This is the report from the workshop for the admission and placement of students from the Pacific-Asia Area. The basic purpose of this workshop was to bring together a group of experienced admissions officers and resource persons with expertise in the particular countries to be covered, in order to study, in some depth, foreign educational systems…

The Academic Advisory Staff (AAS) of the Office of International Training (OIT), Agency for International Development (AID) analyzes and interprets the academic credentials of AID participants from cooperating countries in terms of the educational system of the U. S. To carry out this service the AAS has developed a library of reference materials…

In order to involve its students in its efforts to improve the international educational program in the U.S., the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) held a conference on January 20, 1972 to distill and implement concrete programs. One of the programs implemented from the conference was the "Student NAFSA Papers" program in…

Recommends active cooperation between sponsors of American students in France and sponsors of French students in the United States so that exchange students can make meaningful contacts in the host country. (MLA)

Focuses on the educational relations between China and foreign countries. Outlines China's policies regarding sending scholars and students to technically advanced countries for cooperative research and study. Includes articles on the benefits of such exchanges to China's modernization. (Author/BSR)

A historic American-Soviet agreement establishes an undergraduate student exchange program whose unique feature is that the Soviet students will be allowed to attend American institutions unchaperoned for the first time, allowing them to assimilate into American college life. (MSE)

Discusses ways to change foreign language teaching in the British school system so that more students achieve A level passes. Covers such topics as the first term, topic-based work, material choice, sources and resources, equipment, foreign exchange visits, listening and speaking practice, reading and writing practice, translation, homework, and…

Because the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) recognizes the importance of international students to Canada and its institutions of higher education, it makes some recommendations to enhance policy related to international students and to facilitate the recruitment of international students to Canadian educational…

Some non-educational sources of motives for study abroad are analyzed." (Author/SE)

Adapted from address by Mr. William B. Jones before the International Association of Law Libraries in Washington, D. C. in July 1970. (IR)

Author states case for reciprocity Agreements which would, in effect, remove differential tuition charges for many nonresident students. (Editor)

Describes the Hands across the Border Cultural Exchange Program between the communities of Palominas, Arizona, and Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico. An Arizona fifth/sixth grader studies Mexico prior to hosting a visitor from Mexico and enjoying a reciprocal visit to the Arizpe student's home. Highlights the program's unique features and benefits. (DMM)

A 3-year study involved having 19 fifth and sixth grade students attend school with Russian peers for 10 days and, later, having Russian students attend U.S. schools. Findings indicated that the Russian students perceived greater difficulty in a differentiated curriculum for gifted students than did the U.S. sample. (DB)

The application of Gestalt dreamwork was explored with counselor education students and professors at two Taiwan universities. The literature indicates Asians are reluctant to disclose personal matters or to display emotions. Contrary to expectations, the Taiwanese participants readily enacted roles, were personally open, and expressed intense…

This study of existing guidelines and standards for international travel by students in local school divisions is the result of a Virginia Department of Education team effort over four months. The interdisciplinary team reviewed guidelines and standards for international travel and student exchange programs from major organizations and developed…