International Students and Scholars in the United States
International Students and Scholars in the United States

Author: Heike C. Alberts

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-02-12

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 113702447X

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An international team of academics and experienced practitioners here bring together scholarship on academic migrants to the United States - the world's top recipient of academic talent. They examine the multidirectional migration patterns of academic migrants, adaptation challenges, and the roles played by international students and faculty.

Culture Matters
Culture Matters

Author: Craig Storti

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780964447233

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Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange Publication No. T0087. Provides a map to guide Peace Corps volunteers through their cross-cultural experience and also a way for them to record thoughts and feelings as they live and work in a host country. Contains a variety of exercises, as well as stories and quotations from Volunteers who have served in the past, from experts on cross-cultural training, and from the kind of people a volunteer might expect to meet in a new country.

China Bound
China Bound

Author: Linda A. Reed

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 030903731X

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This comprehensive, highly readable handbook simplifies the sometimes complex aspects of day-to-day life in China. Based on the experience of Americans who have recently studied, done research, and taught there, China Bound gives the invaluable "inside" information that only those who have been there can provide. Written primarily for students, scholars, and teachers, the book describes Chinese academic life and work and how Americans can fit into it. And, because it covers such a broad spectrum of topicsâ€"from customs regulations, taxation, and medical care to hotel life and how to get laundry doneâ€"China Bound is also must reading for anyone who is already planning or just trying to decide whether to plan an extended visit to China. Academic Library Book Review states, "China Bound is one of those books that is absolutely essential."

The World's Students in the United States
The World's Students in the United States

Author: Seth Spaulding

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13:

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"Each year, U.S. educational institutions enroll large numbers of foreign students in both graduate and undergraduate programs, and many other persons from abroad participate in training programs arranged by the U.S. Government, international agencies, or by private organizations. This report examines research pertaining to these students and trainees conducted primarily since 1967"--Abstract

Hearings
Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 1158

ISBN-13:

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Winning the Cold War: the U.S. Ideological Offensive
Winning the Cold War: the U.S. Ideological Offensive

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 1154

ISBN-13:

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Focuses on role of private business, educational, and trade union organization in fostering positive U.S. image abroad; Classified material has been deleted.