As tension between China and the United States continues to escalate, little research has looked into how geopolitical conflicts impact the Chinese Diasporas in these two nations. Filtering his life through empire and AsianCrit, the author illustrates his racializing encounters with empires in educational institutions and the larger Chinese and…

Theme I of the Ad Hoc Conference on the Education of Migrants was "measures to improve the position of the immigrant and his family at the time of arrival in the host country (including measures taken in the sending country on behalf of those intending to emigrate), primarily in respect of their educational circumstances". This report…

The 9th session of the Ad Hoc Conference on the Education of Migrants had 3 themes. Theme I was "measures to improve the position of immigrants and their families, primarily in respect of their educational circumstances, at the time of arrival in the host country." The second theme was "measures to secure satisfactory educational…

Theme II of the Ad Hoc Conference on the Education of Migrants was "measures to secure satisfactory educational provision before and during the host country's compulsory schooling period (including specialized and additional training for teachers dealing with migrant workers' children)". This paper briefly discusses this theme. Major…

Theme III of the Ad Hoc Conference on the Education of Migrants was "measures to secure the satisfactory provision of opportunities for vocational and technical training and general education for adults and adolescents". This report briefly summarizes the situation in member countries regarding the vocational and technical training and…

This proceedings contains papers and recommendations focusing on the international migration of women. Growing numbers of women are opting for international migration as a means of improving life chances. This proceedings addresses some of the issues resulting from such migration. The book, divided into four parts, includes an introduction by the…

The Council of Europe grant for the 1972-73 school year relating to the schooling of migrant workers enabled the study of the underlying causes of the educational backwardness of Turkish children in Retinne (Liege, Belgium). Aim was to find effective solutions to help these students. A special experimental class was conducted on 2 levels: (1)…

A major obstacle immigrants have in adapting to their new environment is ignorance of the host country's language. The Council of Europe has taken several measures to help migrant workers and their families adapt to the host country by giving them the opportunity to learn, or improve their knowledge of, its language. Model projects for teaching…

The Council of Europe is based on the principle that each member state is responsible for its use of foreign labour and for determining the number and nature of such workers to meet the needs of its own economy. Therefore, the Council has never assumed the task of organising the free movement of manpower nor of encouraging movements of workers in…

Eight factors in Asian students' choice of U.S. study include improved political relations, increased Asian-American exchange, increased Asian immigration to the U.S., similarity in educational structure and content, the absorbtive capacity and quality of American higher education, complementarity of supply and demand, and opportunities for…

Examines the experiences of ethnic Koreans and the Korean language in Japan since 1945, focusing on Japanese attitudes toward Koreans and the Korean language, provisions for Korean and bilingual education, and the increasing influence of Koreans in Japanese society. (18 references) (MDM)