It is a widely accepted belief that the best way to master a new language is to live in the country where the language is spoken. For young people, one of the most popular ways of immersing themselves in the host environment is to become an "au pair:" move in with a family and look after their children to get first-hand experience of the…

This study evaluated the extent to which experience in the schools of another country affected the educational philosophies and attitudes of University of Waikato (New Zealand) students taking part in an international student teacher exchange program in the United States. Six student teachers were interviewed individually concerning aspects of the…

This report of the U.S. Advosory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Exchange presents observations and recommendations based on interviews with officials in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and the Soviet Union which reflected willingness of East European countries to implement international exchange provisions of the…

Report of a Subject-Field Meeting at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH 12 OPEN-ENDED ITEMS WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS IN 14 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND JAPAN. THE 11 REPLIES CITE THESE PROBLEMS IN PROGRAM EXCHANGE--LANGUAGE, PERFORMER'S FEES, PROFITS, LINKS BETWEEN TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS AND PROGRAM PRODUCERS, THE VIDEO-TAPE RECORDER, COPYRIGHT ISSUES. (LH)

A Minnesota State College Common Market (MSCCM) of education program to open the resources of all 6 state colleges and permit them to move freely within the state system was proposed. The program involves full transferability of all general education requirements, and those major requirements approved by the degree-granting college, for a minimum…

Brief descriptions of 10 styles of student film making include references to specific films employing the techniques. The styles of film making listed are animation, pixillation animation, collage, draw-on, documentary, bio-documentary, story line, impressionistic, commercials, and the school film. Directions for submitting films to the Young Film…

In Canada, Community Radio is beginning to reassert itself as local groups demand access to the airwaves to share information about their own cultures and communities, to devise their own entertainment, and to participate in dialogues with others. Since funds for Community Radio are scarce and programing expensive, and effort is underway to…

This inventory-directory provides information on the formal cooperative arrangements of colleges and universities in the State University of New York system. Each entry gives the title of arrangement, names the coordinator or contact person, the beginning date, the participating institutions, and describes the purposes of the arrangement or…

The thaw in the cold war, financial crisis, and rising visibility of serious domestic problems have combined to reduce support for international programs of US colleges and universities. This monograph examines circumstances behind the present crisis, reassesses the goals and structure of international programs, and suggests new directions such…

The Sir Evelyn Wrench Travelling Fellowship for Librarians 1969 was awarded to Antonia J. Bunch. In this personal account of her one month tour of the United States, the author reviews her impressions of the twenty-one hospital and health science libraries she visited. (MM)

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

Describes an exchange program between a cooperative nursery school and a nursing home in which children were paired with nursing home residents. Discusses selecting and preparing child and adult participants, planning and supervising group and class activities, and teaching children about death and illness. (CB)

Describes a program for the exchange of delegations of scholars between the United States and China. This program of scholarly exchanges was recently negotiated by a group representing United States academic institutions and a counterpart group in the People's Republic of China. (JR)

Increased cross-registration is not only enlarging the opportunities for students at all of the colleges, but it is also helping these schools to become more aware of what the others can contribute to a cooperative effort. (9 references) (Author)