This qualitative study examined the challenges faced by four academic departments that had large enrollments of international graduate students. The comparative study of four academic departments in three professional schools at a Midwestern research university examined how faculty members adjusted to their roles as advisors and teachers of…

Resulting from an International Living Center workshop organized by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, this document presents a typology of different examples of commonly found international living centers in the United States and Canada. International living centers are broadly defined as a residential center for domestic and…

Members of a college community were surveyed to assess their awareness of the international student population at the local college. The questionnaire was administered by interview to each of 25 representatives of selected local civic groups in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The twofold purpose of the survey was to assess community awareness of foreign…

Describes the 5-day workshop "Appalachia and the Lessons of Development" held last year for international students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (Author/PG)

This bibliography of 137 items focuses on international teaching assistants, an issue of wide educational impact in higher education and a politically sensitive phenomenon in the area of English as a Second Language. The bibliography is arranged in three main sections: papers, reports, and presentations (111 items); dissertations (16 items); and…

A four-phase seminar (introduction, interpretation, involvement, and internationalization) was conducted by Iowa State University to inform foreign agricultural students about the transfer of agricultural technology information from the University to the farmers in Iowa. Field trips were an especially successful component of the seminar. (AG)

As part of a self-evaluation of admissions policies, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) surveyed the general and specific admissions requirements of 18 comparable community colleges. The survey instrument requested information on general admissions requirements for full- and part-time students; additional requirements for specialized programs;…

MAJOR COMPONENTS IN REASONS GIVEN BY ASIAN-PACIFIC AND AMERICAN GRANTEES FOR THE DECISION TO ATTEND THE EAST-WEST CENTER ARE IDENTIFIED. THE STUDY HELPED TO--(1) IDENTIFY MAJOR FACTORS IN REASONS GIVEN FOR ATTENDANCE, (2) CLARIFY THE SELF-REPORTED MOTIVATIONAL STRUCTURE BEHIND EDUCATIONAL-VOCATIONAL DECISIONS, AND (3) EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF…

These notes for overseas students intending to attend university in Canada contain information on admission requirements and application and registration procedures. A sample budget for a 1967-68 undergraduate as well as a discussion of medical and other insurance are included in the summary of possible financial expenditures. Although there are…

This research investigated the difference in academic performance between foreign students who enter the country with a student visa and are thereby required to take the U.S. Consulate English test, and those who originally enter with some other type of visa and subsequently change to a student visa (no test required). The study included data on…

This report covers the findings and recommendations of the Workshop on the admission and academic placement of students from selected sub-Saharan countries. The workshop was held in Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria from July 19 to August 10, 1973. The report has been subdivided into five major areas: West Africa; English speaking Africa; West and Central…

This practical guide for foreign students wishing to take teacher education courses in the United States includes the following information: 1) education in the United States; 2) teacher education, including general or liberal education, specialized education, and professional education; 3) accrediting agencies; 4) organizations; 5) general…

Nations of the Middle East are sending both money and students to the United States and institutions of higher education, hard-pressed for revenues, are welcoming the opening of a new avenue of funding. But the contributions bring disputes raising questions about whether strings are attached to gifts and whether their acceptance implies support…

A reporting system relaces the requirement of a complete set of cross-correlated data from every institution for every foreign student under its control. The new system makes available data on the total population of nonimmigrant and immigrant foreign students by state, institution, country, academic levels and fields of study. (LBH)