Reports a survey made in the fall of 1966 describing use of foreign language skills among members of the University of Wisconsin faculty in an attempt to examine the effects, both in costs and benefits, of a particular university's foreign language requirement. (DS)

Case studies concerning the impact of the "traditional sector" of higher education and "nonformal" education upon regional development are presented. The interplay between education and regional developments, effects of education on aspects of cultural and social mobilization, and problems of control that result from…

Argues that the increasing interdependence of nations and technological changes make it important for students to learn more from, as well as about, their world. Discusses the ability of cultural studies to provide the content necessary to enable students to become their own teachers and continue the process of self-education. (AYC)

Interchange of ideas and views on health and recreational programs between people from different countries and cultures would promote better international understanding. (JD)

Increased government subsidy of the fine arts would raise the cultural taste of the people above its present level. (JD)

Recognition of the role and value of the liberal arts and humanities curriculum to career education is thwarted by a much too simplistic, impoverished view of the ingredients involved in the performance of one's vocational responsibilities. (JD)

Offers strategies for introducing world music into the school instrumental music program. Suggests steps toward creating a more multicultural band or orchestra, including choosing multicultural musical literature, analyzing world music, and maintaining a diverse music library. Argues that culturally diverse music programs are better equipped to…

Describes Council of Europe (COE), with 27 member states from Eastern and Western Europe, established in 1949 to foster cooperative cultural, educational, sports, and youth programs. Discusses COE's Council for Cultural Cooperation. Reviews COE services offered, needs of new members, and special programs assisting Central and Eastern European…

The Partnership Assessment Project (PAP) sponsored by The Partnership for Arts, Culture, and Education in Dallas (Texas) examined the effect of community arts and culture programming on achievement in language arts, particularly writing, among students in elementary urban schools. The project spanned four years and constituted a three-year pilot…

The Crossover Project of the Aurora and Denver (Colorado) areas is a networking and resource nonprofit organization that delivers multicultural programs to attempt to create social transformation through the arts. The Project sets up an environment to support personal, group, neighborhood, community and social change through its educational,…

To assess the impact of Programming in the Arts (PITA), a funding category of the National Endowment for the Arts, personal interviews were conducted with 225 individuals in 13 cities, and archival material (e.g., project proposals and final reports) and secondary data sources (e.g., Nielsen ratings) were analyzed. PITA supports television, film,…

Outlines the development of a bilingual, bicultural, multidisciplinary game integrating observation and discrimination in the areas of history, geography, sciences, and design. The theme is a tour of the Val de Loire. (Text is in French.) (MSE)