Designed as a guide for administrators who must perform or organize guidance tasks in an overseas school without a counselor, this book is also useful for the professional counselor who seeks to function in an expanded role in an overseas setting. Its purpose is to provide sources of information and ideas for solving guidance-related problems in…

The first half of this report describes the International Educational and Cultural Exchange Program and the organizations which administer it. These include the Board of Foreign Scholarships, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Office of Education. It divides the arrangements for teaching abroad into three types--interchange positions…

This report on the role and character of interinstitutional cooperation as a tool for strengthening international education rests on 2 convictions. They are that interinstitutional cooperation offers the best available means both for bringing about change in higher education, particularly in regard to its international component, and for self-help…

The Foreign Curriculum Consultant Program enables selected U.S. educational institutions and organizations to bring specialists from other countries to the United States to assist in planning and developing curriculums in foreign language and area studies. The current program priorities described here indicate which areas are likely to receive…

This document is a summary of state regulations and requirements affecting the international exchange of teachers. Included are a summary of state regulations, which discuss matters such as citizenship and loyalty oath requirements, certification and fees for foreign exchange teachers, and retirement and credits for American exchange teachers; a…

Unique endeavor in the field of educational and cultural exchange, for those who do not find a place for themselves in the usual academic programs. (IR)

Reviews community college international education programs supported by the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Title VI grants, international theme conferences, foreign curriculum consultants on campus, and exchange and travel abroad programs. Presents recommendations for starting or promoting the internationalization of the college curriculum.…

A General Accounting Office's (GAO) survey of government and private agencies sought to identify the inherent limitations of interagency coordination and data sharing. GAO's recommendations to the International Communication Agency, the new coordinator of U.S. Government exchange programs, are discussed. (MLW)

Traces the development of camper exchange programs between the United States and the Soviet Union; notes differences between Soviet and U.S. residential camps; and discusses the benefits and future of camper exchange programs. Since 1987, 70 U.S. residential camps have hosted Soviet children and hundreds of U.S. campers have attended Soviet camps.…

Asking the question, "What might a good university international development project look like?" this book examines a number of university international development projects, encompassing foreign student intakes, student exchange programs, faculty research and teaching, extension education, and business and public service advisory…

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…

The faculty achievements and challenges in an international nursing education project between two colleges are presented. In the spring of 1985, the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) and the University Autonomous of Benito Juarez of Oaxaca (UABJO), Oaxaca, Mexico, entered into an international covenant to develop a baccalaureate nursing…

Ideas and approaches are suggested for the orientation of high school students involved in the international/intercultural programs sponsored by the American Field Service (AFS). The nine documents presented may be copied or adapted for use by AFS national offices as they develop their own materials for orientation of students, host families, and…

Two articles under one title reveal different aspects of folk high schools in the Netherlands. One discusses their primary objective, (the participation of people in social reform), and the diversity of course offerings. The other treats the schools' international functions: cultural exchange (sponsoring bi-national and multi-national seminars),…

The Institute of International Education estimates that the number of foreign students in the US, which was 6,500 in the 1921-1922 academic year, exceeded 121,000 between 1968 and 1969. The data in this report were collected during 4 surveys that focused on the volume of educational exchange between the US and the rest of the world. The data on…