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International Educational Exchange

• A Telematic Forum on the Family in Countries from Around the World
  The International Education and Resource Network (I*EARN) was used to conduct an experiment in which elementary and secondary school students explored the topic of family in various cultures. Electronic mail, teleconferencing, and hypertext WEB were used.
• Antiracist Education and Curriculum Transformation for Equity and Justice in the New Millennium: United States and South African Challenges
  Highlights the racist history and continued struggles of two nations to end racism through the assistance and advocacy of antiracist multicultural education. Internationalization has been the key to promoting curriculum transformation through exploring antiracist views and scholarship.
• Creating a Campus Climate in Which Diversity Is Truly Valued
  Highlights the development and implementation of a multifaceted program at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. The program, which includes curriculum changes, new student organizations, international student fellowships, and orientation activities, was designed to create a more inclusive campus environment.
• Current Challenges of International Education. ERIC Digest
  The tragedies of September 11, 2001 have focused new attention on international education offered by U.S. postsecondary institutions.
• Multi-Institutional Collaborations for International Vocational Education: How To Manage It
  In the current global educational environment, students and faculty must be able to understand people of different cultures and learn to communicate and compete with them in the workplace. One way of enhancing the curriculum to include international and multicultural elements is by developing cooperative programs with institutions in other countries, such as teacher exchanges, joint curriculum development, and study abroad for students.
• The Impact of an International Cultural Experience on Previously Held Stereotypes by American Student Nurses
  Examined stereotypes held by U.S. student nurses before and after participating in an educational experience in Russia.