Suggests an approach for improving international training programs which aims at ensuring that training is both relevant and effectively utilized. The approach consists of a series of steps to be taken by the program organization and the training institution in collaboratively organizing a training program. (CT)

Problems of rural development in less developed countries and ways of organizing a foreign aid program are examined. (MF)

An international program in health professions training has involved the development of a teaching materials library by teams of African faculty authors and U.S. instructional materials specialists. Communications difficulties and differences in culture and technology have made necessary the development of ten new production and management…

Describes the administrative framework, government sector, private commercial sector, critical issues, and suggestions for improvement of the U.S. preparation for the World Administrative Radio Conference. The meeting, which will focus on long-term policymaking, is scheduled for September 1979. (CMV)

To succeed in international employment, it is necessary to be (1) interested in international travel, (2) people-oriented, (3) empathetic toward rural poor people, (4) appreciative of other cultures and languages, (5) flexible and adaptable, (6) patient, and (7) able to be separated from family members for periods of at least two months. (LRA)

Discusses the international education activities of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges; its new Office of International Services, which aims to encourage and facilitate the development of international programs; and the International/Intercultural Consortium of community colleges. (MB)

Interchange of ideas and views on health and recreational programs between people from different countries and cultures would promote better international understanding. (JD)

Individual training programs for participants coming mainly from developing countries are discussed. (RW)

Argues that the purported educational benefits of technology, particularly the computer, have been exaggerated. Asserts that the distinction between science and technology has been dangerously blurred in the process of promoting the incorporation of technology in education. (Contains 10 references.) (AUTH/NB)

Describes an innovative approach to using information and communication technologies in teaching choreography. A group of dance students ages 9-18 in three countries created an original piece of choreography through an Internet collaboration process, sharing their choreographic ideas via movies and text. The asynchronous communication method…

These six articles discuss Web archives and Web analysis building on data warehouses; international efforts at continuous Web archiving; the Open Video Digital Library; electronic journal collections in academic libraries; online education journals; and an electronic library symposium at the University of British Columbia. (LRW)

Discusses how the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) has considered international programs an essential element of its mandate and created projects that led to partnerships that advance core international initiatives in higher education. (EV)

Discusses developments in international online learning and suggests ways for people to build courses from their own cultural perspectives. Highlights include advantages of international collaboration; differences in cultural environments; and resources for bringing online communities together to discuss topics of common interest. (Author/LRW)

Describes cooperative project between the national libraries of the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, and Italy that is working toward shared bibliographic data on CD-ROM. MARC conversion is discussed, problems with multilingual interfaces and linking CD-ROM to local library systems are addressed, and…

Analyzes the recent changes and future of chemical science in East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Summarizes the American government's responses to the changes. (YP)