Changing Perspectives on International Education

by O'Meara, Patrick; Mehlinger, Howard D.; Newman, Roxana Ma

• ISBN13: 9780253338167
• ISBN10: 0253338166
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

More than forty years ago, recognising that higher education would have to take responsibility for educating Americans about other world cultures and societies, the U.S. government 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. As a result, millions of Americans have been able to acquire knowledge about other parts of the world.Today, there are new issues, demands, and perspectives. Americans are more likely than ever before to encounter different cultures, business practices, histories, ideologies, and ways of living. In addition, the United States is increasingly called upon to intervene or mediate in regional and local crises far beyond its borders.U.S. educational institutions must continue to help citizens to have informed opinions about complex international problems. This anthology is designed to be used by a range of 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. It concludes with a look at future trends and how these may affect international scholarship and training in the new century. An extensive bibliography of international resources is also included.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xiii
Part 1. Title VI and International Studies in the United States: An Overview	1	(48)
Keynote Address	3	(3)
Walter F. Mondale
An Overview of Title VI	6	(5)
Ralph Hines
Forty Years of the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs: Building the Nation's International Expertise for a Global Future	11	(19)
David Wiley
Domains and Issues in International Studies	30	(19)
Richard D. Lambert
Part 2. Current Issues in International Studies and Higher Education	49	(52)
Area Studies and the Discipline: A Useful Controversy?	51	(7)
Robert H. Bates
Preconception vs. Observation, or the Contributions of Rational Choice Theory and Area Studies to Contemporary Political Science	58	(9)
Chalmers Johnson
Introduction: The Area Studies Controversy	67	(10)
Mark Tessler
Jodi Nachtwey
Anne Banda
Redefining International Scholarship	77	(19)
Kenneth Prewitt
Globalization and Area Studies: When Is Too Broad Too Narrow?	96	(5)
Peter A. Hall
Sidney Tarrow
Part 3. Accomplishments and Challenges in International Programs	101	(112)
National Language Needs and Capacities: A Recommendation for Action	103	(15)
Richard D. Brecht
A. Ronald Walton
International Outreach for the New Millennium	118	(21)
John D. Metzler
Changing U.S. Business Needs for International Expertise	139	(19)
Richard W. Moxon
Elizabeth
A. C. O'Shea
Mollie Brown
Christoffer M. Escher
Campus Developments in Response to the Challenges of Internationalization: The Case of Ramapo College of New Jersey (U.S.A.)	158	(20)
Robert A. Scott
Study Abroad and Foreign Language Programs	178	(12)
Barbara B. Burn
The Internationalization of Higher Education: Policy and Program Issues	190	(23)
Seth Spaulding
James Mauch
Lin Lin
Part 4. International Education and Global Studies in Elementary and Secondary Schools	213	(68)
An Attainable Global Perspective	217	(9)
Robert G. Hanvey
Guidelines for Global and International Studies Education: Challenges, Cultures, and Connections	226	(18)
H. Thomas Collins
Frederick R. Czarra
Andrew F. Smith
Pedagogy for Global Perspectives in Education: Studies of Teachers' Thinking and Practice	244	(37)
Merry M. Merryfield
Part 5. Trends for the Future	281	(68)
The Future of Area Studies	283	(15)
David E. Albright
The Future of International Studies	298	(22)
David M. Trubek
Crossing Borders: The Case for Area Studies	320	(4)
Toby Alice Volkman
The Future of International Research	324	(13)
Kenneth Prewitt
Educating for Global Competence American Council on Education	337	(12)
Part 6. International Resources	349	(58)
Guide to Selected International Resources	351	(56)
Robert Goehlert
Anthony Stamatoplos
Contributors	407	(4)
Index	411