This paper presents a strategy for expanding a university's international participation. An effort to correct international exchange imbalances evolved into a unique international program and partnership with Walt Disney World.

This paper presents a case study in which a series of international programs was delivered via interactive videoconferencing technology to a middle school classroom in a small rural town in the USA. Despite positive reactions to the international programs, a deeper look at the use of the programs pointed to some reason for concern regarding the…

In this article the authors introduce "La main a la pate," an international programme based in France that focuses on enquiry-based science. Since 1996, the Academie des sciences in France has been engaged in serious intervention in order to renew science education in primary schools. Based on enquiry-teaching principles, and closely…

A while ago, the author and his wife, Shari, were charged with the daunting yet intriguing task of planning and implementing a multiweek short-term study abroad course in Wales. One of their first tasks was to select a student as assistant leader for the trip. This student would be responsible for a great deal of work throughout the semester…

A discussion of educational technology in the international setting based on several short-term international assignments filled by the author in Latin America and the Far East. (HB)

The evolution of modern practices in bibliographic description is traced to provide a frame of reference for consideration of the new ISBD(M) International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publications. The origin and objectives of the standard are discussed, and the American experience in its application is reviewed. (Author)

Several major problems of scientific exchange programs with foreign countries are described. (DT)

The field of educational administration is achieving the status of an international movement. Although most voluntary educational administration organizations are not international, the exceptions are the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEA). The UCEA was formed…

Reports, some only partial, from the member states regarding their action on the topic of international standards for library statistics are presented. The 22 countries represented in this report are: Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Cuba, Dahomey, Denmark, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Libya, Nepal,…

The knowledge that books are still not a permanent feature of everyone's daily life in the developed nations of the world, and that many nations of the Third World are still experiencing a real book famine led to the Unesco declaration proclaiming 1972 International Book Year with its theme, "Books for All." This theme is reflected in…

The basic purpose behind the Paris Conference was to satisfy the practical needs of developing countries for ready access to educational, scientific, and technical works, without weakening the structure and scope of copyright protection offered by developed countries under both the Universal Copyright Convention and the Berne Convention. This…

The preliminary study of the technical and legal aspects of photographic reproduction of copyright works, submitted to the UNESCO General Conference shows that the use of modern methods of reproduction, including photocopying, microform reproduction and analogous procedures, makes it desirable to seek ways of reconciling users' interests with the…

The basic purpose behind the Paris Conference was to satisfy the practical needs of developing countries for ready access to educational, scientific, and technical works, without weakening the structure and scope of copyright protection offered by developed countries under both the Universal Copyright Convention and the Berne Convention. This…