The U. S. Agency for International Development (AID) contracted with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to provide professional consultant services and academic credential analysts to improve the selection and admission of AID-sponsored participants (foreign students) for study in U. S. academic…

International exchange programs, of professionally qualified librarians or those nearing professional status, should be mutually beneficial. To dispense the planning efforts for such exchanges, it is necessary to establish a Post-Professional Study Centre (PSC). The PSC would: pool the requirements of many different libraries, match applications…

Discusses the contributions that international exchange programs, group study abroad programs, teaching abroad, serving as host families, foreign curriculum consultants, workshops, conferences, and institutes can have in community college staff development programs. Presents guidelines, potential problems, and implications for action. (MB)

The development of an interdisciplinary curriculum grew out of the conviction that the scope of the preparation of community health educators needs to be expanded to provide experiences that emphasize health as an interdependent global concern and that health educators need to enhance their ability to work with people of many cultures. (JD)

This document reports testimony at a Congressional hearing held to elicit information on international exchange programs. The testimony describes the international exchange and training or cultural programs funded partially or fully by the U.S. Government, using the 1990 report of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). The information survey included…

This report describes recent developments in international educational cooperation and their effects on the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), and presents a picture of NUFFIC as an organization. It has two parts. Each part is organized into parallel sections covering: cooperation in Asia, Africa,…

This book presents a report of an evaluative study of an organized study abroad program. The problem addressed in this study is: what is the value of the United States of America/Netherlands Social Studies Student-Teachers Exchange Program 1987 with respect to both product and process? A preliminary literature study about internationalization of…

This collection of essays addresses various aspects of the role of community colleges in international relations and trade. The volume contains: (1) "The Community College: An International Institution," by Wayne O'Sullivan; (2) "Building an International Agenda: An International Education Conference," by Julia Ribley and Clyde…

This is a report on a conference held in August of 1972 at the National Academy of Sciences Summer Studies Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, by the CIES (Council for International Exchange of Scholars). The main purpose of the conference was to: review the various philosophies and interests that have influenced the conduct of the Fulbright…

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 papers delivered at the Sixth Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference on International Understanding, held in 1964, state and restate two basic assumptions: a) human resources are the most vital and fundamental element in national development and b) the development of human resources can be brought about only…

These appendixes contain detailed information about the existing audiovisual material exchanges which served as the basis for the analysis contained in the companion report. Descriptions of the objectives, structure, financing and services of the following national and international organizations are included: (1) Educational Resources Information…

This guide provides detailed listings of more than 2,600 programs sponsored by U.S. and foreign universities, language schools, and a wide variety of other organizations. Most educational opportunities listed in this directory are available to undergraduates, but many programs are open to precollege students, graduate students, teachers,…

A significant role is being played by the corporate side of the private sector-particularly international corporations-in helping to support international education and cultural activities. (Editor)

American leadership in international education is needed to preserve and promote humane civilization against the technological revolution threatening the quality of life on a global scale. (IR)