Authors: Patrick O'Meara, Roxana Ma Newman (Editor), Howard & Carolee Mehlinger
ISBN-13: 9780253338167, ISBN-10: 0253338166
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: March 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Patrick O'Meara is Dean for International Programs and Professor of Political Science and Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.
Howard D. Mehlinger is Professor Emeritus of Education at Indiana University.
Roxana Ma Newman is Assistant Dean for International Programs at Indiana University.
More than 40 years ago, recognizing that higher education would have to take responsibility for educating Americans about other world cultures and societies, Congress passed the National Defense Education Act (later known as the Higher Education Act). Title VI of this act has provided extensive support for foreign languages and area studies development in the nation's universities and colleges.
U.S. educational institutions must continue to help citizens to have informed opinions about complex international problems. Changing Perspectives on International Education is designed to be used by administrators and planners in U.S. education. It covers the field of international studies as it has developed in the United States, from its beginnings and accomplishments under Title VI to the current paradigmatic shifts taking place in research, teaching, and outreach. A major section is devoted to internationalizing the curriculum of K-12 schools.
About the Author:
Patrick O'Meara is Dean for International Programs and Professor of Political Science and Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.
Howard D. Mehlinger is Professor Emeritus of Education at Indiana University.
Roxana Ma Newman is Assistant Dean for International Programs at Indiana University.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
Pt. 1 | Title VI and International Studies in the United States: An Overview | 1 |
Keynote Address | 3 | |
An Overview of Title VI | 6 | |
Forty Years of the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs: Building the Nation's International Expertise for a Global Future | 11 | |
Domains and Issues in International Studies | 30 | |
Pt. 2 | Current Issues in International Studies and Higher Education | 49 |
Area Studies and the Discipline: A Useful Controversy? | 51 | |
Preconception vs. Observation, or the Contributions of Rational Choice Theory and Area Studies to Contemporary Political Science | 58 | |
Introduction: The Area Studies Controversy | 67 | |
Redefining International Scholarship | 77 | |
Globalization and Area Studies: When Is Too Broad Too Narrow? | 96 | |
Pt. 3 | Accomplishments and Challenges in International Programs | 101 |
National Language Needs and Capacities: A Recommendation for Action | 103 | |
International Outreach for the New Millennium | 118 | |
Changing U.S. Business Needs for International Expertise | 118 | |
Campus Developments in Response to the Challenges of Internationalization: The Case of Ramapo College of New Jersey (U.S.A.) | 158 | |
Study Abroad and Foreign Language Programs | 178 | |
The Internationalization of Higher Education: Policy and Program Issues | 190 | |
Pt. 4 | International Education and Global Studies in Elementary and Secondary Schools | 213 |
An Attainable Global Perspective | 217 | |
Guidelines for Global and International Studies Education: Challenges, Cultures, and Connections | 226 | |
Pedagogy for Global Perspectives in Education: Studies of Teachers' Thinking and Practice | 244 | |
Pt. 5 | Trends for the Future | 281 |
The Future of Area Studies | 283 | |
The Future of International Studies | 298 | |
Crossing Borders: The Case for Area Studies | 320 | |
The Future of International Research | 324 | |
Educating for Global Competence | 337 | |
Pt. 6 | International Resources | 349 |
Guide to Selected International Resources | 351 | |
Contributors | 407 | |
Index | 411 |