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Yoon, Bogum – Middle Grades Review, 2020
The purpose of this essay is to offer middle grades educators with suggestions on promoting students' global perspectives by using the international pandemic as a main topic during and after the COVID-19 crisis. The outbreak of the coronavirus has affected individuals' lives and education around the world including the United States. This…
Descriptors: World Problems, Global Approach, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
Mei, Linda – Education Canada, 2009
Interdisciplinary education promotes the unity of knowledge by bridging the cultural divide between the social constructs of disciplines and encourages the development of knowledge to enhance society. As an inquiry-based and relevant approach that expands and advances knowledge, interdisciplinary education facilitates creativity and flexibility,…
Descriptors: World Problems, Interdisciplinary Approach, Global Approach, Cultural Differences
Rochat, Tamsen; Richter, Linda – Zero to Three, 2007
International adoption is on the rise in the United States and is not without controversy. Reasons for the increase include higher rates of infertility in couples who have delayed parenthood; increased numbers of children who are relinquished, abandoned, or orphaned around the world; and the influence of third party agencies. Internationally…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Adoption, Cultural Differences, Social Services
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DeKock, Anita; Paul, Craig – Educational Leadership, 1989
In one Iowa school district's (state mandated) global education program, students contemplate (1) their roles and stakes in world issues; and (2) ways to pursue dreams and desired outcomes through available governmental and nongovernmental avenues. A sidebar describes the Odyssey of the Mind international problem-solving competition. (MLH)
Descriptors: Community Action, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Klassen, Frank H.; Leavitt, Howard B. – 1982
This document seeks to help deans and faculties of colleges and schools of education in the United States develop a global perspective for teacher education. The report explains the urgent need for a global approach to both the general and professional components of teacher education--teaching and learning methods as well as clinical and practical…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Muller, Anne, Ed.; Yahil, Edna, Ed. – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2006
"Education Today" is a quarterly newsletter on trends and innovations in education, on worldwide efforts towards Education for All and on UNESCO's own education activities. The focus of this issue of "Education Today," is on Education Sustainable Development (ESD) and what it means. This simple answer is as educators, we are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Population, Illiteracy, Sustainable Development