While the benefits of short-term study abroad programs are well documented, especially with respect to enhancing cross-cultural competency in the participants, fewer than one percent of college students in the U.S. benefit from this experience. The principal barriers to studying abroad are actual and opportunity costs and its perceived worth. An…

Describes an exchange program between Indonesian language students and teachers from Darwin and a group of students and teachers from Bali. The visits related to the subject areas of history, geography, Asian studies, and Bahasa Indonesia. (RM)

This study is one of a series of the Office of Education publications on major aspects of Soviet Education. Focusing on recent developments in training and research programs within the Soviet Union, it points up the continued growth in size and diversity of international education programs, and shows their relationship to the Soviet national…

Summarizes implications of the Fulbright program for counseling psychologists. The impact of the program on individuals, the internationalization of counseling psychology, and the development of cultural sensitivity are discussed. (Author)

Discusses outcomes of a research Fulbright in Sweden, suggesting that there are at least four major areas in which American counseling psychologists can benefit from contact with European psychologists: knowledge bases about psychological events, education methods and philosophies, views of psychology and science, and personal life-styles. (Author)

This document provides information about the 1990-93 overseas fellowships of the International Exchange of Experts and Information in Rehabilitation (IEEIR), based on project summaries and reports from fellows and hosts. It begins with an interim report from an IEEIR fellow who traveled to Australia and a letter from a host in New Zealand. The…

Asserts that cross-cultural context provides opportunity to practice highly skilled perspective taking, an occupational necessity for counselors, and in addition, cross-cultural context teaches one about American culture. Calls Fulbright program excellent choice for counseling psychologists because its value base - seeking world peace through…

Describes work as Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship recipient surveying counselor training and services in West Germany. Presents three counseling activities developed in West Germany which could well be emulated by counseling psychologists in United States: nationwide network of career information, city-run adult counseling centers for normal…

Describes counseling psychology in Australia. Undergraduate preparation in psychology, ethnic minority issues, and the future of counseling psychology in Australia are discussed. (Author)

Provides reports of four United States scholars who visited China as part of the Visiting Scholar Exchange Program. The titles of the reports are (1) "China Journey: A Political Scientist's Look at Yan'an," (2) "The Social Consequences of Land Reclamation in Chinese Coastal Ecosystems," (3) "Anthropology Lectures in South…

Environmental awareness language exchange occurred between four English and four French schools. Comparative studies on shopping patterns/consumerism, leisure/recreation, and management of resources provided motivation for learning and using the second language. Advantages for this approach include new dimensions on traditional language exchanges,…

This teaching unit celebrates the 15th anniversary of the twinning of the prefecture of Hokkaido (Japan) and the province of Alberta (Canada) by providing students opportunities to learn more about the two areas and their relationships. Coordinated to address objectives in the grade 7 program of studies on cultural transition, the activities…

This document is an annotated catalog of 67 projects that were awarded grants to facilitate communication and interaction between foreign students and people of the United States, to prepare U.S. students for study abroad, and to assist U.S. high school students returning from overseas in sharing their experiences by serving as resources people.…

The materials listed in this bibliography of resources on Asia Pacific Islands are part of the collection of the Manitoba Education and Training Library. The materials on Asia Pacific include: (1) books (74 items); (2) database (1 item); (3) compact discs (5 items); (4) multi-media kits (4 items); (5) audio cassettes (3 items); (6) videos and…