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Janes, Jackson – 1991
This report presents the results of a survey of graduate students, both U.S. and foreign, enrolled in U.S. universities who were focusing their advanced studies on a world area. The survey was designed to determine how students become interested and involved in foreign language and area studies and focussed on several questions, in particular:…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Area Studies, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Walton, A. Ronald – 1992
The less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) have entered mainstream foreign language teaching only in the last decade. The LCTLs include all languages other than French, German, and Spanish and can be divided into several subgroups, including "truly foreign languages" (TFLs) that are not cognate to English. While TFLs have never been very visible…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Molnar, Alex; Merrill, Bruce – Arizona Education Policy Initiative, 2004
The Arizona Education Policy Initiative (AEPI), a collaboration of Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona, conducted a statewide telephone survey to get parents' perspectives on the condition of education in the state. From March 17 to March 27, 2004, a statewide random sample of 400 Arizona parents…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Testing Programs, Parent Attitudes, State Standards