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Download full textChristensen, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1989
The Stanley Foundation annually assembles a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to assess specific foreign policy issues and to recommend future direction. The participants in the round-table discussion summarized in this report agreed that the Soviets are moving from a Marxist-Leninist version of socialism to a broader version,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
Council for Educational Development and Research, Washington, DC. – 1977
In June of 1977, the Council for Educational Development and Research held its sixth annual conference to examine and discuss the role of education in the energy dilemma. This publication contains the proceedings of that conference. The 300 conference participants heard addresses and panel discussions which examined nearly the whole energy…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environment
Christensen, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1989
This report summarizes the roundtable discussion of 19 China experts at a conference on the development of U.S. policy convened four months after the democracy demonstrations that took place in China in spring, 1989. The group's discussion highlighted five major areas of uncertainty over China's course in the short-term to intermediate future: (1)…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Current Events, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1984
Highlights and recommendations of a conference focusing on the conflict over international information policy are divided into two sections. First, the opening speech discusses the importance of the free flow of information, the historical growth and current dominance of information flow by Northern hemisphere countries, the roles of the New World…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Freedom of Speech
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1981
This report of a symposium on general education was written to guide future discussion and action concerning the content of general education. Topics covered include: (1) responsibility for educating the young; (2) priorities in determining the content of general education in the areas of science, technology, the environment, society, language,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1978
A summary of proceedings is presented from an international conference which focused on the needs and problems of primary health care. The report describes background of the conference, attendance, a summary of discussions, and recommendations. Sponsored by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the conference was attended by delegations from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conference Reports, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1974
The document contains papers presented at a conference on global population trends. Conference participants, who represented international agencies and governments in developing nations, investigated social determinants of population trends, population policy, and population program assistance. Eleven papers are presented. Topics discussed include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth Rate, Contraception, Cross Cultural Studies
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1977
The document contains papers presented at a meeting to consider global population growth. The purpose of the conference was to promote the exchange of ideas relating to population growth between educators, government officials, and development agency personnel from developing and developed nations. Ten papers are presented. Topics discussed…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Contraception, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Analysis
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1978
The document presents objectives and proceedings of a population education seminar involving representatives from 12 non Western nations. Major purposes of the seminar were to provide a forum where population experts from Asian and Oceanic nations could exchange ideas, cooperate in improving population education programs, and explore how to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Demography, Developing Nations
