This study attempts an analysis from 1944 to 1975 focused on the federal government support in the context of one highly successful program in international education--Fulbright's Amendment to the Surplus Property Act of 1946 (or the Fulbright Program). The choice fell on this flagship international educational exchange program for its explicit…

Language teacher identity has been studied in several contexts in English Language Teaching (ELT) field; however, looking at language teacher identity in a United States context in which teachers from other countries teach their native languages as a foreign language has been a rare topic so far. Therefore, this phenomenological qualitative study…

The global spread of English has made it the dominant language in academic publishing (Hyland, Ken. 2015. "Academic Publishing: Issues and Challenges in the Construction of Knowledge." Oxford: Oxford University Press). Influenced by enterprise culture, scholars from peripheral non-Western countries face mounting pressure to publish in…

International educational experiences can provide benefits for faculty members as well as higher education institutions and their students. The opportunity to lecture and conduct research with colleagues at universities in other countries can foster the globalization or internationalization of academic teaching, the advancement of knowledge, and…

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF THE YEAR'S WORK OF A FRENCH CURRICULUM SPECIALIST, ASSIGNED UNDER THE FULBRIGHT-HAYES ACT PROGRAM TO WORK IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE. THE REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES HIS ACTIVITIES AT THE COLLEGE AS CONSULTANT IN THE FLES PROGRAM OF THE LABORATORY SCHOOL, AS…

Listed are visiting scholars from abroad who have been awarded grants under the provisions of the Fulbright-Hays Act for university lecturing and advanced research in the United States. Approximately 650 senior scholars from 67 countries are sponsored under the act, and all those whose grants were awarded or extended prior to September 15, 1977.…

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THIS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROGRAM INCLUDES A RUNDOWN OF THE LEGISLATION WHICH INITIATED IT, A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, AND ITS FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. ITS HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY ARE SET FORTH, ACCOMPANIED BY PERTINENT QUOTES. STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ALSO ARE…

This report on the Fulbright-Hays Program during the last 25 years focuses on the increasing importance of educational exchange in this day of expanding communications. The primary purpose of the report is to record the evidence of accomplishment and expertise on which the Fulbright program has been built and to designate in detail the unique set…

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 Fulbright-Hays Teaching Exchange with Germany is a one-for-one exchanqe for approximately twenty pairs of American and German teachers. American elementary and secondary school teachers as well as college instructors and assistant professors replace their German counterparts for an academic year at either a "Hauptschule" (a…

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…

In 1976, the Board of Foreign Scholarships brought together Fulbright-Hays alumni of the last 30 years (students, scholars, and teachers who had studied in a foreign country under the auspices of the program established in the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1946. Their purpose was a comprehensive review and assessment of international exchange efforts…

Of primary concern in this article are the long range qualitative effects that the recent Congressional cutbacks in appropriations for the 1969 educational and cultural exchange programs will have upon the national interest. Brief introductory sections cite the historical background of the American commitment to these exchanges and the immediate…