A study examined patterns in college student mobility between the United States and European countries, including size and direction of flow and patterns in student characteristics. Emphasis is on differences between American and European sides of the system. Development and significance of a new program for cooperation and mobility in…

Qualitative and quantitative analyses are reported of the learning processes of 120 Canadian high school students during exchange programs emphasizing multicultural and antiracist education in various Canadian cities. Findings suggest the value of these exchange programs and of locally based policies for multicultural education. (SLD)

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine's success in educating and retaining primary care physicians for practice in rural Appalachia is ascribed to its focused mission; a multistate student exchange program; careful recruitment, admission, and placement; early clinical training in rural sites; and status as a state-supported institution.…

Argues that the political aspect of the Fulbright Exchange Program for college faculty has enhanced its academic effectiveness. The program's context, history, and method are described, and the Netherlands program is discussed in detail, noting particularly its transformation since 1947. Repoliticization of the Fulbright program in coordinated…

Describes the exchange program between the Virginia Council for International Education (VaCIE) and Cheshire Education Management Programme (CEMP). The program pairs teaching and professional faculty and administrators within the Virginia Community College System with their counterparts in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland for two-week study…

British Commonwealth universities inherited the class system for classifying degrees. However, increasing global marketization has brought with it increasing demands for student exchanges, particularly with universities in North America. Hence, Commonwealth universities are considering adopting grade point averages (GPAs) for degree classification…

Based on materials used in a training program for international faculty and teaching assistants, this guide is intended to provide practical guidance for foreign nationals teaching in American college classrooms. Following an introduction, the first chapter quotes advice from faculty members and teaching assistants from various nations. Chapter 2…

This booklet focuses on partnerships between and among colleges and universities and partnerships with precollegiate schools as ways to extend the reach and the resources of a higher education institution and better educate minority students. The first of two main sections following an introduction lists the following precepts that are key to the…

Field experience reports are provided for exemplary adult education programs in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia which were each visited by an adult education administrator from another of the programs. Each report overviews the program, makes observations on unique aspects of the program (such as programs,…

Forty-four professors of educational administration who had participated in the Overseas Clearinghouse file, a self-reporting of information about other nations, were surveyed about their activities. The instrument inquired about what professors were doing in terms of research, teaching, or consulting and how these tasks were being supported.…

A number of resources are available to teachers planning a student visit to a French Canadian area such as Quebec. A primary one, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education offers a wide range of information on French Canadian language and culture, including instructional modules designed for use in English-language classes in Canada. These…

The program for internationalizing undergraduate studies at Swedish universities and colleges is described, with attention to the background for program development, current methods to implement the program, and outcomes. In addition to using Sweden and Uppsala University as an example, suggestions for integrating internationalization in the…

Essays and brief reports of college/corporate programs and efforts are collected in an effort to show the variety of possible kinds of cooperation. An introductory essay is entitled "What Every Corporate President Ought to Know About Every College President . . . and Vice Versa." These sections and examples follow: (1) Initiatives in…

The paper describes an international student exchange program for 11-year-old children, and discusses the operation and goals of the program in Mexico. The main objective of the program is to create a base for world friendship and global understanding during the pre-adolescent years, which are believed to be formative for acquiring basic social…

The effect of foreign students on the host country, and the benefits to their own developing countries are studied in this book. Data from a survey of foreign students in Australia conducted from 1973-1975 by the Education Research Unit of the Australian National University are compared with data obtained from similar surveys in the United States,…