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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... percent led by an 8.4 percent rise in aggravated assaults and a 6.5 percent rise in offenses of rape . Auto thefts increased 5.1 percent but other property crimes and criminal homicides increased only nominally . City crimes registered ...
... percent of the total working population and 23 percent of the total workers not covered by a plan . In contrast , workers with monthly earnings of $ 2,000 or more have a pension coverage rate of 84 percent ( figure 2 ) . Industry ...
... percent of the quantity of imports , accounting for 81 percent of the value of the imports were assessed at the minimum rates of duty . 1 / The remaining imports , accounting for 22 percent of the total quantity , entered at specific ...
... percent . However , the proportion of persons with disability was higher among males ( 2.6 percent ) than females ( 1.8 percent ) . The common disabilities were leprosy / physically handicapped ( 45.7 percent ) , mentally handicapped ( 23.3 ...