This study examined the impact of a U.S. federal teacher professional learning (PL) Fulbright program on computational literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) education for K-12 teachers (n = 21) from resource-constrained countries. Occurring shortly after the rise of generative AI in November 2023, the program may have further accentuated AI's…

This study investigated the impact of a semester-long technology course as part of a higher education cultural exchange program for secondary school teachers of developing nations. We integrated quantitative data from surveys that evaluated participants' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), with qualitative evidence from…

Describes the Agency for International Development (AID) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Scientists and Engineers in Economic Development (SEED) programs. SEED is a low budget program designed to send individuals to lesser developed countries, particularly Africa, to work on a one-to-one basis with local country scientists, engineers, and…

A survey was conducted on nonimmigrant students from developing countries who were enrolled in postsecondary education in the United States during the 1977-78 academic year and on U.S. faculty who taught in the less developed regions or who collaborated in research or consulted with faculty from these regions. Usable questionnaire data were…

The working group whose study is reported was set up by the Inter-University Council in May 1975 with three major objectives: (1) to consider the capacity and willingness of British universities and polytechnic institutes to contribute in various ways to the solution of problems in developing countries, including the education, training, and…

International involvements at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), are described. UCB's international activities are not shaped by any official campus plan, but result from the efforts of individual scholars and various campus organizations. Four broad types of internationally-focused activities at UCB are as follows: academic exchange…

Discusses the objectives of internationalizing the community college, reviewing such activities as curriculum development, visiting faculty, study abroad, recruiting foreign students, and providing technical assistance. Describes the technical assistance efforts of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges and the Canadian College Partnership…

International cooperation and student exchange were considered at this 1997 workshop attended by representatives of 27 universities from 15 British Commonwealth countries. The majority of workshops participants were administrators involved in international programs. A keynote address discussed the Commonwealth Universities Study Abroad Consortium…

Thirty-six participants from the United States have been involved in a teacher exchange program between Florida International University and the school system of Cartagena, Colombia. Known as "Focus: Cartagena," the program revolves around four specific objectives stating that, after experiencing the program, participants should be able…

Describes the experiences of a vocational agriculture teacher who worked for four years with rice farmers in Indonesia. Suggests reasons why changes in farming practices are hard to bring about in developing nations. (LRA)

Describes operation of cooperative programs between University of Michigan and University of Baroda, India, from 1962 to 1971. (RT)

Describes personal experiences of two American teachers who were evacuated from Beijing Foreign Studies University three days after the massacre of students and workers in Tiananmen Square. The Chinese system of education is described, library education is briefly discussed, and student attitudes and interests are examined. (LRW)

Survey data were collected to assess the involvement of agricultural teacher educators in international activities on home campuses and overseas to determine the extent of their experience and interest in international work and to compare regions of the United States in terms of international agricultural activities. (SK)

Recounts experiences of an American teacher in Afghanistan from 1973-1975. Topics discussed include culture shock, adjustment to a foreign culture, Afghan history and culture, archaeological ruins, Islamic culture, economic and educational development, and Afghanistan's role in the modern world. (DB)

Presents the accomplishments of a two-year old program conducted by three vocational agriculture teachers and two teacher educators in Ohio, which was able to help young adult farmers improve agricultural practices in India. Lists six questions for a vocational agriculture teacher to consider before accepting a foreign position. (LRA)