Article focused on the more than 150,000 students from other countries who were enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States and its outlying territories during 1973-74. (Author/RK)

A test was developed to determine how much Japanese students know about American culture. This written test, which was entirely in English and covered fifty areas of culture and "Culture," was administered to 200 Japanese students studying in Japan and at Kansas University (KU). Results for these students were measured against a standard…

This discussion of enrollment status of foreign students attending California community colleges is based on information from a survey, conducted in December 1970 and January 1971, of 84 community colleges in California. Ninety-six per cent of the colleges reported enrollments of students from foreign countries with the student's visa F-1.…

The purposes of the Colloquium were to identify the pertinent questions relative to the growing influx of foreign graduate students to the United States and to reach consensus on priorities for research and action. This document presents: (1) the highlights of the Colloquium on (a) the situation in the United States, (b) the situation abroad, (c)…

This workshop report examines the admission and academic placement of students from the Caribbean. Workshop materials concerning the educational systems of the British patterned Caribbean, Cuba, Dominican Republic; Dutch patterned Caribbean, French West Indies, Haiti, Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands are presented. Workshop recommendations…

The University Opinion Poll conducted a poll to obtain an estimate of student opinion on issues related to foreign students on campus. Four hundred eighty two, 79% of a random sample drawn from all students registered at the University of Minnesota, were contacted for their opinions. Most respondents favored keeping the number of foreign students…

The author reviews the multifaceted policy, curricular, and economic questions relating to the foreign student issue. (MT)

Investigated the adaptation of 143 international students in relation to individual and family variables. Results suggested successful adaptation was related to spending leisure time with Americans, adequate knowledge of English, better educated families, and religious participation. Use of student services was infrequent. (JAC)

Presents survey data indicating that public administration education programs need to be more attuned to the professional requirements of international and U.S. students working in developing nations. Reviews instructional materials and techniques required to achieve this result.(JDH)

Contrary to the findings of previous studies that foreign students at British Universities are less successful academically than British students, this study concludes that Norwegian students had a lower failure rate and compared favorably in examination performance with British students. The question of whether motivation explains this high…

This hearing was held to learn about the implementation of the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS), designed to monitor international students studying in the United States, and the interactions among institutions of higher education, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and the U.S. Department of State. Following…

At this joint session, the House Subcommittee on Select Education and the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness met to hear testimony on the policy implications of tracking international students in higher education. The purpose of the hearing was not to talk about the value of exchange programs or having foreign students participate in…

International students' perceptions of and preferences for the teaching-learning process in a U.S. university was assessed. Nine participants representing three regions of the world (Asia, Africa, and Latin America) were interviewed individually and asked to reflect on their teaching-learning experiences in Ph.D. courses. They were also asked to…