This commentary first seeks to situate the broad themes of Bruno Latour's work by discussing how particular texts and ideas have influenced the author's thinking about science, the environment, education, and research methods that enable generative approaches towards these phenomena. Latour's work deftly crosses borders that have long siloed…

Presents one view of the state of the world today. Describes a hope to disengage the world from a precarious entanglement that threatens human survival and to seek alternatives that would reduce psychological barriers that impinge on rational communication. (Author)

Proposes ways for students to achieve global awareness on a personalized basis, particularly through courses for college freshmen and graduating seniors taught simultaneously in institutions all over the world. The courses would focus on global awareness and the local solution of globally relevant problems. Feasibility for courses would depend…

Provides a personal account, dictated en route, of Carl Rogers' experiences during his trip to South Africa. Documents extensive commitment to people and to a process leading to peace. Journal ends with conviction that violence can be avoided and that no group really wants violence. (Author)

Education is the best hope for peace and progress in the world, and because education is best given and received when infused with critical thinking, critical thinking can save the world. Some of the most serious problems facing humankind are overpopulation and famine. The problems of ethnicity, colonialism, and religion further complicate matters…

To solve societal problems, both local and global, a global approach is needed. Serious diseases that are crippling present-day problem solving and planning are discussed, and the characteristics of a healthy, effective planning approach are described. (RM)

Citing the grim world picture presented in "The Global 2000 Report to the President: Entering the Twenty-First Century," the author urgently calls for schools to restructure curriculum and to teach students to deal with crisis and change. (SJL)

Preserving and enhancing the quality of the human environment requires holistic approaches to problems. Educators should encourage multi-disciplinary thought in the classroom. One area that has great potential for strengthening the integrative aspects of education is geography. (RM)

The paper pleads for a global curriculum which will nurture commitment to a world society. Important aspects of the global curriculum would include peace education, intercultural studies, thinking and valuing skills, world problems, ethical and moral dimensions of problems, emerging concepts in future studies, problem-solving, and communication…

The book examines the historical background of and accomplishments in seven global problem areas. It is hypothesized that effective management within today's framework is the only way to progress toward the political and economic order that is necessary to assure peace and security, justice, and human rights, and to improve the quality of life. It…

The growing debate on nuclear weapons in recent years has begun to make inroads into school curricula. Elementary and secondary school teachers now face the important task of educating their students on issues relating to nuclear war without indoctrinating them to a particular point of view. (JBM)

The document discusses miscalculations by public officials, arms control experts, journalists, and the general public regarding the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; assesses the Salt II treaty; and suggests criteria for appraising Salt II. The objective is to stimulate research, education, dialogue, and political action which will contribute to a…

Discusses the educational establishment and relates its position to the need for introducing controversial issues into elementary and secondary classrooms. The need for reform, beginning with science courses in the university, is suggested. (SA)

Geography can contribute to an informed world view and thus to a favorable international climate for the peaceful settlement of disputes and for productive measures to ameliorate many world problems. What the focus of geography instruction in the development of international understanding should be is discussed. (RM)

Social studies educators must marshal all creative resources to meet the global, national, and personal challenges that face them as members of the major social studies professional organization, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Based on a continuation of current policies and lifestyles, dramatic global changes such as…