Developed as a guide for persons who intend to prepare a "nomenclator," this manual is a conceptual glossary whose items are classified according to a particular taxonomy and designed primarily to help scholars and authors write more clearly and succinctly. The guidelines that are set forth have developed from the preparation of the…

Author traced the development of international programs at the University of Hawaii from its beginnings to the eventual establishment of the Advisory Council on the International Relations of the University of Hawaii (ACIRU). (Editor/RK)

Distance education on university campuses is growing exponentially in the United States--it is predicted that 2.2 million students will be taking online classes in 2002, and 85% of American colleges and universities will be offering those classes in the academic year 2002/2003 (Baydo, 2001). Although availability of the technical means for…

The educational problems of the migrant worker, isolated from his home and the victim of social prejudice, are receiving attention from UNESCO. (JH)

The author reviews earlier publications on comparative guidance and presents examples of new insights into guidance practices that can be gained through international studies. (Author)

Described the efforts of the international community to improve human health problems, overwhelming barriers to economic and social development. (Author/RK)

This paper discusses challenges to the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) in using technology. The first section deals with external challenges to EADTU institutions, including competition from new services, new funding programs, pressure from national governments, and the Europeanization of education. Internal…

Information on how to make an application for a Fulbright Award is presented to assist faculty members, young scholars, and women and minority group members who are often underrepresented in these scholarly opportunities. Ways to help applicants improve their chances of selection in a competitive process are identified. Every year, there are about…

Reasons why U.S. foreign aid fails to alleviate hunger and poverty are discussed and a solution to the problem is presented. The United States now channels more foreign aid than ever to the world's poor and hungry through the Agency for International Development, food aid programs, the World Bank, and other multilateral aid agencies, which report…

This study gives a brief history of the United States' 1980 boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, but focuses mainly on the government publications that grew out of that event. Section 1 provides a short history of the boycott, while section 2 centers on President Jimmy Carter and his role in the boycott, citing information gathered from…

World-wide in scope, this directory lists organizations producing braille or Talking Books, maintaining braille libraries, and exchanging resources with organizations serving blind or handicapped people. The directory is arranged in seven geographical sections: Africa, Asia, Australia (including Oceania), Europe (including U.S.S.R.), Middle East…

The World Order Models Project is discussed from the standpoint of the problem of values as they effect diagnosis and prognosis for world order by the multi-national program participants. (JH)

Author calls for an internationally coordinated effort against authoritarians: those possessing political power who assume they have authority over those pursuing reliable criteria in knowledge, judgement, wisdom, justice, and who seek no more than the conditions of freedom. (Author/GB)

Article evaluated a program whose purpose was to teach children to live in harmony with people from other national, racial and cultural groups. (Editor/RK)