Cross-cultural orientation programs are generally intended to help sojourners in countries with cultures that are different from their own to make practical preparations for living abroad; communicate with people in the host country; avoid social errors; refrain from judging the host culture against their own cultural norms; and cope with culture…

Recent action by the North Carolina General Assembly encouraged an even stronger link between teacher education in colleges and universities and classroom teachers through programs of teacher exchange. The plan presented in this document provides a procedure for implementing a functional long-range program of faculty-teacher exchange between East…

The decade witnessed extraordinary growth in the number and scope of international exchange activities despite brief setbacks. Highlights are reviewed: major books in 1965, The International Education Act of 1966, 1967 Conference on Crisis in Education, growth of specific types of exchange programs, activities of other countries, recent events,…

This article covers resolutions of the U.S. National Commission for Unesco (32d meeting, Washington, D.C., October 1968), expressing concern over recent Congressional action on appropriations for international education.

Widespread attention to the concept of teacher burnout along with theories and prescriptions for dealing with "midlife crises" have implications for the tenured higher education faculty in communication education. To avert such problems college administrative staff can promote faculty development through (1) a systematic approach to long-term…

TEACHERS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH IN A DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC AREA FOR FROM 1 TO 5 DAYS. THE PURPOSES WERE TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME AWARE OF THE SIMILARITIES AND THE DIFFERENCES IN VARIED TYPES OF TEACHING SITUATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH COMMON EXPERIENCES TO SERVE AS BACKGROUND FOR THE FALL PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS. THE…

This publication is divided into two parts. The first part, "Study Abroad for High School Age Youth: Status, Purposes, and Proposed Directions," is by Stephen H. Rhinesmith. This article describes the status of study abroad programs in secondary education, discusses the purposes of such study, and proposes directions for future developments that…

This bibliography was organized for the pruposes of (1) enhancing the capability of interested scholars to pursue research in the foreign student field; (2) indicating to foreign student researchers the wealth of data and information available from areas of psychology, sociology, and anthropology; (3) emphasizing the need for more longitudinal and…

Growth and present status of graduate programs, major research interests, and potential for US-Brazilian collaboration indicate the present state of rural sociology in Brazil. In contrast to US rural sociology's identity crisis of the past decade, the field in Brazil has blossomed. Graduate programs are underway at universities of Rio Grande do…

This English-French report is the result of a questionnaire administered in 1976 by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to obtain information on programs of cooperation between Canadian and foreign institutions. The programs are formal or informal arrangements between one or more Canadian universities, faculties, schools,…

This report focuses on the problems and needs of foreign students in Washington's colleges and universities. A brief historical review, a survey of international student programs in Washington institutions of Higher Education and a survey of international students all supported by tables of statistical data. Recommendations are offered in the area…

The University of Connecticut-Keswich Hall College exchange program is a 7-week experience which offers British and American students and faculty the opportunity to learn first-hand about the education and culture of another country. American students go to England from June 1 until mid-July, while British students come to the United States from…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of an Australian committee report investigating lecturers' salaries in institutions of higher learning. The report classifies two groups of institutions: institutes of technology and single discipline colleges. Lecturing staff should be encouraged to move between institutes…