Described are the problems and rewards encountered in study abroad. (HS)

The International Study Centers created by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities allow students of average means to study abroad. (HS)

Discusses German-U.S. student exchange programs and German-U.S. foreign relations. (PG)

This article reports on the findings of the World Studies Data Bank concerning the state of study-abroad and exchange programs in American colleges and universities from 1967 through 1974. Percentage of student participation, funding, and student-faculty ratios are central topics of discussion. (CLK)

Students in programs overseas for American undergraduates tended to view their adventure not as an integral part of an educational program with clear purposes but more often as an escape from traditional education into an experimental world. Students need to come properly prepared and expecting to work and think. (MLW)

The development of an interdisciplinary curriculum grew out of the conviction that the scope of the preparation of community health educators needs to be expanded to provide experiences that emphasize health as an interdependent global concern and that health educators need to enhance their ability to work with people of many cultures. (JD)

The Australia-Indonesia Institute developed a program to promote greater mutual understanding between Indonesians and rural Australians, in which Indonesian teacher education students spent a month in rural New South Wales, Australia. They taught Indonesian language and culture in 47 local schools and gave rural teachers of Indonesian the…

The need for higher education institutions in the U.S. and foreign countries to engage in an exchange of students, faculty members, and educational and cultural information is stressed. The current program of exchanging student and faculty members in Japan and the U.S. is summarized. The use of the College and University Partnership Program (CUPP)…

This study examined the long-term effects of youth exchange, specifically the degree to which former participants actually utilized results of the exchange after their return to their home country. The research focused on Germans and Americans who, as teenagers, experienced home stays in the other country between 1951 and 1987. Respondents were…

International involvements at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), are described. UCB's international activities are not shaped by any official campus plan, but result from the efforts of individual scholars and various campus organizations. Four broad types of internationally-focused activities at UCB are as follows: academic exchange…

Programs at Western Kentucky University including undergraduate curricula in Latin-American and Asian studies, technical assistance projects overseas, student and faculty exchange programs, seminars and workshops, and community activities are described. "Friendship teams" (a faculty advisor, four international students, and an American…

Testimony presented at hearings for a bill to provide for the strengthening of American educational resources for international studies and research is contained in this volume. The bill and its amendments, which are reproduced, call for the establishment of centers for advanced international studies grants to strengthen undergraduate programs in…

The essence of cross-cultural learning and how it can be effectively incorporated into an academic program are explored. A design for cross-cultural learning is proposed that can be applied anywhere in the educational process from high school through professional training. It is based on the experiences of the authors in experimental programs in…