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Roggi, Luis Osvaldo, Ed. – La Educacion: Revista Interamericana de Desarrollo Educativo, 1987
The nine papers appearing in this document review both limitations and progress in education in Latin America, study the future of education in Latin America and the Caribbean, and make recommendations to the Regional Program for Educational Development (PREDE). There is, in addition, a lengthy transcription of a discussion, among eight of the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Gritzner, Charles F.; And Others – Curriculum Report, 1986
In the face of widespread geographic ignorance, the article applauds the improved status of geography in the schools, describing it as the science best able to meet the challenge of ensuring that students' mental maps of the world are filled in with great and accurate detail. The field is defined through a multiple definition as both a physical…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
Murphy, Elaine M.; Cancellier, Patricia – Interchange (Population Education Newsletter), 1982
A brief introduction to futures education, an annotated listing of resources, and three ready-to-use student activities are provided. The introduction discusses the benefits of futures education; for example, it encourages students to make responsible decisions about the future. Next, it lists a variety of techniques developed by futurists to…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Bjerstedt, Ake – Didakometry and Sociometry, 1988
In the news media and elsewhere, children and young adults are being confronted with dramatic details about a possible nuclear war and its horrendous consequences, resulting in feelings of unease and anxiety. The Malmo School of Education (Sweden) has launched a number of studies concerning educational and psychological research in the peace…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills: Innovative Teaching Materials for Georgia's Teachers of Adults, 1998
This document, which was developed to assist individuals working in publicly sponsored literacy programs in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies designed to help teachers help students of adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English as a second language understand complex social…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Controversial Issues (Course Content)