Presents the benefits and problems of an unusual exchange program involving graduate teaching assistants from Auburn University (Alabama) and prospective teachers from the Ecole Normale (Caen, France). Through journal entries, the students related their problems with living arrangements, differences in teaching methods, and their increased…

A proposed National Faculty Exchange, a membership network of U.S. colleges and universities funded by the Exxon Education Foundation, will provide college faculty and staff with a national, centrally coordinated and campus-supported structure to facilitate multilateral exchanges with procedures and timetables common to all member campuses. (MSE)

The names, affiliations, destination countries, and subject areas of the 1984-85 American scholars receiving awards for teaching or research in foreign countries under the Fulbright Program are listed according to subject area. (MSE)

This survey provides information on teacher exchange programs, and positions as teacher or teaching assistant in English in public and private schools in Germany. (CHK)

Highlights the differences between the university systems in England and in the United States. (AEA)

Explains that the primary objectives of the South Carolina/Spain Visiting Teachers Program were to: meet the greater demand for Spanish teachers; provide qualified native speakers; provide students with a linguistically and culturally rich education; and actively participate in cross-cultural activities. Explains characteristics of the South…

Maria Montessori's worldview, shaped at least in part by her extensive travels and her experiences during World War II, compelled her to speak of peace and cooperation among nations. Though in today's world people can communicate instantly via fax, e-mail, and cell phones, and have the ability to circumnavigate the globe in a matter of days, they…

Teachers from countries outside the United States who plan to spend time in U.S. schools might find this document beneficial. It includes a brief examination of the structure of U.S. secondary education, patterns of life, and work in a typical U.S. secondary school, and relationships among various groups of persons within secondary schools. Three…

The Montana University system's faculty vitality project is described. One component of the project is faculty exchanges among the six units of the Montana system. Hampered in program development by small staffs and inadequate resources, and cut off from professional contacts by limited travel budgets, the faculty of three small colleges in…

Suggestions are made for teachers considering teaching abroad. The following topics are covered: (1) problems encountered in working in a foreign environment, e.g., culture shock; (2) general considerations in making the decision to teach overseas; (3) steps to follow when seeking an overseas position; (4) overseas employment opportunities with…

The origins, evolution, and current state of Finnish-American academic and professional exchange are reviewed. Personal evaluations by Finnish scholars are provided as follows: "Scholarly Exchanges with Finland: The Benefits to the United States" (Allan A. Kuusisto); "Finnish-American Academic and Professional Exchanges, A…