PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Allows the Secretary to do research and studies, either directly or by giving grants or contracts, to help meet the goals of this part. The work can cover 12 types of activities, including needs and demand surveys for foreign language and international studies, studies of how graduates and programs are used and how well they work, evaluations of whether supported programs would exist without help, comparisons of teaching strategies, research on better teaching methods, creating specialized teaching materials, studying technology use, finding ways to share international information and teaching practices across schools, using performance tests and standards, checking that programs include diverse viewpoints as promised, collecting and analyzing data, and supporting efforts to make that data public and easy to understand. The Secretary must prepare, publish, and announce an annual report that lists the books and research materials produced with help under this authority.

Title 20, §1125

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(a)Authorized activities

The Secretary may, directly or through grants or contracts, conduct research and studies that contribute to achieving the purposes of this part. Such research and studies may include—

(1)studies and surveys to determine needs for increased or improved instruction in foreign language, area studies, or other international fields, including the demand for foreign language, area, and other international specialists in government, education, and the private sector;

(2)studies and surveys to assess the utilization of graduates of programs supported under this subchapter by governmental, educational, and private sector organizations and other studies assessing the outcomes and effectiveness of programs so supported;

(3)evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted under this subchapter that address national needs would not otherwise be offered;

(4)comparative studies of the effectiveness of strategies to provide international capabilities at institutions of higher education;

(5)research on more effective methods of providing instruction and achieving competency in foreign languages, area studies, or other international fields;

(6)the development and publication of specialized materials for use in foreign language, area studies, and other international fields, or for training foreign language, area, and other international specialists;

(7)studies and surveys of the uses of technology in foreign language, area studies, and international studies programs;

(8)studies and evaluations of effective practices in the dissemination of international information, materials, research, teaching strategies, and testing techniques throughout the education community, including elementary and secondary schools;

(9)the application of performance tests and standards across all areas of foreign language instruction and classroom use;

(10)evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted under this subchapter reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs, as described in the grantee’s application;

(11)the systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of data that contribute to achieving the purposes of this part; and

(12)support for programs or activities to make data collected, analyzed, or disseminated under this section publicly available and easy to understand.

(b)Annual report

The Secretary shall prepare, publish, and announce an annual report listing the books and research materials produced with assistance under this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1125, Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 606, formerly § 605, as added Pub. L. 96–374, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1467; amended Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 204, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1823; Pub. L. 99–386, title I, § 103(c), Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 821; renumbered § 606 and amended Pub. L. 99–498, title VI, §§ 605(1), 606, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1517; Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 601,

July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 725, authorized research and studies and required annual report, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–244. Another prior section 1125, Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 605, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1264; Pub. L. 90–575, title II, § 242(a), (e), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1041, related to the applications by institutions of higher education for grants under the program of equipment grants, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374. A prior section 605 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1124a of this title, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–244. Prior section 1125a and 1125b were omitted in the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–244. section 1125a, Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 607, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title VI, § 607, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1518; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 601,

July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(j)(13), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2481, related to periodicals and other research materials published outside the United States. section 1125b, Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 608, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title VI, § 608, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1518; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 601,

July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 727, related to selection of certain grant recipients.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a)(10) to (12). Pub. L. 110–315 added pars. (10) to (12).

§1125 Research; Studies; Annual Report