Paper presented at the Fifteenth Duke University Conference on Teaching the Social Studies.

A Consultancy Service was established by the Open University to deal with foreign requests for advice on the creation and development of distance learning systems. The approach to training courses is described along with examples of courses under development. (LBH)

The Center for International Business Education at Florida's Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC) was established to help internationalize business programs at the college. This report provides an overview of progress made at DBCC in 1994-95, discussing international business courses and programs developed and resources that have been committed…

During the 1970s, efforts to teach and research the social science and humanities aspects of the space program were reintensified. A 1978 survey of faculty suggested the need for a single volume that united introductory material on the various social science disciplines and the classroom experience of faculty already teaching in the field. This…

This survey identifies a number of materials and approaches in social studies/social science education containing one or more components useful for global education. These components are described analytically, in a format designed to facilitate comparisons among materials. The intention of the authors is to provide a handy, practical tool for…

This paper presents models for integrating themes and concepts of international studies into an educational program for elementary and secondary teachers. The interdisciplinary program can be taken as preservice or inservice training. It was developed in response to the need for colleges to provide classroom teachers and administrators with new…