Despite the growing number of foreign students enrolled at our colleges, only minimal research has been devoted to the impact of these students on the nation's institutions of higher learning. This paper investigates the financial implications of international educational exchange for host campuses. The initial section presents an overview of…

The replacement of a five-year comprehensive high school by schools at the intermediate and senior high levels created problems for students and staff members. A formal program of practices and procedures was developed to assist the students as they move through the organizational breaks that occur between the elementary and intermediate school…

This report documents the visits of a British delegation composed of representatives from three British vocational training organizations to the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) and to France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, and Belgium during June 6-14, 1972. The key areas investigated were: (1) the…

Outlines the Third Dimension of NATO. Presses for increased efforts to overcome the disparity in the rate of scientific development among the countries of the alliance. Discusses scientific nobility, the rise of European science, science for stability, environmental protection, and the changed scientific climate. (CW)

Urges the youth camping movement in the United States to internationalize by vigorously seeking and including children of the world in their summer communities. Provides practical and specific guidelines regarding recruitment of international campers, financial aid, communication with parents, legalities, travel considerations, and adjustment to…

Ways international students, including both foreign students and American students who have lived overseas, can contribute to the enrichment of K-12 social studies courses are described. The success of these activities depends on advance planning, careful selection of international students, and adequate preparation of the class and the…

Reports results of a study of internationalization practices of Japanese four-year colleges and universities with majors in humanities, social sciences, and education. Sketches Japan's policy concerning internationalization and its translation into higher education practice in the areas of numbers of students involved, program types, program…

Federal budget-balancing legislation includes tax credits and deductions, worth $40-billion over five years, to help people pay for college. Provisions include tax credits, deduction of student loan interest and some employer-paid tuition assistance, penalty-free individual retirement account withdrawals, student loan forgiveness, institutional…

American and New Zealander education majors completed an exchange program that included student teaching abroad. Student journals and interviews after the experience indicated that, through their international experiences, students gained more appreciation for their home school culture and acquired new attitudes and beliefs to test against the…

The American phenomenon of pervasive monolingualism is considered, and potential implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement are described. Five second-language learning/teaching areas are projected: language for specific purposes; obligatory language study; exchange programs; technological advances; and information resources.…

Describes the development and implementation of a student exchange program between schools in the Bangor area of North Wales and the Lycee Europeen Jean Monnet in France, focusing on the experiences of the French students in North Wales. The views of students, student teachers, and teachers concerning the program are examined. (six references)…

Argues developments in international commerce require effective international training of business students. Laments U.S. business-school graduates' lack of international training. Recommends features of the University of Louisville, Kentucky, School of Business: a decentralized approach to internationalizing the curricula; international faculty…

To develop a measure of the adjustment strains for international students, more than 250 high school-aged students from 5 South American countries were assessed twice during a year-long stay in the United States using the Inventory of Student Adjustment. Results support the utility and validity of the scale. (SLD)

Using data on the 50 countries with the largest numbers of exchange students, trends in international student exchange from 1970-89 are examined. The United States and some Western-developed nations have remained at the center of the network, Asian and Middle Eastern countries have become more central, and African countries have become more…

Argues that moral values are an essential part of the curriculum in international education. A sense of community should characterize the ideal relationship among the global community; international schools should seek to embrace a set of universal values defined and articulated by the school community. (Contains 18 references.) (NB)