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  **MECEA: International   
  Education and Foreign    
  Language Studies         
  Overseas Programs**      

  **FY 2009 Program        
  Performance Plan**       

  Strategic Goal 3         

  Multiple                 

  MECEA, Section 102(b)(6) 

  CFDA                     84.018: International: Overseas Seminars Abroad_Bilateral Projects

                           84.019: International: Overseas_Faculty Research Abroad

                           84.021: International: Overseas_Group Projects Abroad

                           84.022: International: Overseas_Doctoral Dissertation
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  **Program      **To meet the nation\'s security and economic needs
  Goal:**        through the development of a national capacity in
                 foreign languages, and area and international studies.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 4:***   *The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research
                            Abroad (DDRA) program, provides grants to colleges and
                            universities to fund individual doctoral students to
                            conduct research in other countries in modern foreign
                            languages and area studies for periods of 6- to -12
                            months.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 3:**                                         
  The average language                                          
  competency score of                                           
  Fulbright-Hays Doctoral                                       
  Dissertation Research                                         
  Abroad (DDRA)                                                 
  fellowship recipients                                         
  at the end of their                                           
  period of instruction                                         
  minus their average                                           
  score at the beginning                                        
  of the period.                                                
    (Desired direction:                                         
  increase)   1998                                              

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2006                    Maintain a        (March 2008)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2007                    0.75              (March 2009)        Pending

  2008                    0.75              (March 2010)        Pending

  2009                    0.75              (March 2011)        Pending
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- -------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, annual and final
reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

FY 2005 data will be available in December 2007. 

  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------------------
  **Measure 1.2 of 3:**                                         
  Percentage of                                                 
  Fulbright-Hays Doctoral                                       
  Dissertation Research                                         
  Abroad projects judged                                        
  to be successful by the                                       
  program officer, based                                        
  on a review of                                                
  information provided in                                       
  annual performance                                            
  reports.   (Desired                                           
  direction: increase)                                          
    1999                                                        

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2006                    Maintain a        (March 2008)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2007                    Maintain a        (March 2009)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2008                    Maintain a        (March 2010)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2009                    Maintain a        (March 2011)        Pending
                          Baseline                              
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, annual and final
reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. FY 2005 data will be available by April 2008 and will
be used to establish the baseline. 

  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------------
  **Measure 1.3 of 3:**                                        
  Efficiency                                                   
  measure: cost per                                            
  grantee increasing                                           
  language competency by                                       
  at least one level                                           
  in one (or all three)                                        
  area.   (Desired                                             
  direction: decrease)                                         
    2000                                                       

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                    Maintain a        (March 2008)       Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2007                    Maintain a        (March 2009)       Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2008                    Maintain a        (March 2010)       Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2009                    Maintain a        (March 2011)       Pending
                          Baseline                             
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, annual and final
reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The calculation is the annual appropriation for DDRA
divided by the number of DDRA recipients who increase their language
competency appropriately. 

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  ***Objective 2 of 4:***   *The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA)
                            program provides grants to institutions of higher
                            education to fund faculty to maintain and improve their
                            area studies and language skills by conducting research
                            abroad for periods of 3- to- 12 months.*

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+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+
| **Y   | **Target**    | **Actual\        | **Status**               |
| ear** |               | (or date         |                          |
|       |               | expected)**      |                          |
+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+
| 2004  |               | 0.38             | Measure not in place     |
+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+
| 2006  | 0.38          | (March 2008)     | Pending                  |
+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+
| 2007  | 0.5           | (March 2009)     | Pending                  |
+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+
| 2008  | 0.5           | (March 2010)     | Pending                  |
+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+
| 2009  | 0.5           | (March 2011)     | Pending                  |
+-------+---------------+------------------+--------------------------+

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. Overall change in the language competency
self-assessment reflects a mix of different levels of improvement at all
stages (beginner, intermediate, advanced) of the three modalities of
language acquisition that the assessment measures (reading, writing,
speaking and listening). Beginning language students may be expected to
make larger advances over a given time period (and therefore have larger
change scores) than more advanced students. A target value of 0.5 for
change over the year reflects an ambitious overall goal for the program.

  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------------------
  **Measure 2.2 of 3:**                                         
  Percentage of all                                             
  Fulbright-Hays Faculty                                        
  Research Abroad program                                       
  projects judged to be                                         
  successful by the                                             
  program officer, based                                        
  on a review of                                                
  information provided in                                       
  annual performance                                            
  reports.   (Desired                                           
  direction: increase)                                          
    2001                                                        

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2006                    Maintain a        (March 2008)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2007                    Maintain a        (March 2009)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2008                    Maintain a        (March 2010)        Pending
                          Baseline                              

  2009                    Maintain a        (March 2011)        Pending
                          Baseline                              
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

FY 2005 data will be available by April 2008 and will be used to
establish the baseline.

  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------------
  **Measure 2.3 of 3:**                                        
  Efficiency                                                   
  measure: cost per                                            
  Fulbright-Hays Faculty                                       
  Research Abroad grantee                                      
  increasing language                                          
  competency by at least                                       
  one level in one (or                                         
  all three) area.                                             
    (Desired direction:                                        
  decrease)   2002                                             

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                    Maintain a        (March 2008)       Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2007                    Maintain a        (March 2009)       Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2008                    Maintain a        (March 2010)       Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2009                    999               (March 2011)       Pending
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The calculation is the annual appropriation for FRA
divided by the number of FRA recipients who increase their language
competency by at least one level in any of the three components of the
language proficiency assessment at the end of their period of
instruction. For FY 2008-09, this measure is without a target.

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  ***Objective 3 of 4:***   *The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) program
                            provides grants to support overseas projects in
                            training, research, and curriculum development in modern
                            foreign languages and area studies by teachers,
                            students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.*

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+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
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+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| **Y   | **Target**     | **Actual\        | **Status**              |
| ear** |                | (or date         |                         |
|       |                | expected)**      |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2006  | Maintain a     | (March 2008)     | Pending                 |
|       | Baseline       |                  |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2007  | 0.5            | (March 2009)     | Pending                 |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2008  | 0.5            | (March 2010)     | Pending                 |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2009  | 0.5            | (March 2011)     | Pending                 |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. Overall change in the language competency
self-assessment reflects a mix of different levels of improvement at all
stages (beginner, intermediate, advanced) of the three modalities of
language acquisition that the assessment measures (reading, writing,
speaking and listening). Beginning language students may be expected to
make larger advances over a given time period (and therefore have larger
change scores) than more advanced students. A target value of 0.5 for
change over the year reflects an ambitious overall goal for the program.

+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
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+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| **Y   | **Target**     | **Actual\        | **Status**              |
| ear** |                | (or date         |                         |
|       |                | expected)**      |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2006  | Maintain a     | (March 2008)     | Pending                 |
|       | Baseline       |                  |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2007  | Maintain a     | (March 2009)     | Pending                 |
|       | Baseline       |                  |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2008  | Maintain a     | (March 2010)     | Pending                 |
|       | Baseline       |                  |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| 2009  | Maintain a     | (March 2011)     | Pending                 |
|       | Baseline       |                  |                         |
+-------+----------------+------------------+-------------------------+

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

FY 2005 data will be available by April 2008 and will be used to
establish the baseline.

+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
| **Ye | **Target**     | **Actual\       | **Status**                |
| ar** |                | (or date        |                           |
|      |                | expected)**     |                           |
+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
| 2006 | Maintain a     | (March 2008)    | Pending                   |
|      | Baseline       |                 |                           |
+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
| 2007 | Maintain a     | (March 2009)    | Pending                   |
|      | Baseline       |                 |                           |
+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
| 2008 | Maintain a     | (March 2010)    | Pending                   |
|      | Baseline       |                 |                           |
+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+
| 2009 | 999            | (March 2011)    | Pending                   |
+------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------+

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The calculation is the annual appropriation for GPA
divided by the number of GPA recipients who increase their language
proficiency by at least one level in any one of the three components of
the language proficiency assessment at the end of their period of
instruction. For FY 2008-09, this measure is without a target.

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  ***Objective 4 of 4:***   *The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA) program
                            provides short-term study and travel seminars abroad for
                            U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for
                            the purpose of improving their understanding and
                            knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other
                            countries.*

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  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------------
  **Measure 4.1 of 2:**                                        
  Percentage of all                                            
  Fulbright-Hays Seminars                                      
  Abroad Program projects                                      
  judged to be successful                                      
  by the program officer,                                      
  based on a review of                                         
  information provided in                                      
  annual performance                                           
  reports.\                                                    
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   2008                                             

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                    Maintain a        (February 2008)    Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2007                    Maintain a        (February 2009)    Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2008                    Maintain a        (February 2010)    Pending
                          Baseline                             

  2009                    Maintain a        (February 2011)    Pending
                          Baseline                             
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. 

FY 2005 data will be available by April 2008 and will establish the
baseline.

  ------------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------------
  **Measure 4.2 of 2:**                                         
  Efficiency measure: cost                                      
  per high-quality,                                             
  successfully-completed                                        
  Seminars Abroad program                                       
  project.   (Desired                                           
  direction: decrease)                                          
    2009                                                        

  **Year**                 **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                             (or date           
                                             expected)**        

  2006                     Maintain a        (February 2008)    Pending
                           Baseline                             

  2007                     Maintain a        (February 2009)    Pending
                           Baseline                             

  2008                     Maintain a        (February 2010)    Pending
                           Baseline                             

  2009                     999               (February 2011)    Pending
  ------------------------ ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------------

**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, International Resource Information System (IRIS),
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, annual and final reports.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are supplied by institutions, which certify the
accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The calculation is the annual appropriation for SA
divided by the number of successfully completed SA projects. For FY
2008-09, this measure is without a target.