The origins, objectives, and activities of the International Committee for the Study of Educational Exchange, an agency that studies achievement, impacts, and characteristics of students in international educational exchange around the world, are outlined. (MSE)

Information is provided about the needs of Chinese students from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other parts of Asia who pursue higher education in the United States. These students must adjust to a different life style and value system, as well as to a new language and new learning methods. (PP)

This paper examines characteristics of resilience and compares characteristics of giftedness and resilience. It discusses cognitive appraisal as a mechanism used by gifted children as they develop resilience. Applications for working with gifted students and areas for future research are noted. (JDD)

A study examined the coping mechanisms of 20 Lebanese students at the American University of Beirut during the war in Lebanon in 1975-91. Results indicate the group perceived their experiences as relatively normal. The nature of and exposure to war, personal variables, and the supportive role of family and community were critical in helping the…

This paper reports the results of a Delphi study investigating young children's readiness in Korea. Twenty-two (22) Korean experts in early childhood education participated in a 4-stage Delphi consensus-seeking process. Results indicate that behaviors related to social adjustment to school were considered the most important components of school…

Montana State University's (MSU) use of the Student-Outcomes Information Services (SOIS), developed jointly by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and the College Board for surveying the characteristics and opinions of entering undergraduate students, is examined. The Entering-Student Questionnaire, one of five…

The performance of students who transferred from Harrisburg Area Community College (H.A.C.C.), Pennsylvania to 56 4-year colleges and universities in 1966 is evaluated in this study. Building on data provided during a previous study on success of transfer students after an initial semester of work, this study follows their performance during the…

The University of Alberta conducted this survey of foreign students to determine (1) the need for an International Center; (2) the kinds of academic experiences foreign students have; (3) the students' perception of the Foreign Student Office; and (4) how foreign students adjusted to life in Canada and at the University of Alberta. The group…

Describes changes in personality variables coincident with high or low achievement during the first term in college. Differences between high- and low-achieving groups were found in academic self-concept, sense of academic futility, and text anxiety. Changes during the term occurred largely in the low achieving group. (Author)

Significant relationships were found between a measure of academic comfort and two personality scales, the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, in a sample of 151 college students taking a career development course. (Author/TE)

In Greece there is an almost total lack of special education after the primary school (6th grade). This is a descriptive study that aimed to examine social, academic and psychological characteristics of secondary school students with a history of special placement during primary school. It compared 86 students with a placement (group A) with their…

This study assessed the extent to which teachers' perceptions of their relationships with young students varied as a function of child and teacher characteristics in a large, demographically diverse sample of 197 preschool and kindergarten teachers and 840 children. Children were approximately evenly divided between boys and girls. Regression…

Mobility, rather than stability, has become the norm for students in schools across the United States. The student mobility rate is now higher in the United States than in any other industrialized country. This Information Capsule discusses the reasons for student mobility and the characteristics of highly mobile students and families. Research…

This paper reports a small-scale investigation into the differences in learning behaviour exhibited by members of an intercultural group undertaking an online course on educational enquiry in support of doctoral research in education. Differences in learning behaviour can be attributed in part to the different cultural and linguistic backgrounds…

Subjects were ninth graders in a highly competitive midwestern suburban school. All subjects had attended school in the district for their entire education. The "average" group of 49 students was compared with the "high ability" group of 124 students. Results were analyzed to determine whether differences were statistically…