A long-time objective of the International Relations Council has been to encourage understanding and exchange among countries. This article lists the council's objectives and present programs. (JA)

Report of a conference, the main purpose of which was to discuss the results of the study by Unesco and the International Council of Scientific Unions on the feasibility of setting up a world science information system and to make recommendations concerning its establishment. (4 references) (SJ)

The U.S. Dependents Schools in Europe are described. (DB)

U.S. children's books of international interest will be presented each year to repositories in parts of the world where local publishing either does not exist, or where it has not yet fully developed. (MF)

U.S. involvement in international rehabilitation has been uneven. There are moral and economic reasons for the United States to adopt a global rehabilitation approach. (SK)

Discusses efforts by the Library of Congress, the National Library of Canada, and the British Library to harmonize their respective MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) formats. Describes the harmonization of USMARC and CAN/MARC and explains why problems make the harmonization with UKMARC not feasible at the present time. (LRW)

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…

This paper reports on an aspect of the EC funded Argunaut project which researched and developed awareness tools for moderators of online dialogues. In this study we report on an investigation into the nature of creative thinking in online dialogues and whether or not this creative thinking can be coded for and recognized automatically such that…

This paper discusses the topic of "interculturality" in higher education as it relates to global student mobility and internationalization efforts at higher education institutions. Starting with the underlying idea of "internationalization at home", it explores domestic students' intercultural experiences at a summer…

The economic transition in China since the late 1970s has led to not only drastic social transformations but also rapid advancements in science and technology, as well as the revolution in information and communications technology. In order to enhance the global competence of the Chinese population in coping with the challenges of a…

The article focuses on support issues relating to students on international degree programmes, and draws on the findings of a qualitative research project involving students enrolled on a joint degree course in English and education studies delivered at two higher education institutions in England and the Netherlands. Students on the programme…