Because of growing numbers of international students and the values they present to colleges (both in enriching the community and as paying students), small colleges will benefit from employing foreign student advisors to act as orientation leaders, cultural advisors, academic advisors, community liaisons, press agents, club sponsors, and even…

International students representing 75 countries (N=172) completed Fischer and Turner's scale of Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help. Analyses of results suggested that international students inexperienced with professional help perceive it as a nontrustworthy, inappropriate means for solving personal difficulties. (Author)

Fifty subjects were physics graduate students in Taiwan, and forty-five were physics graduate students in the United States. Results indicated Taiwanese students pursuing their studies in the United States did not feel as well prepared as their counterparts. Recommendations include revision of undergraduate curriculum and requiring more English…

To reduce cultural adjustment problems of foreign students, Texas Southern University has explored the ways in which the university library's Learning Resource Center can be internationalized. Practices include keeping multiple copies of audiovisual materials for survival skills, presenting international perspectives, and hiring foreign students.…

Many American institutions have turned their backs on millions of dollars from Middle East oil-producing countries for fear of strings attached that might limit faculty hirings or what would be taught or might discriminate against Jewish or other scholars. (MLW)

On tests of English proficiency, 55 Iranian students studying in the United States scored between levels achieved by Fourth- through seventh-grade native speakers. The subjects indicated that association with Americans and time spent in the United States rather than studying English in Iran contributed to their success in English. (PMJ)

International students (N=747) completed a questionnaire to obtain information about their adjustment so that special services could be developed for them. Homesickness was their greatest area of concern, as well as housing, social relationships, the English language, and finances. (RC)

Domestic and international students' perceptions of the university environment were compared on 11 factors of the College Characteristics Index (CCI). Only five reached the level of significance, with the international students scoring significantly higher. None of the other comparisons approached the level of significance. (Author)

The placement of foreign students in home countries is an important and complex matter. The Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus International Placement Advisory Council serves as an appropriate model for other schools to follow, for which placement personnel set up a program with the alumni offices. (Author)

Urges community colleges to provide the instruction necessary for foreign students to develop proficiency in English, focusing on program options (intensive, semi-intensive, support services), staffing, international students advisers, placement examinations, program evaluation, and possibilities for technical assistance. (AYC)

The University of Adelaide investigated the quality of student's written expression in all departments. As a result, four pilot studies were initiated: tutor process; specific tutoring process; booklet process; and non-native speakers' tutoring. (LBH)

U.S. college juniors studying at Hebrew University of Jerusalem conduct Jewish education internship projects. As seniors back home, they are placed in part-time religious education jobs. Of 24 interns, 58% worked full time in Jewish education after graduation; 7 were doing graduate work in education or Jewish studies or were studying in Israel.…