This paper focuses on an ongoing international collaboration between two large public universities, one in the US and one in Mexico, through projects in program development, faculty exchange, graduate student/teacher field experiences, student mentoring and joint research in the area of a foreign/second language teaching and teacher development.…

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

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…

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)…

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…

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 Fulbright-Hays Teaching Exchange with Germany is a one-for-one exchanqe for approximately twenty pairs of American and German teachers. American elementary and secondary school teachers as well as college instructors and assistant professors replace their German counterparts for an academic year at either a "Hauptschule" (a…

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

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…

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

In its recently adopted Mission Statement, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) stated its commitment to infusing a multicultural and international perspective into all its programs, with the aim of preparing its students to live in a global society. This handbook has been prepared to acquaint the university's faculty with the institution's…

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