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 the Caribbean; and Canada. Introductory material on working abroad covers short-term skilled employment/trainee programs, and long-term employment. Information on studying abroad concerns long-term vs. short-term programs, scholarships and loans, publications on study abroad, and evaluating a program. Costs, travel by air and by ship, and other essentials are also covered in the introductory sections. Appendices cover high school student programs, around the world study and tour programs, a subject index to study programs listed in the book, and members of the Council on International Educational Exchange. (SW)