Identifies the policy issues and major participants in international education. Examines foreign student participation in U.S. educational programs and the particular issues these students face. Endorses collaborative institutional arrangements that encourage exchange of students and scholars. Identifies research needs in international policy…

This study sought to determine whether changes in personality functioning occurred in teenagers participating in a one-month homestay in Japan. Subjects included exchange participants (N=154) and non-participant control group members (N=112) who were nominated by the exchange group. The California Psychological Inventory was administered to both…

This brochure explains the teacher exchange program carried out by the U.S. Office of Education in cooperation with the Department of State. It provided details of the opportunities available for qualified American teachers to teach abroad for the 1974-75 academic year, primarily in the elementary and secondary schools of other countries. It also…

Americans teaching in Britain find differences between the behavior and attitudes of American and English school children. (JD)

Three British teachers reflect upon their experience of teaching in American schools. (JD)

One hundred and eighty sixth graders in Georgia and New Jersey participated in a media exchange program through which they shared local culture and heritage. Emphasis was placed on the Bicentennial Celebration. (Author/STS)

In this article, we discuss one of the central findings from our study of the long-term impact of school desegregation on adult graduates of racially mixed high schools: what graduates said about the impact of their schooling experiences on their current understandings about race, and on their lives in a racially diverse society. Of the 242…

This paper examines education for cultural awareness in a Japanese school abroad from the perspective of the teachers. An attempt is made to identify the difficulties which might be encountered by teachers when teaching about the host society and its culture. The paper also examines how this particular school modified its existing approach to…

In the past two years, the Department of Early Childhood Teacher Education at Towson State College has completed phases of program development in studies abroad in four countries--England, Israel, Mexico, and Australia. An essential element of the program is a strategy of progressive development. It is characterized by a preparatory phase in which…

These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conferences on Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2014), and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2014). The International Conference on Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2014) is the scientific conference addressing the real topics as seen by teachers, students, parents 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 need for higher education institutions in the U.S. and foreign countries to engage in an exchange of students, faculty members, and educational and cultural information is stressed. The current program of exchanging student and faculty members in Japan and the U.S. is summarized. The use of the College and University Partnership Program (CUPP)…

This is the history of four years of common work between two institutions with civil engineering in Europe. The characteristics of the dual degree program are described. (Author/YP)