ABSTRACT
The dynamics of academic exchange are explored by a multidisciplinary group of scholars in this book. Contributors from ten countries examine such issues as undergraduate versus graduate study abroad and the purpose and effect of sending students to foreign countries. Drawing on their experiences as administrators and faculty in exchange programs, the authors discuss faculty exchange, collaborative research, and linkages across national boundaries. The relative advantages of academic exchange in different fields are examined, and cross-cultural perspectives from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are compared. The consensus of the contributors is that universities are a vital means of breaking down the barriers of nationalism by promoting a constant and free exchange of scholarship.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|9 pages
The International Environment
part Two|43 pages
Affirming the International Character of Higher Education
part Three|50 pages
Academic and Cultural Dimensions of Study Abroad
part Four|26 pages
Sharing Academic Resources: The Ultimate Potential of University Linkage
part Five|11 pages
Epilogue