International Education and Foreign Languages: Keys to Securing America's FutureNational Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee to Review the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs National Academies Press, 2007 M07 18 - 414 páginas International Education and Foreign Languages reviews the Department of Education's Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign language programs. This book offers a timely look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the effect of the nation's lack of expertise in foreign languages and cultural knowledge on national security and global competitiveness and it describes the challenges faced by the U.S. educational system and the federal government in trying to address those needs. The book also examines the federal government's recent proposal to create a new National Security Language Initiative, the role of the Department of Education, and current efforts to hold higher education programs accountable. This book provides information and recommendations that can help universities, educators, and policy makers establish a system of foreign language and international education that is ready to respond to new and unanticipated challenges around the world. |
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... addition, meaningful evaluations of outcomes and impacts are lacking. More rigorous, periodic evaluations are needed to ensure public accountability, inform the process of regular reauthorization, and advance continued departmental ...
... addition, as the world economy becomes more and more integrated, there is more need for a citizenry with a greater understanding of global politics and economics. There is a need not only for people with such skills, but also for more ...
... addition, they argue, funding for these programs is spent wisely because it serves to leverage additional spending on the part of universities; Title VI funds cover only a small proportion of the actual cost of operating NRC and ...
... addition, other federal programs, either new or in the proposal stages, have goals that seem to overlap with those of Title VI/FH. These include the National Security Education Program and a new National Security Language Initiative ...
... addition to building foreign language expertise, Title VI/FH programs serve national security needs, in the long term, by developing and sustaining area and international knowledge. There is a need for area studies experts whose skills ...