, books, newspapers, and ERIC documents. While many of the cited works focus on educational exchange programs between China and Western nations since the Cultural Revolution, some of the sources deal with earlier…

This study used Holland's personality typology to investigate whether the dominant personality types of exchange students coming to the U.S. from various countries are related to the characteristics of those countries. (Editor)

The University of Pittsburgh is involved in a two-way exchange program for Afghan and American undergraduates, which is designed specifically to achieve an in-depth understanding between the emerging youth of both countries. (Editor)