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ERIC Number: ED298783
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Jan
Pages: 24
Abstractor: N/A
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Young Diplomats Program: Israeli School-to-School Exchange End-of-Year Report, 1986-87. OEA Evaluation Report.
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others
The Young Diplomats Program: Israeli School-to-School Exchange, sponsored by the New York City Board of Education and the United States Information Agency, was an international exchange involving 15 American and 15 Israeli high school students. Students from five specialized New York and five specialized Israeli high schools participated. Americans were matched with Israeli partners specializing in the same curricular area. The program included travel to the host country, living with the partner's family, attending the partner's school, and participation in career and cultural tours and seminars. Stated objectives for American participants included some knowledge of Israel's language and cultural institutions and favorable response by the Israeli student to the four-week introduction to American culture, education, and career opportunities. The program achieved its general goal, but implementation problems kept the program from realizing its full potential. The cooperating Israeli staff should be more aware of the program's objectives, procedures, and requirements, especially relating to visiting students' needs and that students hosting visitors should also visit the other country; and the American schools should help students make up work missed during foreign travel. (MSE)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: United States Information Agency, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
Identifiers - Location: Israel
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A