Descriptor
Source
Author
| Adams, Jan S. | 1 |
| Deblauwe, Claude | 1 |
| Des Harnais, Gaston, Ed. | 1 |
| Goodman, Louis W. | 1 |
| Lamy, Steven L. | 1 |
| Tao, Jody | 1 |
| Vold, Edwina | 1 |
| Vold, Larry A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Nigeria | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textGoodman, Louis W.; And Others – 1994
This study seeks to examine the manner and extent to which the United States' leading higher education institutions are adapting their undergraduate international studies and area studies degree programs to the realities of the post Cold War world. The study used data provided by a 1994 survey of nearly 800 undergraduate international and area…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Colleges, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Adams, Jan S. – 1972
Problems of an interdisciplinary program in university environments where traditional departments have top-billing are the focus of this paper. General conditions that exert a drag and positive factors facilitating the development and implementation of an interdisciplinary international studies program are outlined. The status of undergraduate…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, Cooperating Teachers, Curriculum Development
Deblauwe, Claude – 1986
The University of San Francisco developed a certificate program in Western European area studies covering French-speaking countries, and subsequently a Latin American area studies program for Spanish-speaking countries, in response to uneven language enrollments and as a means of increasing intermediate-level enrollment. The French program begins…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Enrollment Influences
Lamy, Steven L. – 1980
This paper presents models for integrating themes and concepts of international studies into an educational program for elementary and secondary teachers. The interdisciplinary program can be taken as preservice or inservice training. It was developed in response to the need for colleges to provide classroom teachers and administrators with new…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Tao, Jody – 1988
Drexel University's undergraduate major in International Area Studies is described. The program has an interdisciplinary curriculum including required coursework in the departments of foreign languages, history and politics, sociology and anthropology, and business administration. All languages offered start with beginner level courses and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Business Administration Education, College Second Language Programs, Cooperative Education
Vold, Larry A.; Vold, Edwina – 1990
The project selected 16 educators representing liberal arts faculty, education faculty, and public school teachers to train them about Africa. The training had three phases: (1) an on-campus program on African history, politics, economics, and geography, focusing on Nigeria; (2) six weeks in Nigeria, meeting with prominent educators, politicians,…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, College Faculty
Des Harnais, Gaston, Ed. – 1988
Eighty-nine conference papers are presented in 10 sections: (1) language and cultural factors in conducting international business (qualifications for success as an international manager, staffing of international departments, role of second language proficiency, and international management concepts); (2) interdisciplinary language and business…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Area Studies, Business Administration Education
