In 1975 the broadcast industry in France was split into four independent program societies and three support societies, all seeking dominance of the TV ratings. Documentation of the current situation and an examination of broadcast policy is presented. (RAO)

Political turmoil since 1968 has had a limiting effect on the development of broadcasting in Portugal. This article provides background information and describes current attempts at quality television in the context of a single-channel, five-hour broadcast day. (RAO)

The Mexican television system has divided the viewing audience into four different socio-economic sectors and provides programming for each sector under a non-competitive framework through commercial sponsorship. (RAO)

The international man lives abroad because he wants to; works in one of the newest branches of any occupational field; can divorce himself successfully from the biases of his native country; is fluent in at least two languages; and one of his most valuable assets is an insensitive stomach. (Author/SJ)

This profile of a librarian, Sanford Berman, is presented to show an unusual dimension of international librarianship. (SJ)

A former Peace Corps volunteer describes the personal and extrapersonal benefits of his two-year tour of duty in West Africa. (MB)

With the research of the relationship between inter-culture and language teaching development, people are well aware of the necessity of integrating inter-culture into language teaching. While providing the opportunity for the students to improve their intercultural communication competence, here, the research presented on the integration of…

History and social studies textbooks have often been the object of heated political debate in various countries, since they relate directly to issues of national identity and citizenship. This article analyzes how "foreigners" are portrayed in two versions (the 2000 and 2006 versions, date of issue) of the best-selling elementary social…

Speech given at the American Association of Junior Colleges Board of Directors' meeting (Honolulu, Hawaii, January 1969).

This booklet reports the major themes of the National Foreign Policy Conference for Leaders in Higher Education held in Washington, D.C. in May 1972. Part I examines the current U.S. policy in the Middle East and East Asia; American policy toward the "developing world" through its technical assistance efforts; and an analysis of three major…

Americans teaching in Britain find differences between the behavior and attitudes of American and English school children. (JD)

A study of three forces creating a unified state. (MM)

Examines the emergence of competence among Peace Corps volunteers and tries to determine what conditions cause such emergence. Concludes that it is due in part to the novel situation. (Taken in part from a paper delivered at Am. Psychological Assoc., Chicago, Sep 1965. Discussion is based on a study at Institute of Human Development, University of…