More than any previous generation, today's students need to develop a global perspective and be knowledgeable about other nations in order to play a better role on the global stage. This paper first reviews some earlier and current studies on students' knowledge of the world, mainly conducted in the United States, and then it describes the global…

Studied concerning the methods of establishing equivalences between degrees and diplomas in six countries; Czechoslovakia, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom, and the United States are reviewed. An appraisal of the methods of establishing equivalences between degrees and diplomas…