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Download full textEmrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
In today's interconnected world, many career fields--such as diplomacy, national security, and business--need individuals with knowledge about world languages and cultures. To address these areas of needed expertise--both at the federal level as well as in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors--the Higher Education Act of 1965, as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Employment Potential, Grants
Kraus, Lewis E.; Henke, Robin R.; Nevill, Stephanie; Linnard, David; Pflueger, Jeff; Mattox, Tiffany – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2008
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) sponsors four graduate fellowship programs: the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowship program, the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship program, the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) fellowship …
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Federal Programs, Fellowships, Expertise
Institute of International Studies (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1973
This brochure outlines fellowship programs supported by the United States Office of Education in foreign languages, area studies, and world affairs. The programs will support more than 1,100 graduate academic-year fellowships and approximately 1,000 graduate and undergraduate awards for summer intensive language study. Information is included on…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Federal Programs, Fellowships, Graduate Study
Linguistic Reporter, 1974
A listing is provided of 22 NDEA Title VI projects for 1974, which are designed to improve instruction in modern foreign languages and area studies. The following information is presented for each project: (1) contractor, (2) principal investigator or project director, (3) title, (4) term of contract, and (5) cost of contract. (SW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Federal Programs, Language Instruction
Baumann, Carol Edler – 1979
The need for international education is undeniable when we examine the interdependence of our economic and environmental systems and the declining knowledge base of Americans concerning international issues. The President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies was established to address this problem, and focused on the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Area Studies, Educational Development, Educational Needs
LEGTERS, LYMAN H. – 1966
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS PROGRAM UNDER TITLE VI, NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT, CLARIFIES CURRENT NATIONAL EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN UNIVERSITY WORK IN EASTERN EUROPE APART FROM RUSSIA. OVERSHADOWED FOR MANY YEARS BY RUSSIA, THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION IS COMING INTO ITS OWN AS A SUBJECT OF STUDY. THE LANGUAGES ARE INCREASINGLY…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Language Programs, Federal Programs, German
Peer reviewedWilcox, Stanley – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Descriptors: Area Studies, Degrees (Academic), Educational Objectives, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1972
The report of House committee hearing on legislation to amend and extend the International Education Act of 1966 presents testimony by various students, professors, administrators, and specialists directly concerned with Asian Studies. Prepared statements and supplemental materials are also presented. The legislation proposed would provide for the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Committees, Educational Legislation
Houghton, Ruth M., Ed. – 1973
Prepared for a symposium presented September 1972 at the Great Basin Anthropological Conference (Salt Lake City) these papers represent political and ethnological research on western Great Basin Indians. The topics include (1) "Developing Political Power in Two Southern Paiute Communities", (2) "Channels of Political Expression…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Anthropology, Area Studies
Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, DC. – 1980
Fulbright awards for study abroad for 1981-82 are listed by country and program area, and information is provided on eligibility requirements, application procedure, terms of award, and factors affecting selection for American scholars. Most of the awards listed are for more or less specific fields or disciplines, but some teaching and research…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Faculty, Eligibility, Faculty Fellowships
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; And Others – 1983
Data are presented on the recipients of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships, a federally-funded program supporting specialist training at the graduate level. The information comes from two surveys, one of FLAS recipients who earned a Ph.D. between 1967 and 1979, and the second a sample of those who received FLAS fellowships…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Careers, Educational Policy, Federal Aid
Gruson, Edward S. – 1978
The history, objectives, and funding patterns for international education are discussed. Attention is directed toward the language and area study centers of the U.S. Office of Education, undergraduate/graduate and scholarly exchange programs, and the support of advanced research in international studies. The main source of funds for language and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Fellowships
Jones, Myron – 1974
Discussing Indian education in public schools, the paper explains that the new Johnson O'Malley (JOM) regulations will be one of the first major tests of the new Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) administration's resolve to put the interests of the American Indian people first. The first section presents discussions on: Tuition Payments and JOM; JOM…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, American Indians, Area Studies, Educational Change
Marcos, Kathleen M., Ed. – 1993
This bibliography is part of a series summarizing the activities carried out under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. These research and development activities include: surveys of status, needs, and priorities; specialized research and studies; development of instructional and research materials; research in language teaching methods;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Riddle, Wayne Clifton – 1992
This report analyzes and summarizes the National Security Education Act of 1991 (NSEA) which authorizes a new program of aid for foreign language and area studies. The report discusses the legislation's aim to increase future national security through enhanced foreign language abilities and knowledge of other countries, the NSEA's authorized…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Colleges, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
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