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ERIC Number: EJ243098
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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International Studies: Now Is the Time for Action.
Ward, Robert E.
Social Studies Review, v20 n2 p3-7 Win 1980
Discusses findings of the President's Commission of Foreign Language and International Studies which show that less than 16 percent of secondary school students and less than 9 percent of college students elect foreign language courses. Only 3 percent of college students take a course about a foreign culture. Also discusses new legislation which supports foreign language and international studies. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, Higher Education, International Studies, Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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