This report reviews the 1998 activities of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission (MHEC), a compact of nine member states. MHEC offers its members various cost-saving services, provides a forum for sharing information on higher education issues, and offers savings to some out-of-state students through a student exchange program. Focusing on…

Americans should aspire to a high culture, inasmuch as the ultimate purpose of the arts is to create a humanized society composed of free men. (CK)

A significant role is being played by the corporate side of the private sector-particularly international corporations-in helping to support international education and cultural activities. (Editor)

American leadership in international education is needed to preserve and promote humane civilization against the technological revolution threatening the quality of life on a global scale. (IR)

We do not have the option of withdrawal from the international community. All those interested in international education must face a re-assessment of our national objectives as well as our strengths, responsibilities and weaknesses. (Editor)

Describes Homewood (Illinois) School District's involvement in Back-to-Back, an exchange program for American and French fifth and sixth graders sponsored by Campus International of Westmont (Illinois). Discusses preparations for the exchange, including student education about France and parent preparation to receive French students, and lists the…

Describes the microcomputer display center and SOFTSWAP program developed by the San Mateo County (California) Office of Education and the Computer Using Educators' group. SOFTSWAP disseminates teacher-produced, public domain courseware and is beginning evaluations of commercial products. Journal availability: People's Computer Company, Box E,…

Describes a one-week experiment with a teacher exchange program involving the foreign language departments of two colleges, as a means to encourage faculty growth and development of new attitudes. Relates the details of the arrangements made, comments on teachers' reactions and students' evaluation of the exchange. (MES)

Assesses the role of community colleges in enhancing international communication and understanding through educational cooperation. Urges the involvement of all American postsecondary institutions, and encourages the construction of linkages between American institutions and foreign universities and colleges. Underscores the need for appropriate…

Discusses a threat to the survival of foreign exchange programs. It is asserted that uninspired administrators with eyes fixed on cost-accounting, fund allocations, and educational packaging are looking increasingly at the exchange as a new source of income. (EJS)

The European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) supports faculty exchanges as part of regular cooperation among European universities. Survey of 485 faculty receiving grants to lecture abroad in 1990-91 examined participant characteristics, arrangement of the teaching visit, obstacles to planned exchanges,…

A European exchange program for language teachers in which the objective is to create opportunities for professional and pedagogical reflection, refinement of language skills and cultural knowledge, and better understanding of the target culture's school system is described. The program provides two-week visits to a foreign country, during which…

Responses from 291 Chinese students and 12 expatriate English teachers indicated that 83% of teachers felt methods and content did not meet student expectations; 58.4% believed they combined Chinese and Western methods. Most students appreciated exposure to native speakers, but felt teachers did not understand their needs and lacked competence in…