A University of Canberra (Australia) program pairs new researchers with experienced researchers as mentors. Mentoring is supplemented with a workshop on research skills and on researchers' issues, questions, and projects. Participants benefitted from support of mentors and other peers. Mentors assisted participants with specific aspects of their…

Drawing on cross-national analysis, a discussion of study abroad programs examines approaches to financial support in the European Community, national governments, and various European and U.S. programs and institutions. Findings indicate patterns in program type shaping program goals, participant attitudes, experiences abroad, and program…

The emerging role of Kuwait University as a major institution, its position in Kuwait and in the Arab world, and its efforts toward program development and institutional research are discussed. Specific issues in admissions, curriculum emphasis, teaching methods, facilities, staffing, and long-range financial and administrative planning are…