The article describes the 25-year involvement of the United States' adult education movement in a "global affair" with colleagues all over the world; organizational exchange, intellectual exchange through teacher education, and direct aid are discussed. The author concludes that there are no intellectual colonies any more, only…

This publication contains the papers of the Venice Colloquium held in October, 1977 by educators from European countries to discuss the topic of visits and exchanges for pupils. There are seven chapters. Chapter one discusses the context and objectives of the colloquium. Chapter two describes pupil visits and exchanges in the European community.…

THIS IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF REPORTS FROM ANTIOCH COLLEGE ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH. IT DESCRIBES THE ANTIOCH EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM, BEGUN IN 1957-58 UNDER A 3-YEAR GRANT (LATER EXTENDED TO FOUR YEARS) FROM THE FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AS AN EXPERIMENT IN ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND THE INTERNATIONALLY CHARACTERISTIC…

THE NATIVE SPEAKER WHO SERVES AS A TEACHER AIDE CAN PLAY A DECISIVE ROLE IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM IF THE COOPERATING TEACHER CAREFULLY PLANS HIS WORK BUT ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY IN SCHEDULING HIS DUTIES. AS A RESOURCE PERSON THE AIDE CAN LEND AUTHENTICITY TO THE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE, IN BOTH SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. HE CAN…

Designed as a guide for administrators who must perform or organize guidance tasks in an overseas school without a counselor, this book is also useful for the professional counselor who seeks to function in an expanded role in an overseas setting. Its purpose is to provide sources of information and ideas for solving guidance-related problems in…

The first half of this report describes the International Educational and Cultural Exchange Program and the organizations which administer it. These include the Board of Foreign Scholarships, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Office of Education. It divides the arrangements for teaching abroad into three types--interchange positions…

This report on the role and character of interinstitutional cooperation as a tool for strengthening international education rests on 2 convictions. They are that interinstitutional cooperation offers the best available means both for bringing about change in higher education, particularly in regard to its international component, and for self-help…

The Five College Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) was appointed in 1968 by the Presidents of the University of Massachusetts and Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges to "review cooperative arrangements among the five institutions, assess their strengths and weaknesses, propose long-range goals for cooperation, and establish…

The New School for Behavioral Studies in Education is demonstrating alternative approaches to elementary school instruction and teacher preparation in North Dakota. It is establishing a cooperative working relationship with participating school districts through a teacher exchange program in which less-than-degree teachers are released to complete…

This study of an exchange camping program was conducted to evaluate the potential for developing understanding and appreciation between people of varying cultural backgrounds. The subjects were 31 English speaking Ontario campers and 30 French speaking Quebec campers ranging in age from 8 to 16. Attitude change was determined by administering a…

The Foreign Curriculum Consultant Program enables selected U.S. educational institutions and organizations to bring specialists from other countries to the United States to assist in planning and developing curriculums in foreign language and area studies. The current program priorities described here indicate which areas are likely to receive…

In the introduction to this annual report of the Council for Cultural Cooperation and the Cultural Fund of the Council of Europe, it is stated that while th e year's end did not see the council's efforts result in a full-scale European Office of Education, intensified cooperation and corresponding strengthening of the resources of the Cultural…

This document is a summary of state regulations and requirements affecting the international exchange of teachers. Included are a summary of state regulations, which discuss matters such as citizenship and loyalty oath requirements, certification and fees for foreign exchange teachers, and retirement and credits for American exchange teachers; a…

Over 6,000 educators in the Merrimack Valley responded to a questionnaire conducted in the fall of 1972 that one of their prime needs for information is in the area of curriculum materials. The Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in association with Merrimack Education Center, has recently prepared a response to…