This account of a year as a visiting instructor in the Department of Library Science at Pahlavi University provides descriptions of the university, its faculty, and the 2-year masters degree program in library science, as well as observations on the students in the program. A discussion of some of the advantages and disadvantages of working at…

Reports on a faculty exchange program between Seton Hall University and the Hangzhou School of Nursing in Zhejiang, China. Discusses the differences in medical treatment and learning strategies between the two countries. (JOW)

Compares British and American higher educational systems and describes the benefits of a foreign exchange professorship program. (AEA)

In a week marked by a high-profile meeting between President Bush and China's President Hu Jintao, the College Board signed an agreement with the government of China intended to boost the numbers of Chinese-language teachers in American public schools through teaching exchanges, professional-development programs, and new instructional materials.…

Since the mid-1980s there has been an increasing chorus of calls for professors to reimmerse themselves in the rigors and realities of teaching in a K-12 classroom setting. This paper reports on the rewards and risks its two author/educators encountered in their K-12 classroom teaching reimmersions. One author voluntarily initiated a year-long…

Discusses existing teacher exchange and student exchange programs, open to Canadians, from the point of view of preparation and financial assistance. (RL)

Presents a quick overview of British Educational System based upon the author's year of experience in a British Grammar School under Teacher Exchange Program. Significant points to note are: student selection procedures for universities, examination system, and physics teaching. (PS)

Reveals some of what an English teacher from England learned from teaching English in the United States. (JL)

A dean describes how she negotiated a program, including the agreed-upon terms, whereby two nursing faculty members will teach students and faculty in a school of nursing in China. (Author/CT)

Describes a teacher exchange between a methods professor and a classroom teacher. Makes 11 recommendations for both planning and implementation leading to a successful exchange. (CK)

In one Texas school district, a few elementary and secondary teachers traded classes for one day to compare differences in working conditions. Teachers benefited by developing greater appreciation of their colleagues' efforts, making connections between secondary and elementary schools, gleaning new teaching ideas and methods, and gaining…

This book draws on the personal experiences of more than 600 past alumni of the Fulbright Program, a bi-national arrangement for the exchange of teachers and scholars between the United States and other countries. In outlining the history of the United States/New Zealand exchange program, it provides several personal narratives about New Zealand…

A project to develop a faculty exchange model for Southeast Florida Educational Consortium (SFEC) institutions is described, and project materials are provided. The following project activities are described: collecting information about existing faculty exchange arrangements; identifying benefits and concerns associated with these arrangements;…

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…