This booklet lists international exchange programs for 1975-76 designed to help strengthen American education in foreign language, area studies and world affairs. The legislative background of the programs is followed by an outline of the administration and funding provisions for the 1975-76 programs. Four available programs are listed: doctoral…

This paper traces the development of Chinese students educated in America from 1868 to 1969 and discusses the impact that education had on returning students and the influence that these students exerted on the economic, political, and cultural institutions of China. Before 1949, more Chinese studied in the United States than in Europe or the…

Discusses international education at two-year colleges with regard to foreign language studies, technical assistance and consultancies, foreign student enrollment, and study abroad programs. Describes the University of Minnesota Technical College program in which students and faculty are exchanged with those from four United Kingdom colleges. (AYC)

Covered in the proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting were: foreign student admission offices; admission of students from American-type overseas secondary schools; AID's International Education Research File; sponsored vs. nonsponsored foreign graduate students; credential evaluation; English proficiency; Vietnamese and Cuban refugees; and…

Environmental awareness language exchange occurred between four English and four French schools. Comparative studies on shopping patterns/consumerism, leisure/recreation, and management of resources provided motivation for learning and using the second language. Advantages for this approach include new dimensions on traditional language exchanges,…

Regional exchange programs of reciprocity for out-of-state students are discussed and specific programs are reviewed. They offer a viable alternative to the nonresident student who faces higher costs by attending a public institution of higher education outside his home state. (LBH)

International programs at St. Olaf College are described. Four types of programs include (1) Interim Abroad, (2) Far East Term, Middle East Term, and Global Semester, (3) unaccompanied programs of a semester or year at numerous foreign universities, and (4) Study-Service Abroad Program for practice teaching, nursing, etc. (MLW)

Describes the Work Experience Abroad program, which places Future Farmers of America members who are out of high school on farms and agribusinesses all around the world. Explains how to apply and discusses the costs, and also relates the experiences of a student who has participated in the program in Austria and Holland. (LRA)

Discusses an exchange of students between two seventh grade social studies classes: one in New York City, the other in Elida, Ohio. Examines important benefits for students that such domestic exchanges offer. Outlines the elements of a successful exchange. Suggests that a nationwide clearinghouse is needed to implement a domestic exchange program.…

Describes a study of Japanese homestay students enrolled in a U.S. university that sought insight into the students language experience. Students were interviewed regarding the amount of conversation they had with their host families, the character and quality of the conversation, and how students and host family members negotiate…

Reports that previous research showed that many individuals are ethnocentric and lack global awareness. Provides an overview of theories related to ethnocentrism; presents data illustrating attitudes experienced by Thai exchange students in the United States; and introduces a pedagogical approach to global education that minimizes ethnocentrism…

Liberty University (Virginia) will send 3,000 students on a religious studies tour in Israel to visit sites important to Christianity. The program, the result of an alliance between Jerry Falwell and Binyamin Netanyahu, is designed both to show support for Netanyahu's policies and to raise the international profile of the university. (MSE)

Foreign study has been growing worldwide since the end of World War II. There is a significant flow of students from less developed countries to more developed ones. This paper presents findings of a study that assessed two theories of development, modernization theory and dependency theory, and applied these theories to identify the impact of…

This study examined the effects of study abroad on college students participating in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, sponsored 60 percent by the German government and 40 percent by the U.S. government. The study's main context focused on the problem that American-sponsored programs (in which over 80 percent of study- abroad students…