Comparative Education, Area Studies, and the Disciplines/FIRST ROUND RESPONSES/SECOND ROUND OF RESPONSES

The participants in the exchange ranged widely in their responses, addressing the universality and specificity in social science, as well as the role of higher education in forming global citizens. Controversy about the relative merits and relationships between the academic disciplines and foreign area studies have been constant since the first infusion of substantial federal and foundation funds to promote area studies after the 1958 launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union.