Since 2000, I have been coordinating a web-based Virtual Exchange (VE) project, "Project Ibunka." "Ibunka" means different cultures in Japanese. It aims to provide opportunities for authentic interaction among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners all over the world. By the end of…

This article will examine a little known but long-standing group, the Lisle Fellowship, that endeavored to open the world to college students and foster international understanding--or "world-mindedness," as the organization's founders called it--ultimately with the goal to contribute to the ideal of world peace. It will also, in…

Description of the U. S. Educational and Cultural Exchange Program concentrates on the extensive work performed by cooperating private organizations. Several classified lists of organizations are included. Nine tables include: (1) exchanges with each country, 1949-69; (2) fields of specialization by category of grantee; (3) distribution of…

THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1946 ARE OUTLINED. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION. THERE IS INFORMATION ON WHO QUALIFIES FOR GRANTS, WHO SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM, WHAT GRANTEES TEACH AND STUDY, AMERICAN STUDIES…

The benefits of international educational exchange programs, particularly the Fulbright exchange program, are discussed in this speech to 78 visiting Fulbright scholars in the United States teaching at American universities or carrying out research in areas ranging from medicine to linguistics. A primary benefit mentioned is that while such…

Section 102 (b) (6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Public Law 87-256), known commonly as the Fulbright-Hays Act, which is designed to promote international understanding and cooperation, is described in this brochure. The Foreign Curriculum Consultant Program is intended to help educational institutions at all levels by…

Section 102 (b) (6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Public Law 87-256), known commonly as the Fulbright-Hays Act, which is designed to promote international understanding and cooperation, is described in this brochure. The Foreign Curriculum Consultant Program is intended to help educational institutions at all levels by…

Non-governmental U.S. organizations involved in U.S.-USSR studies and exchange activities are described. A total of 187 groups identified as being engaged to some degree in Soviet-American work were sent questionnaires. The response rate was 70 percent. Descriptions of the 131 responding groups are provided in organizational profiles that comprise…

The paper describes an international student exchange program for 11-year-old children, and discusses the operation and goals of the program in Mexico. The main objective of the program is to create a base for world friendship and global understanding during the pre-adolescent years, which are believed to be formative for acquiring basic social…

Books, pamphlets, articles, and public laws and regulations are listed in this selected bibliography. Major attention is given to international fellowships, scholarships, and exchange of persons programs, and to counseling and program planning for exchange visitors from other countries. There is a shorter section for reports on exchange programs.…

Designed as an aid for interagency government personnel, private organizations, and the interested public, this revised guide summarizes the 1967-68 fiscal year activities of Federal government agencies involved in international educational and cultural affairs. This 1968 edition contains data-supported descriptive accounts, by agency, of all…

Focusing upon the role of the United States government in furthering educational and cultural relations with other nations, the book presents a history of cooperative exchange between the United States and Latin America from 1936-48. The report, based upon primary source material in the form of communications between the Department of State and…