Area Studies Revitalized: The Case of German Studies.

Autor/in	Janes, Jackson
Titel	Area Studies Revitalized: The Case of German Studies.
Quelle	(1987), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Area Studies; Business Administration Education; Careers; College Curriculum; College Second Language Programs; Educational Assessment; Educational Trends; Employment Opportunities; Foreign Countries; German; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Legal Education (Professions); National Surveys; Political Science; Second Language Instruction; Sociology; East Germany; West Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Career; Karriere; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsentwicklung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Ausland; Deutscher; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Juristischer Beruf; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Soziologie
Abstract	A study commissioned by the German Marshall Fund of the United States examined the status of area studies on contemporary Germany in American postsecondary education. It surveyed 50 institutions concerning the status of teaching and research on contemporary Germany in selected fields of the humanities, social sciences, and professional education. The focus was on departments and schools of German, history, sociology, economics, political science, business administration, law, journalism, and engineering. In addition, the study investigated employment opportunities in the public and private sector for individuals with expertise on Germany, focusing on the adequacy of current resources to meet both present and future demands in those areas. Preliminary findings and conclusions of the study are presented. Among the findings are these: (1) that while there are many excellent academic and research resources and contacts, serious deficiencies in breadth and depth of knowledge exist in certain disciplines; (2) the scope of expertise is often very narrowly defined, if it is considered relevant at all; and (3) shortages are growing in certain kinds of expertise or skill combinations; for example, there is a shrinking supply of qualified German language teachers on the secondary level. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC