This report, written by the University of Alberta (Canada) Senate Task Force, was created to facilitate discussion and propose actions to facilitate internationalization of the campus. The report reviews how the university's current activities and strengths might be leveraged to enhance its international stature. It examines a multitude of factors…

This study evaluated the European Community Course Credit Transfer System (ECTS), an experimental pilot project designed to evaluate possibilities of credit transfer within the European Community as a means of academic recognition. The ECTS program furthers student mobility within the Community by encouraging students to undertake a substantial…

This report summarizes and analyzes a 5-year initiative undertaken by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide: first, comprehensive leadership development programming to presidents, administrators, and faculty of private historically black colleges and universities; and, second, a series of…

This guide is designed to present overseas students with an array of possibilities for study at institutions of higher education in Israel. The guide examines the degree programs, both undergraduate and graduate, that are available as well as diploma studies and special programs for overseas students. In addition, the guide provides lists of the…

"Children in India and Sweden" is the name of an interactive exchange project between the University of Lund and several partners in Orissa, India. It is based on a philosophy of mutual learning and cooperation between developed and developing countries. Its aims include improved teacher training and support of educational research in…

Designed for the large corps of professionals and volunteers who work in the growing number of organizations and programs involved in international educational exchange, this book provides two important resources: (1) a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of the youth exchange experience and the factors that come into play when providing the…

This guide contains information on community action programs for vocational education for members of the European Community. Following an introduction to the concept of community action for vocational training in the new information technologies, the guide outlines the features of community action. These include a training policy, a network of…

Two doctoral dissertations (one a case study and the other, quantitative research) which examine the experience of secondary school international exchange students are reviewed. The first, "Case Study of a Latin American Sojourner: Crossing Hard Times," by Nancy B. King (Wayne State University, 1981) documents the difficult relationship…

An exchange program was conducted between the Arlington, Virginia, elementary and middle school educators and the city's business/industry/community in order to increase educators' knowledge of local business developments and for employers to identify competencies needed in their businesses. Educators as well as business persons were contacted…

The articles in this special edition were compiled to provide information to Canadian social studies teachers about Pacific Rim countries. Section 1, entitled "The Big Picture and Future Interests," contains: (1) "Social Studies for the 21st Century" (J. Tucker); (2) "Culture and Communication: A Perspective on Asian…

This is a report about an inquiry into written proposals by the Scottish Education Department (SED) to increase the flow of academic staff between colleges of education and lower (primary and secondary) schools. This report describes the rationale of the SED consultative paper "Movement of Academic Staff between Colleges of Education and…

This report addresses those activities for which the Voluntary Interdistrict Coordinating Council (VICC) is responsible, namely, to coordinate and administer the student transfer and voluntary teacher exchange provisions of the court-ordered desegregation settlement agreement for the St. Louis Metropolitan area. The report covers 1983-84, the…

The Teacher Retraining and Directed Exchange (TRADE) project was conducted during the 1984-85 school year at five vocational schools in Ohio. During this period, a total of six teacher-employee exchanges were conducted with large and small businesses and industries. An evaluation of the project showed that, generally, the cost of implementing…

This report on French Second Language (FSL) education provides an overview of French programs in Ontario schools, indicates the progress that has been made in helping the students gain a better grasp of the language and understanding of the culture behind it, reviews the directions taken by the Ontario Ministry of Education, and summarizes the…

Extended leave of absence policies for classroom teachers in 129 school systems with enrollments of 25,000 or more are reported for 1965-66 in this national survey. A table lists, in order of descending frequency, the following purposes for which leaves are granted: (1) Military service, (2) professional study, (3) maternity, (4) exchange teaching…