Very briefly points out scope of interest and functions of the International/Intercultural Committee of the Association for Childhood Education International. (RH)

Briefly explores the changing role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Examines requirements that must be met to increase its effectiveness. (Author/MK)

Discusses the management of refugee assistance programs, especially in terms of financial obligations. Suggests that a new international agency be established to raise and distribute common funds to finance programs. (Author/MK)

Provides an analysis of the 1982 Yugoslav Festival, a little-known event in the U.S. despite its 22 years of existence and international character. Describes the festival's significance: (1) inclusion of all the arts, both performing and visual; (2) participation by children as well as presentations by professional companies; and (3)…

Describes the development and current status of a microfilming project of Australian historical records held in various repositories throughout the United Kingdom. (RAO)

Assesses the success of UNESCO's International Book Year (1972) and the impact of international cooperation on the encouragement of reading both then and now. (DD)

Discusses the comments of three reviewers--Berwick Sayers, John Minto, and George R. Bolton--of the original Anglo-American Code (AA 1908) as they relate to the second edition of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (1978). (JVP)

This issue presents selected papers from a World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO) consultation (Munich, West Germany, May 8-10, 1989) which explored the creation of a metadatabase for European environmental health information systems (EEHIS). Topics discussed include environmental monitoring programs, environmental…

Presents reflections from a Portuguese representative on the 1997 ICEM (International Council for Educational Media) conference which was called "Education for Media." Highlights include market fragmentation in television audiences, the global market, multinational enterprises, universal access to television, and implications for media…

This qualitative study explored the political, economic, socio-cultural, and educational challenges of administering a Sino-U.S. joint-venture campus in the People's Republic of China. China American University (CAU) is an educational joint venture between China Investment Company (CIC) and American University (AU) in the U.S. that resulted in…

The International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2008. Following almost four decades of rapid growth the IBO embarked on a strategic planning exercise in 2004. One outcome is that the IBO seeks to widen access to its Diploma Programme (IBDP), and one avenue being followed is online provision. There have been…

Beginning in the year 2000, higher education policies all over Europe were transformed by the launching and evolution of the Bologna Process, otherwise known as the process of creating a European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Initially, this process was flexible and informal, which makes the rapidity and scope of the changes it brought about…