Relates the experiences of United States sociology professor who received a Fulbright award to teach sociology in China. Particular attention is given to the difficulties encountered in teaching the students sociological research methods. Concludes with recommendations for improving social science education exchanges between the two countries.…

Suggests faculty exchange as a method of revitalizing tenured faculty. Discusses problems to be considered, such as state laws, rank and salaries, duties, etc. (PD)

Funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the project's reading specialists take over a teacher's classroom in order that the teacher may visit a demonstration center where good teaching practices are demonstrated in classroom situations. (NQ)

This program gave a vocational agriculture teacher six weeks of experience in industry and provided him with instructional assistance from a dairy industry during the school year. (GB)

Today, the Job Corps education program is being used by the Manpower Administration, youth training programs, Armed Forces, adult basic education classes, and in the public schools. (DM)

Describes the experiences of a vocational agriculture teacher who worked for four years with rice farmers in Indonesia. Suggests reasons why changes in farming practices are hard to bring about in developing nations. (LRA)

Describes the experiences of a university professor teaching high school English for one week. Notes the lack of time for individual instruction and the benefits of meeting students daily. Proposes that any professor responsible for teacher education should be required to teach in the public schools at least every two to three years. (RS)

Teaching experiences in foreign countries suggest four critical areas of preparation for overseas teaching roles: patience and adaptability; anticipation of language and other communication problems; use of instructional techniques such as advance organizers and explanation of teacher expectations; and reduction of ethnocentric ideas, attitudes,…

Explains how professors teaching in the United States can become involved in study abroad and faculty exchange programs, including developing one's own faculty exchange/study abroad program or enlisting in existing programs. Includes contact information of exchange programs. (EV)

An Australian English teacher discusses her experiences as a teacher on a teacher exchange to a high school in Zouping, China. (Author/VWL)

This document reports on a regional workshop designed to examine ways that relevancy in participant training can be enhanced in the Consortium for International Development and related institutions, and to develop campus-oriented strategies to implement these methods. Papers, discussions, and work group reports are arranged under the following…

Vocational and technical schools can capitalize upon cooperative faculty source programs. These institutions should also take the initiative and propose modified second career cooperative arrangements with companies in their own geographic regions. A few major corporations now have unique programs that provide financial incentives for potential…