While the research literature is replete with studies on student perspectives and their development of cross-cultural sensitivity, research on the perspectives of educators who host international preservice teachers is woefully lacking. This study seeks to fill that gap by assessing the experiences of 15 educators at an elementary host school in…

During 1978-79 the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission SPON-BBB17857 provided grant support to the College and University Partnership Program (CUPP) for research and program development to promote the linking of 200 higher education institutions in Japan and the United States for undergraduate student exchange activities. In that year program…

AFTER BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 1966 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ACT AND THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION, THIS REPORT PRESENTS A SERIES OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. A TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE FULBRIGHT ACT BROUGHT TOGETHER WORLD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS UNDER THE THEME OF "DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE…

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…

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR THE 1967 FISCAL YEAR (FY), CARRIED OUT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SOME 135 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND SPECIALLY APPOINTED BOARDS AND ADVISORY COMMISSIONS IS REFERRED TO IN…

Rend Lake College (RLC), in Ina, Illinois, has taken an integrated approach to internationalizing its college community by utilizing existing structures and funding to create six programs designed to foster global awareness and understanding. The first program offers student study abroad opportunities allowing students with 15 credit hours of…

The project selected 16 educators representing liberal arts faculty, education faculty, and public school teachers to train them about Africa. The training had three phases: (1) an on-campus program on African history, politics, economics, and geography, focusing on Nigeria; (2) six weeks in Nigeria, meeting with prominent educators, politicians,…

Designed to assist community colleges in moving from a rhetorical and general interest in international education to a practical and effective international education program, this monograph contains 11 essays which discuss ways of developing reasonably effective programs. This book contains the following articles: (1) "Lessons from the Past in…