In this paper we report on the successes and challenges of a creative project involving museums, schools and interactive technologies. The MuseumScouts project is EU Comenius 2.1 funded and involves teachers, teacher educators, museum staff, students and researchers from five European countries: Germany (Berlin and Munich), Lithuania (Vilnius),…

Fieldwork forms a substantial part of the International Geography Olympiad (IGEO) both in terms of time and in the nature of the experience in which participants get a chance to explore the "real world" of the host country. Fieldwork offers young geographers an excellent opportunity to explore the regional and local geography of the host…

Describes the Japanese Language and Culture Assistants Program, which sent over 100 Japanese volunteers to teach Japanese language and culture in U.S. schools. Discusses the activities of four of the volunteer participants and results of the program. (LZ)

American elementary and secondary community schools abroad seek to both provide schooling for children of Americans abroad and strengthen cross-cultural understanding. More than three-fourths of these schools were founded since 1950. They are privately controlled and supported from tuition fees supplemented by grants-in-aid from the Office of…

The fourth International Intervisitation Program will be held in Canada May 5-25, 1978. Its purpose is to enable leading practitioners and scholars of educational administration from many countries to exchange information and ideas and to enable these visitors to examine closely the educational systems in the host country. (Author/IRT)

The peace education program in Romanian Associated Schools is described. (DE)

An appraisal of this Unesco project and description of its organization are outlined: purpose, background, results achieved, other study topics, program planning, methods and materials, evaluation, organization, application and selection for participation, and countries participating in the project. (ND)

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.…

The article describes five summer programs for gifted and talented students offered internationally. The programs outlined are workshops in the publication arts, a study of humanistic development; computer science, writing, and photography workshops; a language study; a historical/social study of English history; and a workshop on photography,…

In 1967, the National Institute for Educational Research (NIER) of Japan, in cooperation with Unesco, launched its Regional Programme for Educational Development in Asia. This document was published to commemorate the 20th anniversary of this program. It consists of papers by separate authors recording the accomplishments of the NIER regional…

In 1983 the Associated Schools Project celebrated its 30th anniversary. Discusses how three major international meetings convened under the auspices of Unesco in 1983, took stock of achievements made by Associated Schools throughout the world, and adopted recommendations and resolutions in support of the project. (RM)

Presents short descriptions of some research projects in science and mathematics education which have been conducted in the following countries in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. (HM)

The project oriented work of teacher training projects on peace educations leads the participants toward a common process of learning and experiencing. The two projects in this miniprint focus on street theater activities and international workshops. Four elements characterize the project-oriented work: (1) project on university level are…

This document is a packet of information for art teachers about the Gorgeous Mosaic, a project being carried out by the classroom art teachers of the world in which students individually draw portraits of the many different types of youngsters there are in their world on small cardboard tiles. The completed tiles are mounted on panels for…

A major project intended to improve education in the Latin American and the Caribbean countries is described. Representatives from the various countries participated in intergovernmental meetings and reached an agreement that there was a need for a project to meet unsatisfied basic educational needs by the year 2000. The specific project…