Foreign study is examined from different perspectives, especially comparative ones, in 15 articles. Attention is directed to: the significance of foreign study for developing countries, national and regional policies and trends, development strategies, political and institutional dilemmas, a bibliography and a literature review. Titles and authors are as follows: "Introduction: Comparative Perspectives" (Elinor G. Barber, Philip G. Altbach, Robert G. Myers); "The Institutionalization of Overseas Education" (Norman Goodman); "Educational Exchanges and the Transformation of Higher Education in the People's Republic of China" (John N. Hawkins); "Professional Training and Institution Building in the Third World: Two Rockefeller Foundation Experiences" (James S. Coleman); "The Economic and Political Impact of Study Abroad" (Gerald W. Fry); "Britain's Full-Cost Policy for Overseas Students" (Peter Williams); "Overseas Students in Australia: Governmental Policies and Institutional Programs" (Stewart E. Fraser); "Foreign Study in Western Europe: Policy Trends and Issues" (Alan Smith); "Going Overseas for Higher Education: The Asian Experience" (William K. Cummings); "Foreign Training and Development Strategies" (R. Myers); "Overseas Training and National Development Objectives in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Joyce Lewinger Moock); "The Political Dilemmas of Foreign Study" (Hans N. Weiler); "Institutional Culture and Third World Student Needs at American Universities" (David Lansdale); "International Students and Study-Abroad Programs: A Select Bibliography" (Y. G.-M. Lulat); and "English as a Second Language: An Overview of the Literature" (Robert B. Kaplan). (SW)