Describes the nature, implementation, evaluation, and future plans of an international cooperative work experience program (called the ABC model) in which undergraduate students combine travel with employment in industrial research-oriented projects. The program involves universities in Australia, Great Britain, and Canada (the letters ABC…

Describes a cooperative international education project involving Adelaide College (South Australia), Rio Salado Community College (Arizona), and Austin Community College (Texas). Considers each institution's contributions, program goals (e.g., cross-cultural sharing of experiences by students studying a similar subject, bridging long distances…

Contestation can be defined as a process in which self-interested individuals and groups in a social organization cooperate, compete, and negotiate in a complex interaction aimed at solving social problems. This dissertation explores the notion of contestation in the field of environmental education. In the first part of the document a framework…