In a country where only 1 percent of college students can afford to study abroad, staking one's university's reputation on its international program might seem elitist. In a way, it is. But the University of Monterrey, where 40 percent of students participate in foreign-exchange programs, says that internationalization is also part of a broader…

This paper reports on the development and preliminary evaluation of "Global Experience", an innovative programme at the University of South Australia designed to broaden students' intercultural engagement through a range of international experiential activities. The paper provides the rationale for the establishment of the programme…

Examines the implications of higher education's increased internationalization. Discusses student exchanges, foreign language study, curricular collaboration, interuniversity information networks, and joint research and publishing projects as examples of internationalized education. Underscores the roles of international organizations and…

Urges the youth camping movement in the United States to internationalize by vigorously seeking and including children of the world in their summer communities. Provides practical and specific guidelines regarding recruitment of international campers, financial aid, communication with parents, legalities, travel considerations, and adjustment to…

This report, written by the University of Alberta (Canada) Senate Task Force, was created to facilitate discussion and propose actions to facilitate internationalization of the campus. The report reviews how the university's current activities and strengths might be leveraged to enhance its international stature. It examines a multitude of factors…

Highlights Auburn University's (Alabama) human-resource and economic-development programs in other countries, including an exchange of agricultural leaders with Germany and Hungary, a faculty exchange program with Haiti, student and faculty agricultural and aquacultural exchanges with China, and a number of programs in other countries. (MSE)

Papers in this document provide a perspective on the views of two-year college educators and other educational leaders on the relevance and place of international education now and in the future. Edmund J. Gleazer, Jr., discusses the community college's role in international education and outlines the policy of the American Association of…

Most preservice teacher training institutions are aware of both the charge placed upon them to develop international understanding and the idea of the human family. The finite nature of the world, whose future rests on appropriate organization and ethical interaction, has made it imperative that teachers help children of the 21st century…

This paper explores many aspects of international travel and study programs, focusing on the part played by such travel programs in the development of higher and adult education. The paper notes the roots of travel/study combinations in the Chautauqua model and the expansion of choices and formats for study abroad in recent times. The increasing…

The trend to internationalize has impacted upon most higher education institutions in the United States. This paper offers an organizational framework for understanding and implementing internationalization as an institution-wide process. The first section of the paper discusses and identifies the core characteristics required for all…

This comprehensive sourcebook provides information on over 2,300 programs, organizations, and publications that serve as resources in international studies and global education. The book is divided into three major sections: general programs, organizations, and sources; programs, organizations, and sources focusing on a world region; and programs,…