Twenty first century teachers need to be proficient in technology, skilled as reflective practitioners, and able to reflect on diversity in a myriad of ways: learning styles, special needs, cultural differences, racial differences, developmentally appropriate differences, teaching styles, and personality differences of children, teachers, parents,…

The first half of a workshop in history education with participants from the United Kingdom and from the United States, which took place at Cal Tech in August, 1973, is described in this article which includes a preview of the second half to be held in England in 1974. (JH)

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…

In this historical view of the 19th century British initiatives to learn about Continental education methods and problems, the author challenges present-day educationists to reestablish that initiative and enthusiasm, cut off by World War I, so that today more than strictly comparative data can be shared in European education. (JH)

The Early Childhood Teacher Education Program at Vaxjo University in Sweden and Early Childhood Studies Program at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, have established a three-part, collaborative, research-based international project to improve early childhood teacher education. One aspect of the program is a two-tiered student exchange.…

Describes an international understanding program at the UNESCO Associated School, Kaitaa Secondary School in Espoo, Finland. Objectives of the program are to promote international awareness and readiness for cooperation among students in our school and abroad. (CK)

Included in this guide is a list of 65 Canadian universities and colleges offering programs in international and Native studies. Programs encompass area studies, international development, international relations, international business, international law, international agriculture, and international and comparative education. Also included are…

This selective, annotated bibliography presents reference materials concerning international education in its broadest aspects. It is intended for all those interested in study, teaching, or work in a country other than their own. Part I, Description and Comparison of Education Systems of the World, organized by world, region, and nation, cites…

The College and University Partnership Program was designed to facilitate partnership arrangements between American private colleges and regional state universities and comparable Japanese universities. The two-year program has two main areas of activity--completion of surveys on higher education in the two nations and the development of pilot…

Discusses the development and implementation of the National Teachers' Training Convention in the Philippines. The convention trained two thousand teachers in six days. Describes the spartan facilities that define the Philippines' educational system and various efforts to improve it, including the "Books for Barrios" project that…

Education of the children of migrant workers in Europe is addressed in terms of interculturalism and teacher training. This report is the cornerstone of the experts' work; it not only sums up a number of case studies, but also discusses the subject of intercultural education and presents the guidelines that experts have followed and on which their…

This reference book describes the many groups and organizations in Germany that are involved in youth work. Its purpose is to facilitate the development of international contacts and to contribute to the international education of German youth. Youth work in Germany is briefly described in the book's introduction. The annotated listing is…

Pacific region countries reported on their 1982 cooperative activities in education, including exchange and curriculum development projects, aimed at improving intercultural understanding. The first part of the report describes what happened at the sessions; the second part contains the appendices. Various countries--Australia, Canada, Japan, New…

Efforts, including exchange activities and curriculum development projects, undertaken by Pacific region countries in 1981 to improve intercultural understanding were the main focus of the meeting. The report begins with a very brief description of what transpired during the sessions. Papers and reports presented are contained in the appendices,…

This report presents findings of a 1993 survey of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada members covering international educational activities at Canadian universities. The study was designed to identify and describe the administrative rationales and priorities attributed to internationalization, organizational factors related to…