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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... the globe, countries whose positions on the world stage change over time, often in unpredictable ways. The Title VI and Fulbright-Hays (Title VI/FH) programs are designed to help to serve these broader societal Executive Summary.
... changes over time, so it is wise to maintain a pool of expertise in as many languages as possible. Supporters, including those in Title VI and other organizations active in foreign language and international education, contend that ...
... changes in unpredictable ways, the nation benefits from the large pool of language expertise housed in universities. Finally, the critics claim, there is a pattern of bias in NRCs, with Middle Eastern studies being singled out for ...
... changes in global politics and economics. The legislative history of Title VI charts the evolution of a temporary international education program into an enduring fixture on the federal stage. Over the past 50 years the national ...
... change. The Title VI appropriation,5 in particular, has experienced periods of significant increase and significant decrease. The fortunes of the programs seemed to be connected in the early years, as the two appropriations generally ...