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Milk, Leslie Berg – International Educational and Cultural Exchange, 1974
Discusses the 3 organizations that sponsor major exchange programs for teens: The American Field Service, The International Christian Youth Exchange, and Youth for Understanding. (PG)
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, Foreign Students, High School Students, International Education
Muller, Steven – Int Educ Cult Exch, 1970
American leadership in international education is needed to preserve and promote humane civilization against the technological revolution threatening the quality of life on a global scale. (IR)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developed Nations, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Humphrey, Richard A. – Int Educ Cult Exch, 1970
We do not have the option of withdrawal from the international community. All those interested in international education must face a re-assessment of our national objectives as well as our strengths, responsibilities and weaknesses. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Federal Aid, Government Role, Higher Education
Miller, Irving – American School Board Journal, 1983
Describes Homewood (Illinois) School District's involvement in Back-to-Back, an exchange program for American and French fifth and sixth graders sponsored by Campus International of Westmont (Illinois). Discusses preparations for the exchange, including student education about France and parent preparation to receive French students, and lists the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Hill, James W. – Change, 1980
The International Educational Program at Lock Haven State College is described. Exchange programs are conducted with England, Poland, and Argentina. For education majors, a one-way exchange program provides the opportunity to do half of their student teaching abroad. The college has been host to administrative interns from many countries. (MLW)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Education Majors, Exchange Programs, Higher Education
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Johnston, Otto W. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1978
Discusses a threat to the survival of foreign exchange programs. It is asserted that uninspired administrators with eyes fixed on cost-accounting, fund allocations, and educational packaging are looking increasingly at the exchange as a new source of income. (EJS)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Budgeting, Educational Finance, Financial Policy
Rubin, Amy Magaro – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
The reorganization plan for government agencies under the Clinton Administration includes placement of the United States Information Agency (USIA), which oversees most government-sponsored academic exchanges, under the Department of State, where it was before 1978. The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency would also become part of the State…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Higher Education
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Blacksell, Mark – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1992
Discusses geography's place in the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS). Reports that geography plays a small part in ERASMUS, although the rate of the United Kingdom's participation in ERASMUS programs is high. Describes student and teacher mobility, curriculum development, and intensive ERASMUS…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
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Pym, Anthony – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Argues that the importance of student exchange programs is often overlooked in the planning of translator training. Applies basic economic principles to show that such programs present excellent possibilities for translator training. (HB)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Higher Education, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills
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Social Education, 1993
Presents sources of information about the European Economic Community, Germany, and student exchange programs. Includes a bibliography of official documents, journals, and other publications about the European Community and economic union. (CFR)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Good, Johnny L.; Campbell, Sherri L. – 1997
A study abroad program in Jordan has been run by Ambassador University (Texas) for the last 15 years. During this time, nearly 150 Ambassador University students have participated in a work-study program in Amman sponsored by the Ambassador Foundation. During their stay in Jordan, the students teach Jordanian students with physical and mental…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. Field Service Program. – 1986
Resulting from a National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) Field Service seminar, this document presents information on various aspects relating to foreign student services at U.S. universities. After an introduction, chapter 2 provides an institutional checklist for foreign scholar services. Chapter 3 presents an overview of…
Descriptors: Foreign Student Advisers, Foreign Students, Higher Education, International Educational Exchange
Altbach, Philip G.; Kelly, David H. – 1984
This bibliogaphy provides references about a set of topics concerning the relationships between international development and the foreign student. The focus is on not only the contributions of foreign students to the social and economic development of their home countries, but also concerns related to issues of curriculum, re-entry problems, and…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Burn, Barbara B. – 1990
This paper attempts to forecast the scope and profile of educational exchanges between the United States and other countries in the year 2000 as one approach to assessing the contribution of those exchanges to the international education of U.S. citizens. The forecasts are based in part on predictions relating to political stability, economic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Futures (of Society)
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1990
This position paper addresses four general areas of concern relating to the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) and discusses specific proposals and related foreign policy implications. The areas of concern are as follows: (1) the role of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in EVP; (2) the relationship between the United States Information…
Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Information Management
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