This document presents the text of a Congressional hearing called to discuss H.R. 1019, To Provide an Experience of Life in the United States for Children from Areas Affected by Civil Strife in Ireland. Congressman Pat Williams, sponsor of the bill, describes the bill as allowing local education agencies to offer an opportunity for children from…

Approximately 1700 citations, from 1971-1976, plus fifteen issues of "Focus on Asian Studies," are listed in this cumulative index on Asian studies. It was compiled for any person seeking information (both print and nonprint materials) pertaining to Asian studies. Listed publications consist of newspaper articles, journal articles,…

A guide to help students select possible study-abroad programs is presented. The programs are sponsored by recognized U.S. colleges and universities during the academic year and offer U.S. academic credit. Most of the programs fall into three basic categories: (1) the program that combines study in a foreign institution with courses arranged for…

This paper reports on the advantages of a university consortium, briefly describing the Washington Consortium of Universities. Specific attention is paid to the Consortium Committee on Latin American Studies. The mechanics of obtaining grants, and the resulting projects and accomplishments of the committee are discussed. (CLK)

Teaching elements in a world-minded program and global teaching techniques are discussed in light of today's new global society which requires the traits of world-mindedness. (ND)

The program described here was a special short-term academic program at the University of Illinois for third-year students in the College of International Relations at Nihon University. Its objectives were to provide the students with effective training in English and an introduction to American history and culture which would be relevant to their…

Covering the 12-month period beginning October 1, 1976 and ending September 39, 1977, this annual report reviews the activities of the Institute of International Education in both narrative and statistical form. Part 1 presents a general review of the year. Part 2 deals with educational services (communication, cooperation, planning, and…

The College and University Partnership Program was designed to facilitate partnership arrangements between American private colleges and regional state universities and comparable Japanese universities. The two-year program has two main areas of activity--completion of surveys on higher education in the two nations and the development of pilot…

This National Conference on Race and Education, focussed on equal educational opportunities and stressed action rather than research or theoretical discussion. The 600 conference participants included educational administrators, school board members, civil rights leaders, government officials, university scholars, high school students, parents,…

The speech communicaton department at the University of Iowa attempts to work cooperatively with other departments, both to add strength to its own programs and to support the work of the other departments. It has avoided duplicating courses, instead permitting its students to fulfill departmental requirements by taking courses in other…

This document presents a full discussion of the activities, findings, and recommendations of the National Task Force on Student Aid Problems. The task force was a voluntary association of concerned and interested agencies and organizations. Its only standing came from the support of those directly concerned with student aid problems. By design and…

The evolution of European government activities in the sphere of international cultural relations is examined. Section 1 describes the period between World War I and World War II when European governments tried to enhance their prestige and policies by means of cultural propaganda. Section 2 analyzes the period during World War II when the…

This booklet lists international exchange programs for 1975-76 designed to help strengthen American education in foreign language, area studies and world affairs. The legislative background of the programs is followed by an outline of the administration and funding provisions for the 1975-76 programs. Four available programs are listed: doctoral…

Funded in 1971 under Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the teacher exchange program to improve reading instruction was designed as a 3 year project. The thrust of the program ranged from creating awareness of and interest in good teaching practices to helping instructors implement these practices in their own classrooms.…

A total of 10 teacher-coordinators and 10 persons representing business and industrial firms participated in a project designed to provide inservice vocational personnel development and to serve persons in cooperative vocational education including those persons with special needs. The project designs called for: (1) 90 hours of instruction by…