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Connect, 1984
The United Nations General Assembly decided in 1979 to make 1985 International Youth Year (IYY). Several of the central themes of this year (participation, development, and peace) are directly concerned with education and action relative to an improved, sustainable environment, both natural and built. This issue of the Unesco-UNEP (United Nations…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Global Approach, Higher Education
Innovation Abstracts, 1984
A cooperative project between community colleges in the Northeast and the Universities Field Staff International (UFSI) which sought to add an international dimension to existing community college curricula is described. Two objectives of the project are listed: to broaden faculty and administrative interest and skills in international studies;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Miller, Norman N. – American Universities Field Staff Reports, 1979
Described is the history of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since its formation in 1972. Also included is an examination of UNEP's major programs and projects, and an assessment of the organization's problems and future prospects. The function of UNEP is to coordinate the management and assessment of the world's environment by…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Global Approach
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Perspectives on developing international understanding are considered in an essay, and descriptions of the international education at 15 colleges and universities are presented. In the essay, "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Slow Progress Toward International Understanding," James A. Perkins discusses barriers to change in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, Global Approach, Higher Education
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Activities are described that illustrate the ways new emphases on structure, liberal arts curriculum, attention to basic skills, a global approach, four-year study courses, and non-lecture pedagogy are being incorporated into college curricula across the country. An opening essay ("The General Education Reform: Accomplishments and Future Agenda")…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Seniors, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Download full textGreenfield, Richard K., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Designed to assist community colleges in moving from a rhetorical and general interest in international education to a practical and effective international education program, this monograph contains 11 essays which discuss ways of developing reasonably effective programs. This book contains the following articles: (1) "Lessons from the Past in…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Consortia
