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Download full textWhitaker, William H.; And Others – 1986
This survey was conducted in 1984 of current and former members of Bread for the World (BFW) in order to further understanding of the characteristics, attitudes, level of participation, and needs of people involved with hunger issues and the needs of hungry people. A questionnaire was mailed to 1,296 current and 738 former members. This final…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Hunger, Individual Characteristics, Mail Surveys
Christensen, 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
United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Washington, DC. – 1981
The status of the refugees in Africa and the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is charted on a country by country basis in this report. The size of the refugee population and their needs are described along with various assistance efforts directed at improving their situation. Sums of money spent by UNHCR office are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Needs, Housing Needs
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Morges, (Switzerland). – 1976
This yearbook covers the period from January 1975 to May 1976. It reviews the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources' (IUCN) conservation strategy for the coming years, important international conservation treaties, IUCN organizational reforms, and the financial report for 1975. Conservation discussions include…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Environment
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Morges, (Switzerland). – 1973
Presented is the annual report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) for the year 1972. This organization, founded in 1948, aims at maintaining and enhancing the diversity of the biosphere by promoting rational management of the earth's resources. The union is dedicated to maintaining the highest…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conservation Education, Ecology, Educational Programs
McConaghy, Tom – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Many educators have been reluctant to deal with the nuclear threat and peace education in their classrooms, viewing such topics as controversial, unprofessional, or harmful. After summarizing recent peace education events in Canadian schools, this article advocates teaching about nuclear issues in the context of justice, violence, survival, and…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Disarmament, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Reardon, Betty A. – 1999
This report presents reflections on the substance, evolution, and future of peace education. Within an area of common purposes, a broad range of varying approaches are noted. The report discusses, for example: conflict resolution training, disarmament education, education for the prevention of war, environmental education, global education, human…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Higher Education
Taylor, Don – Adult Education (London), 1982
Development education, to increase understanding and awareness of the plight of underdeveloped countries and of the interdependence of nations, is being carried out through television programs on Britain's Channel Four by the International Broadcasting Trust. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedVien, Nguyen Khac – Impact of Science on Society, 1979
Discussed are the reasons for the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam's scientific backwardness. A development project which will enable this country to become a modern, economically self-sufficient country by the year 2000 is outlined. (BT)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, History, National Programs
Fitzmaurice, Eileen – Momentum, 1990
Reviews global statistics on illiteracy. Highlights to objectives of UNESCO's International Literacy Year. Discusses the trend toward intergenerational or family literacy programs in the U.S., as exemplified by Head Start, Even Start, and the parent-children literacy efforts of Sharon Darling. (DMM)
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy
Bozman, Martha J. – School Administrator, 1989
Students in a dozen school districts across the nation are learning about Third World cultures through a pilot program recognizing the districts as Leaders in Developmental Education. The three-year project will produce a resource manual for other districts interested in enhancing instruction about developing nations. Participating districts are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Peer reviewedRottier, Kathleen L. – Educational Leadership, 1995
Project ICONS (International Communication and Negotiation Simulation) is a computer-assisted simulation that casts students in diplomat and policymaker roles. Thrust into a laboratory of high-powered negotiations, they grapple with solutions to real and urgent international issues: world health, human rights, and the spread of nuclear technology.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Higher Education, International Relations, Policy Formation
Peer reviewedAngell, Ann V.; Avery, Patricia G. – Social Studies, 1992
Addresses the teaching of world problems to elementary students. Suggests that children already are aware of world problems and the effects on their own lives. Discusses the use of group discussions, role play, and thematic resource folders to help children develop problem-solving skills for dealing with global issues and problems in their own…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Global Approach
Peer reviewedParsons, Jim – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Explores the issue of whether evil exists in the world and the best ways to confront it. Claims that the ubiquitousness of evil places a responsibility on social studies educators to address it in the classroom. Offers six suggestions for teaching students about the existence and implications of evil. (CMK)
Descriptors: Altruism, Consciousness Raising, Ethical Instruction, Religious Education
Marchant, Fred; Wunder, Haleh – 1982
The sources of political violence against Guatemala's rural poor are traced in this document for high school global education classes. The paper summarizes "Witness to Political Violence in Guatemala: The Suppression of a Rural Development Movement" (Oxfam America's Impact Audit No. 2). The study was based on 115 respondents, both…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Policy, Global Approach, High Schools
