A group representing United States higher education, Federal Government, foundations, and professional agencies and associations met to discuss the issue of the impact that undergraduate foreign students and United States postsecondary education have on each other. The meeting was organized around three prepared papers. The papers dealt with the…

This paper outlines the broad scope of difficulties that international students encounter upon their arrival at an American institution. These students are confronted with unfamiliar customs, unappetizing food, a novel educational system, loneliness and isolation, communication difficulties, prejudice, confusion about relationship building, and…

Reports on a study of the effects on adjustment of three dimensions of support among 92 Chinese college students in Japan. Finds that the relationship between needed support and adjustment was strongly negative. Also finds that all support gaps were negatively related to adjustment. (CFR)

Advanced Education and Technology's mission is to lead the development of a knowledge-driven future through a dynamic and integrated advanced learning and innovation system. Its core businesses are to: (1) provide strategic leadership for Campus Alberta and Alberta Innovates; and (2) engage learners, industry and the community in learning…

Stated positively, the experienced foreign teacher of English comes to the United States to improve his English teaching abilities. Stated negatively, he comes, more often than not, to retrain rather than expand, to correct faulty language skills and improper or non-productive teaching practices. Identified here are some of the major problem areas…

This report resulted from a conference convened to discuss the special needs of Latin American students in the US and the relationship between academic courses offered and educational needs and career opportunities at home. The conference focused on business administration and engineering, fields attracting the largest number of Latin American…

Presented in this document is a series of tables dealing with the nationality of graduate students attending universities in Ontario. The data are arranged by: (1) citizenship of graduate students of all disciplines for all universities; (2) citizenship of doctoral students of all disciplines for all universities; (3) citizenship of master's…

In order to determine the attitudes of foreign students toward the U.S., a questionnaire was issued to students from Asia, Western Europe, Africa, Japan and the Philippines, Latin America and other countries. Questions concerned Americans' attitudes, American food, religion in the U.S., money in the U.S., job equality, automobile dependency, U.S.…

During the 1970's, rapid growth in the number of foreign students led several countries to introduce quotas or differential fees. This paper analyzes the effects of Britain's full-cost fees (instituted in 1980), which caused a reduction of students from developing countries. A targeted scholarship policy is helping to redress this imbalance.…

Surveyed Black East African, Black West African and Arabic North African students (N=33) enrolled in an American university to identify their problems and personal attributes and environmental conditions influencing their experience. Discusses social, transportation, food, loneliness, and other problems. (MCF)

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the US government set in motion a broad set of measures whose aim was to screen foreign applicants for entrance into the US, to try to identify those who it was felt might attempt to carry out further attacks. Since the 2001-02 academic year had already begun in most schools, and since it took time for…

The University of South Dakota, which has the only doctoral level program in the state for the field of education, has mentored more than 150 Taiwanese students in its Division of Educational Administration. The participation of these students has created a global experiment for higher education and a learning context in which Eastern and Western…

A hearing was held to explore the operations and effectiveness of the Student and Exchange Visitors System (SEVIS), a tracking system for foreign, nonimmigrant students. In February 2003, SEVIS became operational, and institutions of higher education are required to use the system when admitting new foreign students. Whether SEVIS goes far enough…

Favorable attitudes towards America are largely dependent upon perceived attitudes toward students' own country and upon students' length of stay in America. (NQ)