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Adult Education Newsletter, 1975
Large excerpts are presented from a document sent by UNESCO to all of its Member-States, a draft recommendation for submission to the general conference of UNESCO at its 19th session to be held in October 1976. Part 1 contains the preliminary report on the position of adult education and on the possible scope of the regulating action proposed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Development, Global Approach, Human Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1975
A regular report of Unesco activities is made by Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Director-General of UNESCO. The report is prefaced by his introduction in which he reviews the organization's crucial situation in 1974 and offers an evaluation of it. The General Conference showed evidence that member states place great hopes in UNESCO, and that strict…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Developmental Programs, Diplomatic History, Educational Development
Download full textBugental, James F. T. – 1971
An essay explores alternative futures for mankind and the psychological and sociological changes needed to insure survival. The author asserts that to escape disaster it will be necessary to implement new concepts of control and self-direction; man's self-image must allow for the spectrum of human diversity. Two alternative philosophical views of…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Development, Humanism, Nuclear Warfare
Burns, Robin – 1978
The text of a speech at a UNICEF conference in Australia, this document discusses how development education has come into being, why it is important, and prospects and problems for furthering the work. Amidst criticism of the sincerity of donor charity, the honesty and effectiveness of helping agencies, media overexposure, and the questioning of…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1992
This booklet contains a special report on AIDS prevention education, together with reviews and reports of recent documents selected from the collection of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Divided into five parts, part 1, "Reports," contains the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Gilbert, Alfred, Ed.; Cox, Jim, Ed. – 1975
The results of a 1975 seminar designed to examine the potential of a United Nations University are summarized. Considering that the university is still in the early stages of policy planning, the seminar was one means of demonstrating that there are people and organizations who support the university. Topics for discussions included: (1) What Is…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Futures (of Society)
Kotite, Phyllis, Ed. – 1989
Women's education and its development have been United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issues since its inception. As humankind enters the 21st century, it faces a range of unresolved global issues that reflect the interdependence of the world's peoples. Since women comprise half of the world's population, they…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Academy of World Studies, San Francisco, CA. – 1974
The results of a 1974 colloquium designed to discuss the preliminary feasibility of a United Nations University are provided. Twenty-five representatives from San Francisco Bay area institutions of higher learning met to discuss general programs and policies, bay area regional cooperation and collaboration, communications, and educator role. The…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Development
Adibe, Nasrine, Ed.; Stone, Frank A., Ed. – 1976
Educators, politicians, and members of international organizations shared concerns, ideas, and experiences in the area of expanding dimensions of world education at this international conference. Three major topics focused on illuminating global concerns and potentialities. Topic I, education for development, was discussed by eight authors whose…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conference Reports, Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Studies
Baker, Frederick J. – 1990
As the world becomes increasingly interdependent, the role of public education in the United States becomes correspondingly vital. In order for the United States to function in such a world its young persons, the leaders of tomorrow, must be able to understand how such a world works. Yet, as recent studies have show, the youth of the United States…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education
