RURAL SOCIOLOGISTS AND FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS.

Many rural sociologists now have foreign assignments. Several of them had had previous assignments abroad and the majority of rural sociologists with foreign assignments have performed wholly or partially in fields other than rural sociology. Rural sociologists may take satisfaction in having rather ready opportunity to work abroad, sometimes as rural sociologists, but more often as administrators or supervisors, or at least only partially in their own field. A hurried and admittedly incomplete review reveals that there are now about 45 rural sociologists with foreign assignments. Well over half of these have full-time assignments, that is, one year or longer; and the remainder have part-time assignments, that is, less than one year. This same quick review shows that about 75 rural sociologists have held earlier assignments; approximately two-thirds of these had full- time assignments, and one-third, part-time. Of the present assignees, more than a third have had previous assignments abroad. Of the earlier assignees, about the same proportion had subsequent assignments.