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AFS International/Intercultural Programs, Inc., New York, NY. – 1985
Designed for use by persons who plan and lead orientation and cross-cultural training sessions for AFS students, natural and host families, and volunteers, this handbook implements and supports recommendations from an AFS workshop and ideas originating in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Activities, Cultural Exchange
Legal Circle, 2002
This newsletter of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC) for Fall 2002 commemorates the one-year anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 by urging a re-commitment to the democratic ideals and institutions that make the United States worthy of love. Materials in the newsletter inform about the following: "The Illinois…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Current Events, Democracy, Exchange Programs
Download full textNathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS News in Print, 1991
Eight articles address issues and programs in international rehabilitation. The issue is introduced by a message from the Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Education for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Robert R. Davila. Next, "A History of International Rehabilitation" (Nora Ellen Groce)…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Exchange Programs
Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1971
This issue of "TESL Reporter" presents a summary of U.S.O.E. Project HE-084 by Gerald Dykstra; a sample listening comprehension exercise; a linear diagram of the English noun phrase designed for English as a Second Language students, developed by Alice C. Pack; an article on Japanese groups in summer session; and an article by Betty Crethar on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Library Skills, Listening Comprehension
Altenberger, Alicja – Current issues in Education: A Bibliographic Series, 1989
Following a brief introductory discussion concerning organizations, activities, and agreements that promote exchanges between the United States and the Soviet Union, this document provides: (1) an annotated bibliography of 18 ERIC documents and books on cultural, scientific, and educational exchanges between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.; and (2) a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Interrelationships, Exchange Programs
Jenkins, Karen – Priorities, 2002
In the changed international climate following September 11, international education, which includes teaching and research with a global perspective as well as programs that allow students and faculty to travel, is more important than ever. This issue reviews different components of successful international programs so that board members and…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Current Events, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards
Adams, A. Hugh; Earwood, Glenda – Fellows Program, 1982
This monograph on community colleges and international/intercultural education begins with a rationale for international education, which emphasizes North American students' low level of awareness of international affairs and events and the importance of a knowledge of other societies in an increasingly interdependent world. After citing various…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Cultural Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Perspectives on developing international understanding are considered in an essay, and descriptions of the international education at 15 colleges and universities are presented. In the essay, "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Slow Progress Toward International Understanding," James A. Perkins discusses barriers to change in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, Global Approach, Higher Education
Hansel, Bettina – 1984
More than 8,000 secondary school students participated in the AFS International exchange programs in 1983, and this document examines some of the research that investigates the impact of travel abroad and intercultural experiences on personality development. Cigdem Kagitcibasi, in a study of the effects of a 10-month program on student…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Evaluation Problems, Global Approach, Intercultural Communication
Kelsh, Bruce – OSSC Bulletin, 1982
Oregon's low requirements for foreign language instruction at the secondary school level have caused Oregon students to place well below the national average in foreign language preparation, according to this report. The Oregon Governor's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, created in 1980, recommended substantial increases…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Government School Relationship, High School Students
NASSP Curriculum Report, 1980
This report, based on the findings of the report of the President's Commission on Foreign Languages and International Studies, outlines recommendations, remedies, and proposals of measures to counteract foreign language illiteracy. The discussion is divided into seven sections: (1) some of the commission's recommendations that pertain to high…
Descriptors: Career Education, Enrollment Trends, Instructional Improvement, Language Enrollment
Thomas, Paul F., Ed. – Horizon, 1988
The articles in this special edition were compiled to provide information to Canadian social studies teachers about Pacific Rim countries. Section 1, entitled "The Big Picture and Future Interests," contains: (1) "Social Studies for the 21st Century" (J. Tucker); (2) "Culture and Communication: A Perspective on Asian…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
Davis, Darlena; Gregory, Vicki L.; Wohlmuth, Sonia Ramirez – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
Includes five articles: a guide to employment sources in the library and information professions, including the Internet, library joblines, specialized associations, state agencies, and overseas exchange programs; placements and salaries in 1999; accredited master's programs in library and information studies; library scholarship sources; and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Awards, Exchange Programs, Information Science Education
Smith, Jean Burr, Ed. – Communitas: Journal of Connecticut Community Colleges, 1982
This issue of "Communitas" contains 12 articles by Connecticut community college professional staff. In "On the Higher Illiteracy in America," Grant Roti analyzes the grammatical and punctuation errors in a standard scholarly work. Edward Bollenbach's "Teaching Stress Management in the Community College Environment"…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Honor Societies
Matross, Ronald; And Others – OSA Research Bulletin, 1980
Attitudes of a random sample of students at a large university toward foreign students and international programs were surveyed before and after the seizure of U.S. hostages in Iran. A newly developed "International Issues Questionnaire" covered attitudes toward foreign students as teaching assistants, funding exchange programs with…
Descriptors: College Students, Conflict, Followup Studies, Foreign Students
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