Four American physics professors involved in the American Association of Physics Teachers' Committee on International Education in Physics outline the problems of deserving Asian physics students who seek graduate education in the United States. Suggestions are made for informing the prospective students about American schools and for designing…

This comprehensive bibliography lists 135 journal articles, books, conference papers, and documents on library use and library instruction for non-English speaking users. (MES)

Evaluations of educational qualifications for the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and 31 foreign countries are presented. Information is provided on criteria for evaluating educational qualifications and evaluation certificates and other services provided by the Centre for Evaluation of Educational Qualifications. Evaluations for each country…

Data on foreign student enrollment in public and private elementary and secondary schools are given for Manitoba, all other provinces, and Canada as a whole. Two tables and five computer-generated graphs present information by province or region on the number of foreign students (students holding valid student visas), percentage of foreign…

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 OBJECTIVES OF THE AFRICA INSTITUTE, A 3 1/2-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM HELD AT A PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL, WERE TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF A NON-WESTERN CULTURE, OF THE PROBLEMS OF EVOLVING NATIONS, OF THEIR ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OF ONESELF IN RELATION TO OTHER CULTURES, AND TO IMPROVE RESEARCH SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND INDEPENDENCE IN…

The results of a questionnaire returned by 77 foreign graduates of U.S. advanced-degree agricultural programs are discussed. Areas covered included how the graduates felt about their U.S. education, what they are currently doing, and what type of assistance they need in their current jobs. (MLH)

The problem of educating foreign engineering students who will return to their home countries is discussed. Often these students are from economically underdeveloped countries, and they therefore may not be able to apply the sophisticated technology of their educational programs to the problems of their own countries. One suggestion is that these…

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…

In January 1974, the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs undertook a survey of 52 U.S. four-year higher educational institutions with the largest foreign student enrollments, and a survey of a 20 percent sample of foreign students attending one private and six public institutions of higher education. Foreign student advisors on each…

This report is based on research to evaluate an 8-week summer orientation program for foreign graduate students. Based on this research and on the opinions of advising professors, it is evident that foreign students do experience a period of adjustment that varies from 1 - 2 semesters. The results indicate that foreign students profit…