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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2008
Through the three student exchange programs administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), approximately 23,300 residents of 15 Western states are enrolled at reduced levels of tuition across a spectrum of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. This annual report covers Fall 2007 enrollments in the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Student Exchange Programs, Enrollment, Higher Education
McRobbie, Michael A. – Presidency, 2008
Twenty years ago, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) convened a group of experts to examine international higher education and make recommendations for the future of study abroad programs at U.S. universities. In its report to CIEE, the group--which represented a wide range of experience in higher education, foreign language…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Educational Exchange, International Studies, Exchange Programs
Castro, Marjorie E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Chinese and American exchanges introduced a Westchester County school district to a different culture and sharpened their view of their own educational experience. Through the forward thinking of Andy Spano, the county executive, and Daisy Yau, the director of Asian-American affairs and business development for the county, Westchester County had…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Counties
Lindgren, Richard F.; Mitchell, William D. – Nat Elem Princ, 1969
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, Inservice Education, Institutional Cooperation, Principals
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Pelow, Randall A. – Social Studies Journal, 1988
Summarizes impressions and insights gained during a United States-Australia professorial exchange program. Discusses passports, visas, immigration procedures, travel tips, foreign cultures, banking, insurance, driving, prescriptions, and protection of possessions left behind such as a house and cars. Provides addresses for more information on…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Teacher Exchange Programs, Travel
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Galejs, John E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1972
The article estimates the costs of the Iowa State University library's exchange operations and attempts to assess the value of serials received, concluding that the program is economically beneficial, and also enumerates the various nonmonetary benefits of exchanges. (19 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Economics, Exchange Programs
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Bixler, Paul – Library Trends, 1972
Book Donations are usually supported by private or people-to-people organizations, by government agencies, or by exchange agencies. (65 references) (MM)
Descriptors: Books, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries, International Programs
Holland, Kenneth – School and Society, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, International Education, Student Exchange Programs
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Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Lists and describes the types of support services, available for students and teachers, provided by the governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and Austria, including brochures, books, exchange programs, schools, and scholarships. Information is compiled from reports given at the 1982 Modern Language…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, German, Government Publications, Instructional Materials
Witte, Arnd, Ed.; Harden, Theo, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2011
This book explores the idea of "intercultural competence", which, despite its current popularity across various discourses, has remained a vague and oscillating concept. Interculture lacks a universal definition and "competence" is not only a cognitive construct but also includes psychological traits such as attitudes,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Interpersonal Competence, Second Language Learning, Research
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. – 1968
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR THE 1967 FISCAL YEAR (FY), CARRIED OUT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SOME 135 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND SPECIALLY APPOINTED BOARDS AND ADVISORY COMMISSIONS IS REFERRED TO IN…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Cultural Enrichment, Cultural Exchange, Educational Finance
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Gisevius, Annette; Weber, Robin A. – Intercultural Education, 2009
The Transatlantic Orientation Exchange/Multiplikatorenschulung im transatlan-tischen Austausch is a collaboration between volunteers and staff in both the US and German AFS organizations. The goal of the project is to increase the level of intercultural learning of German and US secondary education exchange participants and their host families.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, German, Volunteers
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Ramos, Francisco – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2009
This study examined opinions about some theoretical and practical tenets of bilingualism and bilingual education, as well as about the instructional use of English language learners' (ELLs) native languages in the classroom, of 77 teachers from Spain working in California as part of the California/Spain Visiting Teachers Program. In their…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Academic Achievement
McIntyre, Pat Kern – 1980
This booklet provides current information about opportunities for study, teaching, research, travel, and work abroad. A reference source, the booklet does not answer specific questions, but refers persons to the most appropriate sources of assistance. Information is included on programs administered by the Division of International Education; by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Guides, Higher Education
1966
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF EDUCATION, ISSUED AN OFFICIAL POLICY STATEMENT. RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE CONCERNING (1) THE VALUES OF STUDYING A MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE, (2) THE PLACE OF MODERN FOREIGN…
Descriptors: Conferences, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials
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