Examines the complex nature of the educational exchange relationship between Japan and the United States, which is characterized by imbalances and asymmetries in the number of students and scholars crossing the Pacific, translations of books and journals, and other knowledge products. Makes recommendations for improvement in all aspects of…

Discusses the influence of Dan Davidson on the Russian language teaching profession, concentrating on the NEH-CORLAC Institutes in Russian Language and Culture and materials development projects and on Davidson's role in programs involving high schools that teach Russian, the high school exchange program, and two national contests to stimulate…

Several features of Beeby's model (1966) of the development of educational systems in developing countries served as the theoretical basis for the Malaysian Teacher Education Project (MTEP). These features include: the qualitative aspects of teaching, a focus on qualitative change, an emphasis on the realistic rate of such change in practice, and…

The development and implementation of a high school program bringing together 8 limited-English-proficient Hispanic students and 20 students of Spanish as a foreign language is described. The program's objective was to improve relations and decrease linguistic and cultural separation between the two groups. The approach used was multicultural,…

The Fulbright Program in New Zealand funds educational and cultural exchanges with the United States. The program is jointly financed and managed by the two signatory governments. The program is the principal means of academic and technological scholarly exchanges between the two countries. Programs include travel grants to graduate students…

School reorganization has been used extensively as a strategy to deal with the problems of small and rural schools. However, there is no comprehensive evidence to prove that consolidation has met the problems of finance, staff, facilities, and curriculum for which it has been advocated, nor are consolidation's disadvantages and ill-effects of the…

A guide to help identify strengths and weaknesses of study abroad programs is presented. Questions about the major components of these programs are listed, along with answers illustrating the most positive and negative responses. The components are classified under four headings: basic information, academic aspects, interaction with the host…

A survey of 313 American colleges and universities thought to have accepted students and/or scholars from the People's Republic of China (PRC) was conducted in March 1981 by the U.S.-China Education Clearinghouse. Usable responses were received from 164 institutions. The responses indicated that a total of 3,467 PRC students and scholars were…

Information about exchange programs between the United States and nearly 130 countries and territories for students, research scholars, teachers, lecturers, and international visitors is presented in this report. Programs are discussed in general terms by geographical area. A review of the international visitors program including foreign leaders,…

Opportunities for English-speaking French immersion graduates to do some or all university studies and activities in French are discussed, including bilingual institutions and programs, French language and literature courses, nontraditional subject-matter courses taught in French, academic exchanges, extracurricular and summer activities, and…

A study of organized student exchange between universities in the European Community through the ERASMUS and LINGUA programs examined growth in program participation since 1987-88, member states' ratios of students hosted to students sent, student age in relation to periods of study, student expenses abroad for different countries, problems…

This report examines current and historical data on international student mobility, based on surveys of foreign students and scholars in the United States and U.S. students in study abroad programs and the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The 65 data tables and 40 figures and accompanying summary text are organized as follows: (1) total…

The essence of cross-cultural learning and how it can be effectively incorporated into an academic program are explored. A design for cross-cultural learning is proposed that can be applied anywhere in the educational process from high school through professional training. It is based on the experiences of the authors in experimental programs in…

This guide examines issues that should be taken into consideration by European universities when setting up an inter-university cooperation program for the first time. It contains a list of suggestions for the negotiation and preparatory phase of a student mobility program which, it is noted, is founded on the experience of numerous European…

This report provides an overview of student mobility between the member states of the European Community supported by the ERASMUS (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) Program in the academic year 1989-90, the third year of its implementation. It includes information on the Inter-University Cooperation Programs…