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Lindstrom, Marina – International Understanding at School, 1979
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)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, International Education, International Programs
Download full textVirginia State General Assembly, Richmond. House. – 1992
This study of existing guidelines and standards for international travel by students in local school divisions is the result of a Virginia Department of Education team effort over four months. The interdisciplinary team reviewed guidelines and standards for international travel and student exchange programs from major organizations and developed…
Descriptors: International Education, International Educational Exchange, International Programs, Secondary Education
President's Council for International Youth Exchange, Washington, DC. – 1983
A description is provided of the International Youth Exchange Initiative, a joint government-private sector project to encourage citizen participation in international and cultural exchange programs. Following an introduction, there are four sections. The first section, "Becoming an Exchange Student," outlines questions to consider in…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, International Cooperation, International Educational Exchange, International Programs
Hansel, Bettina – 1986
The AFS Impact Study, initiated in 1977, is an attempt to document changes in learning and personal development associated with an intercultural "homestay" program. Completed in 1985, the study identifies several areas in which students show greater learning and educational growth than that shown by a group of students who had expressed interest…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Cultural Opportunities
Hansel, Bettina; Grove, Neal – 1984
The American Field Service (AFS) Impact Study has documented that adolescents in AFS programs show greater increases in learning and competence than could be expected through the normal maturing process. Research findings on how people learn and under what circumstances explain why an AFS experience accelerates learning. For example, it is known…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Competence, Cultural Awareness
Rosen, Seymour M. – 1971
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…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2002
This document profiles recent successful examples of students studying and working abroad as part of the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci program, which is designed to give students across the European Union the opportunity to experience vocational training in a foreign country. The following examples are presented: (1) 3 Finnish students…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Case Studies, Communications
