This arts-based inquiry explores historical and contemporary configurations of state-sponsored transnational teachers, or those who teach overseas in programs that are financially and/or programmatically supported by their home government. In the U.S., some examples of state-sponsored transnational teaching programs include the Peace Corps, the…

The myriad of possibilities brought about by the advent of Web 2.0 in terms of communication and interaction have revolutionised educational practices over the past few years. One of the most promising educational approaches resulting from this revolution is online intercultural exchange or telecollaboration, which has been reported to contribute…

In spring of 2019, the author traveled to Kolkata, India, to work with the staff of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, academic and public librarians, and library and information science students under a Fulbright Specialist grant. This article describes the Fulbright Specialist Program, provides information about the application process,…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of online intercultural exchange (OIE) to mediate a cross-cultural project with pre-service teachers in two countries. Design/methodology/approach: Using a population of convenience, students from one American and one German university were assigned to mixed multi-cultural project…

In recent years, countries around the world have promoted international experiences for student teachers' development of the knowledge and skills necessary in these interdependent and global times. Using a rigorous qualitative approach, this study explored 10 Turkish student teachers' international opportunities in several European countries…

This article features "The Nature through Children's Look," a program that aims to help city children look over the trees that surround them, and to learn about the larger world through observation. The project was born in 2004 in partnership with a Brazilian Government award called "Sibling Schools" that facilitates the interaction of children…

This article focuses on how to teach intercultural communicative competence to learners of English as a foreign language enrolled in a university exchange program in Europe, and help them become "intercultural speakers." The intercultural speaker can be defined as an intermediary between his or her own culture and the other's culture.…

Through the Rotary Foundation, increasing numbers of young people are able to study and travel in foreign countries. (HS)

Examines the work of 10 North American journalism educators who taught in 15 midcareer training programs for journalists in East-Central Europe from 1991-93. Asks how North American journalists teach in intercultural settings and how they changed their methods to suit the setting. Concludes that North American journalists should continue their…

The Council for Cultural Co-operation is intended to promote interaction among European nations and to initiate cooperation in remodelling educational systems. Programs have been created to permit the exchange of teachers and of educational technology, and to facilitate the mobility of Europeans through a system of qualifications equivalency and…

Discusses existing teacher exchange and student exchange programs, open to Canadians, from the point of view of preparation and financial assistance. (RL)

Summarizes one-year lecturing experience in Zambia which consisted of teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, consulting with Dean of Student's Office regarding counseling services for students, conducting weekly seminars for staff of psychiatric hospital, making presentation to police, and lecturing to medical students on hypnosis. Outlines…

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)

A visiting professor from Austria gives his impressions of his 2-year stay in the U.S. (HS)

Describes the process by which one high school in New Jersey successfully set up an overseas exchange program with a school in Great Britain. Gives specific details to be considered and lists the benefits of such a program. (HB)