Information is presented from a study examining the amount, type, goals, and consequences of contacts between foreign students and the residents of a local community (a college town in the Northeast). Several types of data on contacts between foreign students and townspeople were collected in a period from January to June 1986. Results indicate…

This book presents a report of an evaluative study of an organized study abroad program. The problem addressed in this study is: what is the value of the United States of America/Netherlands Social Studies Student-Teachers Exchange Program 1987 with respect to both product and process? A preliminary literature study about internationalization of…

This background paper focuses on the end point of educational preparation for science and engineering careers--undergraduate and graduate study. It places the issue of the supply of scientists and engineers in the broad cultural context of changing demographics, labor market adjustments, and intervention policies. The first chapter discusses the…

The learning styles and strategies of Arab students in intensive language programs in the United States are discussed. Theory on the role of culture in learning and in the development of cognitive style is reviewed. Related aspects of Arab culture are examined, including the roles of oral and written language use, child-rearing, student behavior,…

The effectiveness of noncognitive variables in predicting college grades and persistence for international students over 8 semesters was studied at the University of Maryland, College Park. The Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ), an instrument designed to assess eight noncognitive variables found to be related to academic success for U.S. minority…

An increase in foreign student enrollment and subsequent questioning of traditional concepts of western rhetorical practice, particularly freedom of speech, resulted in an evaluation of current teaching practices in South Dakota State University's basic speech communication course. In a summer session course, 36 international students responded to…

The continuing growth in the number of foreign students attending colleges in the United States calls for increased understanding of international students' adjustment conflicts and help-seeking behavior. A study was conducted to investigate contrasted preferences for 14 help-giver resources of 95 Asian students with preferences of 49 American…

A study of the influence of the writer's social and cultural background and training on the organization of his or her writing was studied in essays written by two groups of students: Chinese students at the Beijing Institute of International Relations and the Xian Foreign Language Institute and foreign students in the United States. The essays…

A study of the gravity of non-native speakers' speech errors, particularly as viewed in the workplace, was based on two assumptions: that certain features of spoken English contribute more to speech acceptability than others, and that native speakers have an internalized, ordered list of criteria for making judgments about non-native speakers'…

A study of the expectations and attitudes of adult foreign students toward their instruction in English as a second language, the classroom environment, and the extent to which the instruction was meeting their language skill development priorities also examined the teachers' perceptions of their own teaching styles and the instructional milieu…

Statistics are provided on U.S. students overseas, with data coming from the Study Abroad Survey, a survey of 2,896 accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with 1,898 responding for a 65% response rate. Details are provided on the characteristics and destinations of the 48,483 students abroad. Reasons for the increase in study abroad…

An Institute of International Education-commissioned study of the reasons for the rapid growth of U.S. college student study abroad in the 1980s features case studies of effective programs and suggests ideas for planning and evaluation of study abroad by U.S. colleges and universities. Focus is on the integration of international study into…

To determine which measures best predict the seven dimensions of the Intercultural Behavioral Assessment Indices, a study examined 149 international students (mainly from the Far East, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe) at a large midwestern university in the spring of 1986. Average age was 27.5 years, and average length of stay in the United…

The results of the most recent survey on foreign students in regionally accredited institutions of higher education in the United States are provided. In-depth information is included on such topics as: what proportion of students from a specific country are graduates or undergraduates; what proportion of students in different fields are graduates…

A survey was conducted among two groups of undergraduates concerning expectations and attitudes about foreign teaching assistants and consulting teaching assistants during office hours. Two questionnaires were administered by foreign teaching assistants to linguistics and math students during the first and last week of classes, and 54 responses…