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Hiroshima Univ. (Japan). Research Inst. for Higher Education. – 1981
Factors and conditions that facilitate or retard international exchange in education and research at Japanese universities were studied, and Japanese higher education was assessed from the perspective of international openness. The following surveys were conducted: an Institutional Survey on International Exchange Programs in Japanese…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bucharest (Romania). European Centre for Higher Education. – 1981
Aspects and forms of interuniversity cooperation in Europe, problems and shortcomings encountered, and advantages are reviewed. Existing modalities and forms of cooperation and coordination in the following areas are considered: student exchanges, teacher exchanges, research, documentation and information, and policy and administration. A certain…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ebert, Kenneth B.; Burnett, Jane – 1993
This report documents the Strategies to Advance the Internalization of Learning (SAIL) program developed at Michigan State University (MSU) to promote international, comparative, and cross-cultural learning and cross-cultural understanding in the university community. A total of 350 foreign and U.S. students who had international experience…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Students
Lazar, Mark, Ed. – 1996
The East Central Europe Information Exchange collects and disseminates information on exchange and training programs undertaken with American private and governmental funding. This study focused on programs related to democratization and civil society. An introductory section defines the parameters, background, and research methodology; lists the…
Descriptors: Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Cultural Exchange, Democratic Values
College and Univ. Partnership Program, Inc., Memphis, TN. – 1978
The College and University Partnership Program was designed to facilitate partnership arrangements between American private colleges and regional state universities and comparable Japanese universities. The two-year program has two main areas of activity--completion of surveys on higher education in the two nations and the development of pilot…
Descriptors: Colleges, Comparative Education, Cultural Exchange, Exchange Programs
Nilson, Julieanne V. – 1985
A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Perry, Mary; Miller, Pamela A. – 1980
Vermont's adaptation of a federal Resource Agent Program (RAP), designed to meet the in-service training needs of teachers, is described in this final report. Part of a complete dissemination system, RAP was funded as a pilot program to initiate a collection of Vermont-originated resources to be entered into a state educational database. Described…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Federal Aid, Grants, Information Dissemination
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
There has been concern for the amount of foreign sponsorship and support that is received by federal research and development (R&D) laboratories. This report summarizes a 1986 survey of federal R&D laboratories. The report discusses the extent of United States and foreign participation in R&D in the United States, federal policies regarding…
Descriptors: College Science, Exchange Programs, Government Role, Higher Education
Furlong, Tom; Hardin, Sarah – 2000
This report presents the results of a study that was conducted to determine the extent and types of international education programs offered in the Florida Community College System (FCCS). The study provides an overview of the structure and content of international education travel programs offered by each college. Institutional and business…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Institutional Cooperation, Institutional Research
Hall, John; Hamilton, Sheila; Hall, Stuart; Pitcairn, Jamie – 1998
This report presents results of a study concerning institutional support provided to overseas students studying at institutions of higher and further education in Scotland. The study examined three related sets of issues: (1) academic arrangements (information about programs, courses, induction, timetables, tutoring arrangements); (2)…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Foreign Countries, Foreign Student Advisers, Foreign Students
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Hearings on international student exchanges are presented. Information is presented on the countries of origin of foreign students in the United States and the fields they tend to study. It is noted that only 2.2 percent of foreign students studying in the United States are provided scholarships by the U.S. Government; the vast majority are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Federal Government, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Bishop, Charles C. – 1997
In spring 1991, a teacher exchange/mentor program was developed between Kansas' Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and the University of Kansas to attract young educators to community college teaching careers, give educators firsthand experience teaching at a community college while being mentored by a seasoned JCCC faculty member, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Saunders-Hamilton, Tanya R. – 1984
Information concerning international education activities at 15 Southeast Florida colleges and universities is presented. Twelve of the schools are members of the Southeast Florida Educational Consortium. A questionnaire was administered in 1982-1983 to determine foreign student presence, academic programs, contracts and grants, and administrative…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Programs, College Second Language Programs