This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…

This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…

The papers in this volume, read at the second national TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) conference, are grouped by general subject as follows: (1) TESOL as a Professional Field--C.H. Prator, J.M. Cowan, T.W. Russell, J.E. Alatis; (2) Reports on Special Programs--H. Thompson, A.D. Nance, D. Pantell, P. Rojas, R.F. Robinett,…

Chapter 1 of this highly detailed book examines the flow of foreigners who receive their doctorate in the US by area of origin and destination, wealth of origin and destination area, and field of specialization. The backgrounds and characteristics of US citizens who go abroad for employment are compared with those of citizens remaining in the US.…

Reports the findings of a nationwide survey of U.S. students majoring in a foreign language who study, work, and travel abroad. Presents a profile of these students which includes demographic characteristics, a description of motivational characteristics, the nature of intended international experience, the length of intended experience and its…

Discusses prospects in the job market for information professionals and emphasizes the need to be flexible. Highlights include examining the gap in skills and knowledge that may be needed; resources for resumes; resources for networking and interview preparation; sources of job postings; general career tools; international opportunities; career…

Career aspirations of 145 senior undergraduate business students in Canada were analyzed. An overwhelming majority desired an overseas assignment at some point in their career, and they were not adversely affected by the 9-11 terrorist attack. While 60 percent of the students considered pursuing a global career with multiple international…

Implementation of a thorough expatriate selection process and an effective cross-cultural training (CCT) program can reduce expatriate failure rates. The selection process must determine compatibility and receptiveness of an employee and his or her family to an assignment overseas through worldwide recruitment, companywide screening for…

This 1978-79 student guide to work, study, and travel abroad contains chapters on the following areas: Western Europe; the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe; the Middle East and North Africa; Africa south of the Sahara; South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan); East Asia; Southeast Asia; Australia and New Zealand; Latin America and…

ORGANIZED AROUND ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND CONCERNS, THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED FOR VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF AMERICANS WORKING TO INTRODUCE NEW IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES TO CULTURES OTHER THAN THEIR OWN. THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL PROBLEMS IN GENERAL AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF…

This directory describes the educational services of over 100 British and international organizations. Many of these groups provide resource materials which could be of use to elementary, secondary, and college teachers. Others offer services to help young people who are interested in working or traveling overseas, or in making contact with their…

This is one of 15 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive "Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa." Each study focuses on determining the likely demand for overseas secondary-level personnel through 1975. Each gives a short description…

This document contains the text of hearings on the hiring and benefits granted to teachers hired to teach United States' dependents overseas. Comparison is made in the testimony between those teachers hired in the United States and sent abroad and those hired abroad with special regard to the unequal benefits awarded to each. Several…

One of the environments in which political science faculty most directly face issues of community, communities, and politics is when they find themselves teaching in programs abroad. The rigors of international teaching force faculty to confront issues of community identity, assumptions about political orientation, and presumptions about how…

The Library/Book Fellows Program began in 1986 with a grant to the American Library Association from the U.S. Information Agency, an independent agency within the Executive Branch. The purposes of the program are to: (1) increase international understanding through the establishment of professional and personal relationships and the accomplishment…