The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences helped to launch the senior scholars program of the Fulbright-Hays Program, to provide an administrative home for it for almost three decades, and, in association with its sister services, to watch over it. This brief institutional history of this limited aspect of the program is…

The booklet describes and presents recommendations for improving the Fulbright-Hays exchange program. The program comprises an international visitor program and a two-way exchange of research scholars, lecturers, teachers, and graduate students. The major objective of the program is to increase mutual understanding between people of the United…

This report evaluates the study-abroad program initiated in Fredericia, Denmark by St. Cloud State University (Minnesota). The program integrated regular classes in general academic fields for all undergraduate students within the Danish environment and culture. Section 1 lists the objectives of the Denmark Study Center including both cognitive…

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR THE 1967 FISCAL YEAR (FY), CARRIED OUT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SOME 135 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND SPECIALLY APPOINTED BOARDS AND ADVISORY COMMISSIONS IS REFERRED TO IN…

Description of the U. S. Educational and Cultural Exchange Program concentrates on the extensive work performed by cooperating private organizations. Several classified lists of organizations are included. Nine tables include: (1) exchanges with each country, 1949-69; (2) fields of specialization by category of grantee; (3) distribution of…

During 1978-79 the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission SPON-BBB17857 provided grant support to the College and University Partnership Program (CUPP) for research and program development to promote the linking of 200 higher education institutions in Japan and the United States for undergraduate student exchange activities. In that year program…

AFTER BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 1966 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ACT AND THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION, THIS REPORT PRESENTS A SERIES OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. A TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE FULBRIGHT ACT BROUGHT TOGETHER WORLD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS UNDER THE THEME OF "DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE…

The Exchange Program between Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, Oklahoma) and the College of Santa Fe (New Mexico) is described. (NQ)

THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1946 ARE OUTLINED. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION. THERE IS INFORMATION ON WHO QUALIFIES FOR GRANTS, WHO SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM, WHAT GRANTEES TEACH AND STUDY, AMERICAN STUDIES…

Information about exchange programs between the United States and nearly 130 countries and territories for students, research scholars, teachers, lecturers, and international visitors is presented in this report. Programs are discussed in general terms by geographical area. A review of the international visitors program including foreign leaders,…

Describes the process by which one high school in New Jersey successfully set up an overseas exchange program with a school in Great Britain. Gives specific details to be considered and lists the benefits of such a program. (HB)

Describes the International Sibling Program at Lewiston-Porter High School in Youngstown, New York. Notes that 10 "sibling schools" in eight countries participate by exchanging faculty and students. Suggests that the program has given students, staff, and the community many opportunities to interact with the real world. (RS)

Traces the development of camper exchange programs between the United States and the Soviet Union; notes differences between Soviet and U.S. residential camps; and discusses the benefits and future of camper exchange programs. Since 1987, 70 U.S. residential camps have hosted Soviet children and hundreds of U.S. campers have attended Soviet camps.…

Discusses student cultural exchange programs in Canada, focusing on: (1) the value of cultural exchanges and (2) the findings of research studies on the effects of student exchanges on second-language proficiency and student attitudes toward the people they are visiting. A list of current exchange programs is appended. (SED)

The 1969-70 Leeward Cultural Exchange program described in this report involved a 2-week exchange between 20 grade-5 students of Leeward Oahu, Hawaii, and 24 grade-5 students from the Toyei Boarding School on the Navajo Indian Reservation in northern Arizona. In the report, the program objectives are listed along with a statement of organizational…