This handbook provides appropriate background and orientation material for American students, researchers, and teachers who travel to the People's Republic of China. There are eight sections. Section one discusses opportunities for study, research, and teaching in China. Section two deals with preparing for the trip. Various topics are discussed…

This publication contains the papers of the Venice Colloquium held in October, 1977 by educators from European countries to discuss the topic of visits and exchanges for pupils. There are seven chapters. Chapter one discusses the context and objectives of the colloquium. Chapter two describes pupil visits and exchanges in the European community.…

THIS IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF REPORTS FROM ANTIOCH COLLEGE ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH. IT DESCRIBES THE ANTIOCH EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM, BEGUN IN 1957-58 UNDER A 3-YEAR GRANT (LATER EXTENDED TO FOUR YEARS) FROM THE FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AS AN EXPERIMENT IN ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND THE INTERNATIONALLY CHARACTERISTIC…

Designed as a guide for administrators who must perform or organize guidance tasks in an overseas school without a counselor, this book is also useful for the professional counselor who seeks to function in an expanded role in an overseas setting. Its purpose is to provide sources of information and ideas for solving guidance-related problems in…

The Committee on Foreign Students in American Colleges and Universities published its findings in 1963 and reviewed areas of need and made recommendations for strengthening educational exchange programs in U.S. universities and colleges. This reprint of the committee's findings is in three chapters: education's stake in International Exchange, The…

In an effort to internationalize Swedish universities, a committee was established to examine the approach to achieve this goal in light of the present system of education. Chapter one concerns the Swedish educational system, emphasizing primary and secondary education, the universities and professional schools, education at the universities and…

This bibliography was undertaken to facilitate and encourage further research in international education. Sources of the data include library reference works, University Microfilms containing PhD dissertations, US government agencies, foundations and universities. Entries include publications on the International Exchange of Students, Teachers and…

This pilot inquiry and study was designed to explore some of the adjustment experiences of the foreign students on the University of Rochester campus to provide information useful in orientation programming, foreign student advising, and foreign student counseling. Questionnaires were sent to 45 students and returned by 20 students who…

Journalism students at two Texas universities learned important things about television news production when they switched newsrooms and studios for a day. (RL)

Presents comparison of three types of exchange programs between anglophone and francophone students in Quebec and their effects on students' language and cultural attitudes. Results showed that direct contact between geographically distant groups is more successful than exchanges between geographically close groups and between distant groups where…

An environmental awareness language exchange program was established between an English school and a school in France. Although the exchange occurred for three years, the program became overprescriptive and was cancelled. Concludes that environmental awareness is learned best in less formal situations. (DH)

Offers insights and advice for anyone contemplating a director's position in an overseas study program. In addition to stressing that the goals of the program be well-defined and well-planned, the importance of offering the exchange students a complete, integrated exposure to the language and culture of the host country is stressed. (SL)

Provides a list of international cooperative programs available to teachers and students. (FL)

This report examines current and historical data on international student mobility, based on surveys of foreign students and scholars in the United States and U.S. students in study-abroad programs and in the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. After a collection of summary tables, text and extensive data tables are organized into 11…

In the last 2-3 years, foreign students have experienced the financial crunch, due to rising costs in living, lack of assistantships, difficulty in obtaining work visas and higher tuition costs. (PG)