International and language education for a global future : fifty years of U.S. Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs / David S. Wiley and Robert S. Glew, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiley, David, 1935-

Glew, Robert S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International education--United States.

International education.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching (Higher).

Languages, Modern.

Foreign study--United States.

Foreign study.

Fulbright scholarships.

Federal aid to higher education--United States.

Federal aid to higher education.

Education and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The contributions to this book address the role that the U.S. Department of Education Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs have played in building the largest and highest quality infrastructure in the world for training in languages and other aspects of foreign area knowledge. The volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Title VI and associated Fulbright-Hays programs, which have established more than 150 centers of excellence for modern foreign language and area studies and international business education in more than 60 U.S. universities. The authors review the histo

Contents:

pt. 1. The role of Title VI programs in national and global security

pt. 2. Title VI programs and the less commonly taught languages

pt. 3. The history and significance of the programs of Title VI higher education act

pt. 5. Global competitiveness

pt. 6. Accessing, benchmarking, and assessing Title VI

pt. 7. Future directions for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-60917-221-3

OCLC:

774285378