Reviews the problem of how little is understood about educational change and how poorly some change programs are designed and developed. Describes an innovative teacher exchange program based on change theory that has developed a promising technique for promoting the adoption and diffusion of innovative educational practices. (Author/DN)

Discusses German-U.S. student exchange programs and German-U.S. foreign relations. (PG)

Thirteen "alumni" from thirteen different countries, who spent the academic year 1965-66 in a foreign country under a Fulbright fellowship, comment on the impact of the experience on their lives and careers. (JT)

The Polish government has encouraged summer study tours of Poland by students from abroad. The unique and fascinating Polish culture combines with the economy of travel in Poland to make such a tour attractive to American students young and old. Four universities offer general summer courses. The program in Krakow is characterized by a minimum of…

This publication describes 181 international education programs sponsored by the United States government. A program is considered an international education program in this inventory if it fosters understanding and/or cooperation between the United States and another country or countries through education, which is broadly defined to include…

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…

The benefits of international educational exchange programs, particularly the Fulbright exchange program, are discussed in this speech to 78 visiting Fulbright scholars in the United States teaching at American universities or carrying out research in areas ranging from medicine to linguistics. A primary benefit mentioned is that while such…

The exchange of publications and international lending are both international interlibrary activities for bringing to a library works which are not owned by that library or which are owned in insufficient quantity to meet demand. This paper examines the relationships between the two to determine which would in practice be of assistance to the…

The concept of a world university based on an international concept of education and cooperation is examined in terms of technological and social advances. The central concern of a world university would be with knowledge treated in world terms and so oriented as to be applied without regard to any restrictive local interest. The plan is not based…

Until very recently the study abroad programs that approximately 32,000 American students a year participate in have not been properly evaluated as to the merits to be gained from studying in a foreign culture. Thus, the Federation of Regional Accrediting Commissions of Higher Education (FRACHE) established a Committee on Foreign Study to…

This project examined the worth and feasibility of exchanges of faculty, staff, and students between a small Negro college (Hampton Institute) and a large Northern university (Cornell). The objectives were to explore ways to: 1)strengthen the quality of Negro colleges and universities; 2)stimulate constructive dialogue between Negro colleges and…

This paper describes the origin and development of a student exchange program between the State University College at Brockport, N.Y., and the District of Columbia Teachers College in Washington, D.C. Preceded by an exchange of professors from the respective laboratory schools in 1966-67 and operated without financial grants of any kind, the…

The academic year 1971-72 marked the first time in 6 years that there was no significant change in the number of foreign students reported enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities compared to the total for the year before. The number of U.S. students reported abroad, on the other hand, was slightly higher than the total reported in 1970-71 and…