Attitudes of a random sample of students at a large university toward foreign students and international programs were surveyed before and after the seizure of U.S. hostages in Iran. A newly developed "International Issues Questionnaire" covered attitudes toward foreign students as teaching assistants, funding exchange programs with…

A handbook designed to assist Chinese students and scholars who are planning an extended stay on a U.S. college or university campus is presented. The guide includes a brief overview of the U.S. postsecondary education system, with attention focused on study, not research opportunities. The following topics are addressed: passports and visas for…

Problems facing foreign students in American colleges and universities are examined. With the number of foreign students studying in the United States increasing each year (over 203,000 in 1976-77), services for foreign students need to be expanded with more emphasis on improving orientation programs. Preadmission screening and counseling are…

This is a collection of five annotated bibliographies of basic reference materials in the general area of cross cultural education. The following specific topics are covered: (1) the admission of foreign students to U.S. institutions of higher education; (2) materials for displays at workshops on English as a second language; (3) documents of…

THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1946 ARE OUTLINED. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION. THERE IS INFORMATION ON WHO QUALIFIES FOR GRANTS, WHO SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM, WHAT GRANTEES TEACH AND STUDY, AMERICAN STUDIES…

This case study of a program for Taiwanese students at Louisiana Tech University examined the challenges and rewards of working with international students. Data for the study come from the literature on international education, interviews with Taiwanese graduate students in the program, observations of classes, personal reflections of the…

Examines the complex nature of the educational exchange relationship between Japan and the United States, which is characterized by imbalances and asymmetries in the number of students and scholars crossing the Pacific, translations of books and journals, and other knowledge products. Makes recommendations for improvement in all aspects of…

Discusses the influence of Dan Davidson on the Russian language teaching profession, concentrating on the NEH-CORLAC Institutes in Russian Language and Culture and materials development projects and on Davidson's role in programs involving high schools that teach Russian, the high school exchange program, and two national contests to stimulate…

The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annually presents the Melba Woodruff Award to an exemplary foreign language program in the nation. This year at the ACTFL conference in Baltimore, MD, the Eisenhower International School received this award for its outstanding immersion programs. International student exchanges at the…

Several features of Beeby's model (1966) of the development of educational systems in developing countries served as the theoretical basis for the Malaysian Teacher Education Project (MTEP). These features include: the qualitative aspects of teaching, a focus on qualitative change, an emphasis on the realistic rate of such change in practice, and…

The development and implementation of a high school program bringing together 8 limited-English-proficient Hispanic students and 20 students of Spanish as a foreign language is described. The program's objective was to improve relations and decrease linguistic and cultural separation between the two groups. The approach used was multicultural,…

The Fulbright Program in New Zealand funds educational and cultural exchanges with the United States. The program is jointly financed and managed by the two signatory governments. The program is the principal means of academic and technological scholarly exchanges between the two countries. Programs include travel grants to graduate students…

School reorganization has been used extensively as a strategy to deal with the problems of small and rural schools. However, there is no comprehensive evidence to prove that consolidation has met the problems of finance, staff, facilities, and curriculum for which it has been advocated, nor are consolidation's disadvantages and ill-effects of the…

A guide to help identify strengths and weaknesses of study abroad programs is presented. Questions about the major components of these programs are listed, along with answers illustrating the most positive and negative responses. The components are classified under four headings: basic information, academic aspects, interaction with the host…

A survey of 313 American colleges and universities thought to have accepted students and/or scholars from the People's Republic of China (PRC) was conducted in March 1981 by the U.S.-China Education Clearinghouse. Usable responses were received from 164 institutions. The responses indicated that a total of 3,467 PRC students and scholars were…