Latin American Studies: New Roles, New Constraints. Issues in International Education, No. 7.

Institution	Institute of International Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Latin American Studies: New Roles, New Constraints. Issues in International Education, No. 7.
Quelle	(1976), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Area Studies; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Education; Developing Nations; Educational Assessment; Educational Development; Educational Improvement; Educational Trends; Higher Education; International Education; Latin American Culture; Needs Assessment; Program Evaluation; Reports; Resource Allocation; Social Sciences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsentwicklung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Bedarfsermittlung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Ressourcenallokation; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Abstract	The report highlights issues discussed at a meeting of the International Councils on Higher Education held in Mexico in 1975. The purpose of the meeting was to promote exchange of ideas and experiences among higher education experts from Latin America and the United States. A major portion of the Mexico conference was devoted to an assessment of Latin American area studies programs from the perspective of educators from the United States and eight Latin American nations. Presented as an essay interpreting the principal issues in the position papers, the document discusses three major topics. The first section compares Latin American studies in American universities with similar courses in Latin American institutions. It concludes that recent improvement in centers in Latin America has decreased U.S. domination of the field and encouraged dialogue on common intellectual concerns. Section II focuses on dwindling financial support for U.S. Latin American studies centers which, when combined with relatively low-level funding of research and training in Latin American institutions, may sap the vitality of the professional field. In section III, the role challenge facing U.S. Latin American scholars is discussed and suggestions are made for re-evaluating objectives and establishing cooperative projects between U.S. scholars and their Latin American counterparts. A directory of conference participants and observers is included in the document. (Author/DB)
Anmerkungen	Counseling and Correspondence Division, Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017 ($1.00 paper cover)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC