International exchange and training programs play a significant role in the development of international cooperation between educators from different nations. More and more teachers and school administrators participate in exchange programs and implement new curricular and instructional practices in their institutions. The objectives of this…

In the drive to achieve universal primary education as one of the Millennium Development Goals, there is an increasing recognition of the urgency of focusing on teacher education to both meet the demand for more than one million qualified teachers required to achieve this goal within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to combat the sometimes poor…

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…

Discusses issues related to the equivalence of examination results in an integrated exchange course between the United Kingdom and West Germany. A table illustrating credits awarded for the course of study in both institutions is presented. (YP)

Monroe was a well-known American world-wide educator in the first half of the 20th century. He came to China more than ten times to investigate Chinese education, deliver academic lectures, and conduct cultural exchanges from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made a great contribution to Sino-American cultural and educational exchanges in Modern China.…

This guide provides descriptions of 2,371 study-abroad programs that take place during the academic year (usually September through June), and that are at least one academic quarter in length (usually 8 to 10 weeks). An introductory section provides information on the Institute of International Education (IIE), IIE publications, the use of the…

A principal mission of the American Field Service (AFS) Research Department is to carry out research and evaluation projects that could lead to increased understanding of the nature and impact of AFS exchanges. During the 1982-83 hosting year, three families in the U.S. Middle West agreed to participate in the study of the patterns of adjustment.…

Describes VaCIE-CEMP, a faculty/staff exchange program between the Virginia Community College System and schools in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Netherlands. States that participants pair up with their overseas equivalent and exchange houses, keeping costs to a minimum. Reports that during the two-week visits,…

Based on remarks before a Round-Table of the Whole, 1968 Annual Meeting, Association of American Law Schools (New Orleans, December 28, 1968).

Describes the highly successful 1975-76 photography exchange project between public elementary schools of Newton, Massachusetts and New York City. The exchange photographs enabled participating children to explain characteristics of their environment which they traditionally had difficulty discussing. (Author/CMV)

Suggestions for British schools considering school exchange programs emphasize integration of studies, personal growth for students, and efficient training for teachers. Schools are urged to consider their responsibilities as hosts to exchange countries and to consider Great Britain itself as a fertile area for exchange. (JH)

This article surveys the present situation as regards the international exchange of publications and emphasizes the importance of exchanges for the implementation of the UNISIST project. Methods for developing the international exchange of publications are outlined. (14 references) (Author)

As the possibility of British membership in the European Economic Community grows greater, it becomes more important than ever before for English people to learn the languages and customs of their continental neighbors. (EB)

The Director of England's Inter-University Research Unit discusses a program for universities to exchange recorded teaching. (LS)

The place of the Dewey Decimal System in the subject analysis procedures of the British National Bibliography is described. (Author)