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Organization of American Historians, Bloomington, IN. – 1993
This document reports survey results providing data and ideas for evaluating possible Organization of American Historians (OAH) international initiatives. The survey was constructed to address a wide range of issues and to solicit information on those resources that Americanists worldwide either wish to receive or have to offer. It sought…
Descriptors: Foreign Nationals, Government Role, Higher Education, Historians
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Hansel, Bettina; Grove, Neal – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
A study is described that scientifically validates the common assumption that travel and exchange programs abroad are educationally beneficial. A questionnaire was used to ascertain which areas of students' lives had benefitted from overseas experience. (TE)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Individual Development, Intercultural Programs, International Educational Exchange
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Lussier, Denise; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
A study was conducted to identify appropriate standardized tests of English second-language proficiency among foreign high school students after a three-month stay, for use in a battery of tests to determine achievement gains. Identification of three potential tests and further considerations in selecting the appropriate test are reported here.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Foreign Students
Trice, Andrea G. – 2000
This qualitative study examined the challenges faced by four academic departments that had large enrollments of international graduate students. The comparative study of four academic departments in three professional schools at a Midwestern research university examined how faculty members adjusted to their roles as advisors and teachers of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Hartung, Elizabeth Ann – 1983
The adjustment difficulties of Japanese high school students studying in the United States were examined in order to create a framework for the construction of orientation materials for exchange students. A total of 106 Japanese students enrolled in U.S. senior high schools as participants in the AFS Year Program to the United States completed a…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict
Kelleher, Ann – 1996
The case studies presented in this volume offer comparative examples of undergraduate international education innovations in a wide variety of categories: curriculum, study abroad, community outreach, faculty development, and international students. The studies were conducted in the mid-1990s, and programs had to meet several criteria: they had to…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research