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REPORTFROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHEEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
on1981financialprovisionsfortheActionProgrammeinthefield
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ReporttotheEuropeanParliament on
1981financialprovisionsfortheAction
ProgrammeinthefieldofEducation,
basedontheResolution oftheCouncil
andMinisters ofEducation of9/2/1976
andimplications fortheimplementation
oftheprogramme.
TheCommittee onYouth,Culture,Education,Information andSport
oftheEuropeanParliament,duringit'smeetingof18November1980,
requestedtheCommission tosetoutindetailthenegativeimplica­
tionsfortheEducationActionProgrammearisingfromthefinancial
cutsmadetotheproposed1981budget,whichhasbeenreducedfrom
from4.385.000 EUAto2.300.000 EUA.
Theattachedreportanalysesthenegativeimplications forthe
implementation oftheprogramme.
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1981 Financial provisions fortheAction Programme inthe
field ofeducation "based onthe Resolution ofthe Council
andMinisters ofEducation of9*2 .1976 andimplications
for theimplementation oftheprogramme
1.Original proposals -
Inthepreliminary draft "budget for1981 ,theCommission proposed for
"budget item 3920 anamount of4.385.000 EUAfortheimplementation of
theabove-mentioned action programme during I98I .–This amount was
intended toprovide for thefinancing ofongoing activities and their
consolidation ,aswell asthedevelopments agreed inprinciple "bythe
.Council andMinisters ofEducation attheir meeting on27.6.I98O .
Thegeneral "breakdown ofthe4.385.000 EUAwasenvisaged asfollows :
Area ofactivity
ofthe Resolution
of9.2.1976Consolidation of
existihg activitiesDevelopments agreed
inprinciple bythe
Council '&Ministers of
Education on27.6.1930
Secteur 1
migrants
(para 1-2)
Secteur 2
coopération and
European dimension
(para 3-7)
Secteur 3
documentation
including Eurydice
(para 8–12 )
Secteur 4
higher éducation
(para 13-16 )
Secteur 5
language teaching
(para 17-19 )
Secteur 6
equal opportunities
thehandicapped ,
girls849.000
230.000
550000
795 000
100 000
200 000
2724 000511000
200 000
500'000(l )
450 000
1661000 4335000
(1)Anadditional amount of1.500.000 UCE.was originally envisaged already forthe
purpose ofimplementation ofanexperimental scheme fortheexchange ofnew
language teachers ,butwaspostponed bytheCommission until 1982 onaccount
ofthe economic situation inMember States .

j; -2- --,
IBudget asf'inalised . ■ ...
TheCouncil proposed abudget of2.300.000 EUA implying areduction of
2.085.000 EUA .Anamendment proposed bytheParliamentary Committee on
Youth Culture Education Information and Sport and •supported "bythe
Parliament 'sbudget committee toreinstate the total amount wasdefeated
atthefirst reading inplenary session .The Council proposal was thus
adopted bytheBudgetary Authority .Thefigure of2.300.000 EUA represents
anincrease ofless than 10$onthebudget available in1980 .
' *
negative Implications
The1981 budget will simply permit themaintenance oftherangp andlevel
m ■
ofactivities organised bytheCommission during 1980 .
Asregards theconsolidation ofthese activities which hadbeen planned in .
agreement with theEducation Committee ,theCommission envisages that ,unless
asupplementary budget is'secured for1981 ,thefollowing activities will '
have tobepostponed : '
(i)Education ofmigrant workers andtheir families (2):
Extension ofthenumber' ofpilot projects -74.000 UCE
(ii)Education ofthehandicapped (3)t
Anumber ofactivities related tothe International , <>
Year oftheDisabled x . 150.000 UCE ^'
(iii)Higher education cooperation (4)* **
Extension ofthegrant programme forhigher education
institutions tocooperate onjoint teaching projects .200.000 UCE
,Asprovided forinitem IV§2oftheResolution oftheCouncil andMinisters
ofEducation adopted on9/2/1976 , *.
O.J. C.38 of19/2/1976p.l. ■ •*
'ibid ,item IV§21-22 ,andResolution oftheCouncil andMinisters ofEducation
adopted on13/l2/l976 ,
O.J=?C.308 of30/12/1976 . .
'Resolution oftheCouncil andMinisters ofEducation adopted on9/2/1976,
O.J. C.38 of19/2/76,item IV,g13.

r3-
Asregardsthedevelopments agreedinprinciplebytheCounciland
MinistersofEducationinJune19^0,itisenvisagedthatall
activitieswithinthefourfieldsconcernedwillbepostponed:
StudyoftheEuropeanCommunityandEuropeinSchools5H»000
Admissionspolicyandmobilityinhighereducation 200.000
TeachingofforeignlanguagesintheCommunity 500.000
Equalopportunities andpreparation ofgirlsfor 450.000
workinglife ?
Budgetoriginallyproposed 1.661.1300
Adetailedbreakdownofthespecificactivitieswithinthesefour
-'tfieldsareannexed. <
Annex
Withthereinstatement bytheParliamentof100.000UCStobudgetitem
3921fortheactionprogrammeonthetransitionofyotmgpeoplefrom
educationtoworkinglife,itwillbepossibletomakesomealternative
contribution totheInternational YearfortheDisal"!^d,inrc^ordance
withthewishesexpressedbytheParliament.

ANNEX
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Detailed breakdown of .the specific actions falling within the4fields of
activity onwhich' agreement inprinciple "wasreached bytheCouncil and
Ministers ofEducation inJune "1980 andwhich aredueforpostponement .
1.Study oftheEuropean Community andEurope inschools
(paragraph 5oftheResolution of9February 1976 )
" '' ' '1981
Teacher training
joint activities : '' «'
support forthedevelopment ofjoint activities between teacher - .. t
training -institutions and thearrangement ofstudy visits for the
^training ,administrative andinspection personnel concerned 50,000
:–study visits : - " , » . 'j
.support for short study visits forteaohers working inthis field
. - ' I
Support materials andPedagogical studies : *
support fortheprovision ofnecessary materials forteachers ,by
means ofthepreparation anddissemination ofinformation on
-teaching materials concerned with theEuropean Community 336,000
τ ' · ·
Pedagogical experiments :,(50?oCommunity funding ) •
support for theprovision ofnecessary materials forteachers ,by
-means ofthedevelopment ofteaching materials adapted toschool
curricula linked with aseries ,ofexploratory studies andexper­
iments todefine themeans .,bywhich Member States canachieve the 80,000
objectives already setout .Priority would begiven tothe
.inclusion ofstudies andexperiments involving networks ofschools
orteacher-training institutions
Exchange ofinformation andexperience : "
promotion ofexchanges ofinformation andexperience bymeans of
theorganization ofseminars ofexperts ,teacher trainers and
teachers ;thepublication -inthelanguages oftheCommunity of '
,reports onthese seminars andofrelevant studies ;anexamin – 45»000
ation ofways ofenabling existing organizations toco-operate
inproviding for theneeds ofteachers
TOTAL 511,000

l>lo oftfeoSeac iati'^n of9P</on\ar,y l'v' ,7C!
I'ssaus ofimproving transferability ofcredits forperiods o'L
itudy abroad (studies )
Keans ofreducing cost ofliving differentials "between Vi&i .-ivor
Ptates affecting student mobility (study ) .
Intensive learning oflanguage ofthehost country :
Discissions would beorganized atCommunity level '-/.ItV .the
competent authorities andrepresentatives ofinstitutions of
higner education toexamine vjhether and towhat extant exiati :
arrangements need tobeimproved
Information anddocumentation required from applicants of
c.tt,s:-'Member -States :
;i;ienable students ,where necessary ,toimprove their lanr;aa :;
proficiency ir;thehost country before oommsncir gthe "^co-crt
.analysis would bemade atOomruiirii xjlevel oftheprovision
fc' .-incoming students offacilities inallMember 3tat.es for
intensive study ofthelanguage ofthehost country ,ard The
ness for improved facilities
i-'eetin^s ofthose responsible forstudent coiuisellin ^*
"discussions were tobeorganized atCommunity ltv/elwith ,
representatives ofthecompetent authorities ineichMember
andofinstitutions ofhigher education with avievv to
d:»a'-vi /:o-upacommon list ofthebasic' information and
d■CV.jntationrequired from allapplicants from other Member
States . ,

50,000 .3•Teaching offoreign Lingua /tagInthe Community
(paragraphs 17-19 oftheResolution of9February 1976 )
EUA
1981
Vocational preparation ofyoung people .
TheCommission would review thescope forextending opportunities
toacquire aworking knowledge ofatleast oneCommunity language 50,000
inaddition tothemother tongue asanimportant aspect ofthe
vocational preparation ofyoung people foradult andworking life
Punils with difficulties
The Commission would review themain strategies followed "by .
Member States inorder toimprove theperformance ofpupils qqqexperiencing difficulties inlearning'a foreign language , '
including those showing little motivation ,andprepare anumber ' '
ofexperimental projeots todefine theways andmeans which
might beemployed .
Higher Education ' -
The Commission would review means ofextending opportunities for
students inhigher education tocombine foreign-language studies QQQwith thepursuit oftheir discipline ,asanintegral part of '
their degree programme J
Adults ' • '■ ,
Improvement oftheprovisions made for language teaching to
adults ,especially with aview tofacilitating thegeographical
andvocational mobility oftheworking population .Tothis end ,
preparation ofareport onthepriority needs andpossibilities
forimprovement inforeign language teaching toadult 's,withpart- ,-qqqq
icular reference tothefollowing aspects :scope forgreater '
collaboration between theeducation andemployment sectors in
identifying andproviding for theforeign language requirements in
different sectors and levels ofemployment ;thespedial linguistic
needs ofyoung workers ,with a.view toimproving thevalue of
exchange programmes organized forthem ;degree ofcollaboration .
required forthedevelopment andpresentation ofteaching methods
andmaterials ,including theuseofthemass media "ofcommunication ;
thesupply andtraining offoreign language teachers foradults ,
particularly within thecontext ofcontinuing general and
vocational education programmes .
Initial training ofteachers (upto50$Community funding )
Preparation ofanexperimental scheme ,over a5–year period ,to
stimulate and assist the efforts ofMember States toimprove the .
initial training offoreign language teachers byproviding oppor - **'
tunities forappropriate experience abroad .The scheme would
build ontheexisting arrangements for theexchange offoreign
language assistants operated bysome Member States butwould be
applied flexibly tofulfil thefollowing requirements ,asapprop­
riate tonational circumstances :diversification ofthe range of
establishments inwhich future foreign language teachers maybe
pieced togain experience abroad ,with particular attention to
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extending opportunities forplacement invocational ,technical ana
higher education ;improved provision fortheinduction andpreparation
offuture language teachers participating inthescheme andforthe
evaluation oftheir experience ;opening ofthescheme fortheexchange
offoreign language assistants toallMember States ,with special
regard fortheir placement anduseinvocational ,technical andhigher
education .
(inthelight ofexperience gained ,areport would beprepared onthe
future scope fortheexchange ofstudent foreign language teachers ,
including foreign language assistants ,within "theCommunity .)
Theinitial implementation ofthis scheme wastohave begun already
,in1981 onthebasis ofanadditional budget of1.500 .000forfunding
upto50r/ooftherunning costs .Onaccount oftheeconomic situation
inMember States ,*theCommission withdrew itsrequest forthis amount
in19S1 andenvisaged implementation ofthescheme asfrom 1982 ..
Schools teaching inmore than one language
-Areport would beprepared ontheexperience ofexisting schools , 200,000
inparticular bilingual schools ,teaching through themedium ofmore
than onelanguage ,todetermine thescope forextending such practice .
Thereport would include acomparative appreciation ofthe general .
experionc-e ofI'ember Stater ?md 0.number ofspecific case studies ,to
beselected onthebasis oftheir location infrontier areas ,
bilingual regions andother appropriate locations .
/
Wider diffusion
Study oftheextent towhich theteaching ofless widely –used __„
Community languages isalready being offered andtaken upinother '
Member States ,andofways inwhich such teaching might befurther
encouraged .
TOTAL 500,000

4.Ecrual op-oortunities xneducation and training for girls
(paragraph 21oftheResolution of9February 1976 )
EUA
1931
Comparative research onsingle-sex andco-educational schools : .180,000
research onthe comparative influence ofsingle –sexand co­
educational systems ofsecondary-level education onthe
behaviour andperformance of'girls andboys .
Preparation oftrainers ofteachers andguidance -staff :~ 80,000
Studies and exchange ofexperience onthedevelopment of
greater expertise among trainers ofteachers and careers • j
advisers asregards thefactors andbehaviour which lead
tosexstereotyping ,
ι
Evaluation ofspecial programmes : ' * 30,000
Studies ,andexchange ofinformation ontheevaluation of
compensatory programmes and other special measures topromote
equality between girls andboys inthetransition from education
toworking life " ■
The role ofthe mass media : ■
■Studies andexchange ofexperience between broadcasting 25,000
authorities ,inconjunction where appropriate with theeducation .
authorities ,ontherole ofthemass media inprompting new ;
attitudes andaspirations among young people about future •
careers andadult life ) . ,
Problems faced byethnic /cfultural minorities : 75*000
1Studies andexchange ofexperience ontheparticular problems
faced byfamilies incertain ethnic orcultural groups incoming
.toterms with thepromotion ofequality ofopportunity inthe
transition ofgirls from education toworking andadult life
Information andpublications incollaboration with international .60,000
organizations,' intheareas mentioned above . '
TOTAL 450,000