International careers specialist offers some strategies for helping students translate their dreams into goals and transform their goals into actualities. Presents advising strategies for international employment and describes variety of programs and services for students who seek international careers. Sidebar notes current issues affecting…

Notes that students are setting their sights on international careers and visiting their university's career services center for information. Describes two focus groups of representatives from international employers that listed jobs with the center, individuals recommended by Alumni Relations Office, and personal contacts, set up to discuss how…

The experiences of African American professors reach back nearly 150 years beginning with their pioneering efforts to educate Africans in Liberia. With the gradual racial integration of the American professoriate in the post-World War II era and the redoubled effort of the federal government and private agencies, along with the support of colleges…

Describes Goucher College's plans to expand its overseas internship program. Following a brief overview of Goucher's program, this article presents questions and answers from interviews with employers concerning how they feel about internships and job opportunities abroad. (NB)

Programs and resources to assist college students who are seeking international careers and other international opportunities are described in this monograph. The first chapter focuses on internationalism and American education, discussing American international illiteracy, foreign language study, and international education. The second chapter…

This account of a year as a visiting instructor in the Department of Library Science at Pahlavi University provides descriptions of the university, its faculty, and the 2-year masters degree program in library science, as well as observations on the students in the program. A discussion of some of the advantages and disadvantages of working at…

Describes techniques placement counselors can use to help students considering foreign employment, including career information, direction, advice and support, and help with the application and interviewing process. Includes a sample resume and a list of resources for exploring international careers. (JAC)

This American author's account of a year spent teaching English at Tishreen University in Latakia, Syria, focuses on the educational environment, his relationships with students, cultural differences, and the background of political violence. (SJL)

Notes that job qualifications, recruitment practices, and employee policies associated with teaching in international schools often differ dramatically from those found among typical U.S. public schools. Asserts that, to advise job seekers of this career option, career counselors need to be aware of the differences. Discusses international…

Discusses the formation requirements for British engineers to work effectively within the framework of a European manufacturing industry. Highlights the importance of language skills and cultural awareness. Outlines various scenarios for education and training to be integrated within degree courses. (JRH)

Reported in this paper are the observations and beliefs of educators in England, Scotland, and the Republic of Ireland pertaining to the performance of U.S. student teachers in the schools of these nations. Recommendations to student participants and U.S. teacher educators for the improvement of overseas teaching experiences are made. (Author/MT)

Interviews former participants in Christopher Newport University's overseas internship program for student teachers. Notes a long-term, positive impact on the novice teachers. Finds that the teachers increased their sensitivity to and empathy for students from other cultures and of different language backgrounds. (RS)

Surveyed 157 business students to determine how they viewed possibility of working overseas. Results showed that accepting a work assignment in a foreign country may depend on how "far" (economically, geographically, and culturally) that nation is from the United States. Most reasons advanced for preferring one country over another were…

Managers working in different cultures need such skills as empathy, flexibility, acceptance of relativity, and tolerance of ambiguity. A business administration curriculum based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator seeks to raise awareness of cultural differences, develop students' cultural "antennae," and improve cross-cultural…

Explores the topic of international higher education and teaching politics abroad. Focuses on issues such as the changes in international higher education, the peripatetic professor, the rewards of teaching politics abroad, new opportunities available, academic freedom, the content of curricula, and fears of professional isolation as a result of…