The full authorization of $7,250,000 is requested for 1967 to continue the inroads made in these critical shortage areas. The following table shows comparable data for fiscal years 1966 and 1967. Institutes for secondary, junior college, and technical institute counselors: Number of institutes. 120 5 150 240 12 360 120 210 210 1966 estimate $5,080,000 6,120,000 6,870,000 +750,000 +300,000 14,000,000 JUSTIFICATION OF ESTIMATE Purpose and scope of activity Title VI of the act provides support for language and area centers, modern foreign language fellowships, and research and studies in order to strengthen and improve the teaching of modern foreign languages at all levels of education. These programs are continuing to make available more course offerings and instructional materials, and are encouraging more students to study languages and area subjects, thus providing the Nation with a greater reservoir of language and area specialists. Program accomplishments In fiscal year 1965 support was provided for the continuance of 54 language and are centers, the establishment of 14 graduate and 30 undergraduate centers, and the conduct of 19 summer programs of NDEA centers. These 98 centers in f1 colleges and universities have expanded instruction in more than 70 languages of critical importance and related area studies. The number of centers by world Eren is as follows: east Asia 19. Slavic and East European 18, Latin America 16, Made East 11. Africa 11. south Asia 9. Asia 4. Asian-Slavic 3. Uralic-Altaic 2 south and southeast Asia 2. southeast Asia 2 and northwest Europe 1. In addition. 1.727 students were awarded language fellowships for advanced training in 64 critical languages and related area studies in 1965. The fellowships were distributed by world area as follows: East Asia 29 percent. Eastern Europe (include U.S.S.R.) 23 percent, Latin America 18 percent, Middle East 14 percent, south Asia 7 percent, Africa 6 percent, southeast Asia 2 percent, and Western Europe 1 percent. Graduate fellowships represent 1,320 of the total of 1727 awards: undergraduate stipends, 389; and postdoctoral fellowships 18. Research supported under title VI has had significant impact on modern foreir language instruction at all levels of education. An estimated 6 to 7 million students of foreign language at all levels of education are receiving some direct or indirect impact from the program. Research results are also utilized in the langage and area centers and in the title XI language institutes. Through fiscal year 1965 work had been undertaken in over 125 languages. Explanation of requirements $15,500,000 is requested for this title in 1967. Included in the estimate is $5.830.000 for language and area centers representing an increase of $750,000 over 1966. This increase will provide (1) $420,000 for expansion of existing centers to strengthen their course offerings and staff, (2) $240.000 to establish & new language and area centers selected from the subKartial backlog of institutions which have worked diligently to prepare themselves to incorporate language and area studies into their basic educational programs, and (3) $90.000 to meet pressing requirements for growth of the 24 summer programs at existing centers and to provide for 1 additional summer program. An amount of $6.870.000, or an increase of $750,000, is requested for foreign language fellowships. An increase of $543,000 will raise the number of graduate fellowships from 1.400 at an average cost of $3,855 in 1966 to 1,540 at an average enst of $3.860. in 1967. An increase of $107.000 will provide an additional 110 undergraduate stipends of $925 to be used for intensive summer study in certain critical languages. The programs of academic year and summer postdoctoral awards will continue for intensive study of Arabic, Chinese, Hindu-Urdu, Japanese. Indonesian, and related area studies at NDEA centers; an increase of $100.000 is requested for 1967 so that the number of awards can be raised from 25 in fiscal year 1966 to 35 in fiscal year 1967. These awards enable faculty of 4 year colleges to acquire special qualifications for teaching and administrative positions in non-Western undergraduate programs. An appropriation of $3,100,000 is requested for 1967, representing an increase of $300,000, for research. Expansion of language and area center offerings, encouraged by the modern foreign language fellowship program for specialists in the critical languages, depends upon the availability of adequate learning toolsbasic courses, grammars, readers, and dictionaries. Despite the number of basic courses and linguistic analyses which are being produced, adequate materials are still not available for some languages in Africa and Asia. These instructional materials can be produced with additional funds and the gradual increase in trained researchers. The researchers can also study the psychology of language 60-627-66-pt. 2– 29 learning, uses of programed instruction, and other language learning and teaching aids. Of the funds requested, about 30 percent will be used to continue and bring to completion research projects initiated in previous years. The remaining 70 percent will be allocated to new research. It is estimated that 92 new contracts or supplementals will be negotiated in fiscal year 1967. (d) 24 summer programs, at an average cost or $17,080. 2. Stipends for language fellowships, total cost... (a) Graduate fellowships: (i) 1,400 in 1966, at an average cost of $3,855. (b) Postdoctoral awards: (i) 25 in 1966, at an average cost of $11,000. (c) Undergraduate summer stipends: (i) 490 in 1966, at $915. 240,000 410,000 Title VII of the act authorizes grants and contracts for research and dissemination of information on the educational uses of such communications media as television, radio, audiovisual materials, and printed and published materials. To carry out these provisions, an appropriation of $4,400,000 is requested for 1967. Program accomplishments Since 1959, approximately 350 research projects have been supported of which 195 will have been completed through fiscal year 1966. In the mettia tisseminaron program such vehicles as sundes, surveys, vista's pers Tu fm and video-cape. printed documents heiding en ogs pers Jhingames Ostmers, and and uses of research and actual demenZacons 129 being used to indicm educators and the pubile of innovative uses of IF THAT neta. Demonstrations in partiet ar are extremely effective dissem nation They Espel the suspicion that practitioners commonly feel Condnered in schools similar to the visinr's own, ter ie Tisine ɔrwf that research-based practices will work in real sitUETÍOUS. 13 küürens, The Joserver has an opportunity to talk to participants, evaluate the lemonstration, ani astagɛ in to his own bocal educational situation. For rosenth $180.00 is reptested of which 300000 is for continuation mace. The evidence from completed projects bas identified major program areas in which it is desirable to initiate a carefully articulated series of conITING HOLLIS. The first prommy for support of research projects in 1967 will be program matic research centructs on guidelines for improved production and design of instructional mein. improved uses of new media in teacher education, the design and use of new media to assist in retaining potential dropouts in school. the tue of new media in more effective instruction of mental retardates, and the desin and use of new meia for creatively gifted children Semad priority will be given to support of institutional research grants in whow districts and institutions of higher education which will assist applicants to translate basic research findings into improved teaching practices in their own instruction: and for small grants intended to launch pilot or exploratory studies which will identify areas for extended media research efforts. For the media dissemination program $2.600.000 is requested, of which $500,000 is for continuation costs. Specific emphasis will be given to identifying the entical elements affecting the adoption and use of newer educational media by schools and by State departments of education, implementing research andings through support of demonstration activities, determining the needs for media research in critical areas such as education of the disadvantaged and novatiocal education, and developing a national educational media statistics program to compile accurate and comprehensive data. Section 1009 of the National Defense Education Act provides grants to State educational agencies to assist States to improve (a) the adequacy and reliability of educational statistics provided by State and local records and reports, and (b) the methods and techniques for collecting and processing educational data and disseminating information about the condition and progress of education in the States. Grants are authorized to any State for one-half the cost of its programs for improving educational statistics, but no State may be paid more than $50,000 for any fiscal year. These programs must be new, expansions of, or additions to existing programs. Evidence of need As the American educational enterprise has grown in scope and complexity. the necessity for clearcut decisionmaking about education has been intensified. Decisions involving the formation of basic educational policy, the determination of short- and long-range educational plans, and the day-to-day operation and management of quality educational programs must constantly be made. A prerequisite to all such decisions is a body of comparable, accurate, comprehensive, and current information about all facets of the educational program. The State educational agency plays a key role in the collecting, processing. and dissemination of educational information. Although these agencies serve as the recorders of some basic data, most educational statistics originate and are recorded at the local level and are then channeled to the State agency where they are processed and transmitted to other users. Statistical services in State educational agencies have been among the last areas to receive attention and support during the impressive growth and maturity of these agencies. Educational statistics have been subjected to recurring criticism because of lack of comparability, adequacy, and timeliness. Because of the national interest in sound educational data, it is essential to provide cooperative support to these prime suppliers of data on elementary and secondary education. Program accomplishments, fiscal year 1966 It is anticipated that 53 State educational agencies will use $2,250,000 in Federal funds during fiscal year 1966. These agencies will continue to build upon the basic improvements which were made in the early years of this program. Complete evaluations of statistical services programs have resulted in improved organizations, more and better trained staff members, revision of data collection procedures, and tremendous expansion in the use of automatic data processing systems. Program for fiscal year 1967 State educational agencies will continue to implement plans for basic improvements in State statistical services facilities and operations and in State and local educational records and reports. |