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

• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (452 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.116
• Soggetto topico: International education - United States; Languages, Modern - Study and teaching (Higher); Foreign study - United States; Fulbright scholarships; Federal aid to higher education - United States; Education and globalization
• Altri autori: WileyDavid <1935-> GlewRobert S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: International and language education for a global future
• ISBN: 1-60917-221-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818139803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II