International education in the United States is at a significant crossroads. The magnanimity of the 102nd Congress has raised the possibility of federal financial support of international studies to a new level. The newly established governing board of the National Security Education Act can provide unprecedented coordination of federally supported international education programs. If federal financial support can be maintained and coordination achieved, the objectives of the IEA of 1966 can be realized in the 1990s. The academic community and public policy makers need to be made aware of the…mehr
International education in the United States is at a significant crossroads. The magnanimity of the 102nd Congress has raised the possibility of federal financial support of international studies to a new level. The newly established governing board of the National Security Education Act can provide unprecedented coordination of federally supported international education programs. If federal financial support can be maintained and coordination achieved, the objectives of the IEA of 1966 can be realized in the 1990s. The academic community and public policy makers need to be made aware of the opportunities at hand in order for this to be possible. U.S. education generally and higher education specifically have a responsibility to improve our international capabilities in order to meet the post-Cold War challenges of a complex world.
Preface The Challenge of International Education What is International Education? Federal Government Involvement in International Education The Mosaic of International Education The History of the IEA and Its Major Actors The IEA as Part of LBJ's Legislative Program The IEA before the House of Representatives The IEA before the Senate The President Signs the IEA into Law Administration Plans for Implementing the IEA The IEA and Appropriations Committees Why the IEA was Defeated: Congress Why the IEA was Defeated: The President Why the IEA was Defeated: The Academic Community The Legacy of the IEA in the Office of Education The Role of Private Foundations What the IEA Might Have Accomplished The National Security Education Act of 1991 Administration of the NSEA The Magnanimous 102nd Congress The Future and the Three Streams Appendix (Public Papers of President Lyndon B. Johnson about the International Education Act of 1966) Remarks at the Smithson Bicentennial Celebration, September 16, 1965 Special Message to the Congress Proposing International Education and Health Programs, February 2, 1966 Statement by the President on the Message on International Education and Health, February 2, 1966 Index
Preface The Challenge of International Education What is International Education? Federal Government Involvement in International Education The Mosaic of International Education The History of the IEA and Its Major Actors The IEA as Part of LBJ's Legislative Program The IEA before the House of Representatives The IEA before the Senate The President Signs the IEA into Law Administration Plans for Implementing the IEA The IEA and Appropriations Committees Why the IEA was Defeated: Congress Why the IEA was Defeated: The President Why the IEA was Defeated: The Academic Community The Legacy of the IEA in the Office of Education The Role of Private Foundations What the IEA Might Have Accomplished The National Security Education Act of 1991 Administration of the NSEA The Magnanimous 102nd Congress The Future and the Three Streams Appendix (Public Papers of President Lyndon B. Johnson about the International Education Act of 1966) Remarks at the Smithson Bicentennial Celebration, September 16, 1965 Special Message to the Congress Proposing International Education and Health Programs, February 2, 1966 Statement by the President on the Message on International Education and Health, February 2, 1966 Index
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