This report focuses on the current status of environmental education in the U.S. and a number of selected countries around the world. The scope and primary concerns of environmental education are defined, and the stimulus created by the United Nations Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment is discussed. On the international scene…

The international exchange of technical information is discussed in relation to U.S. information policy since World War II. Facets of military needs and policies and the involvement of interested agencies (Department of State, Library of Congress, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Atomic Energy Commission,…

The INTELSAT (International Telecommunications Satellite) agreement was reached because of the desirability of continuing the development of a telecommunications satellite system. INTELSAT's aim was to achieve a single global commercial system as part of an improved global telecommunications network which will provide expanded services to all…

This document is a summary of state regulations and requirements affecting the international exchange of teachers. Included are a summary of state regulations, which discuss matters such as citizenship and loyalty oath requirements, certification and fees for foreign exchange teachers, and retirement and credits for American exchange teachers; a…

The directory lists and describes governmental and voluntary agencies, research, and other resources in the field of mental retardation in foreign countries. The first section, on international organizations, gives names, addresses, names of directors, and one or more paragraphs of description for the United Nations and its specialized agencies,…

This bibliography was undertaken to facilitate and encourage further research in international education. Sources of the data include library reference works, University Microfilms containing PhD dissertations, US government agencies, foundations and universities. Entries include publications on the International Exchange of Students, Teachers and…

It is difficult to obtain reliable data on the nature of the audience for international broadcast programs in Asia (e.g., those beamed by the Voice of America or Radio Japan). However, analysis of listener mail and some survey research have provided a fairly clear profile of the audience: young (ages 15-34), well educated, urban, male (but with a…

Population growth trends and family planning activities in Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania are summarized in this booklet developed by the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Narrative information for each continent gives a resume of population growth trends, reasons for the trends, population problems, policy formation, family…

In this monograph, the author summarizes the findings of a seminar on collective negotiation that was conducted by representatives of several countries. The report (1) examines the ideas contributed that concern the roles of the different social partners; (2) discusses the structure of collective bargaining at the international, interindustry,…

The deliberations of the Co-ordinating Meeting for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Program in Integrated Science Teaching held in May, 1971 are contained in this report. The report first reviews the recent developments and trends in integrated science teaching at the national, regional and…

While many authorities apparently agree that international education can make a significant contribution toward furthering world understanding, there also seems to be agreement that some negative aspects of such programs exist. The authors of this paper believe that the non-academic aspects of international education are quite frequently the…

The work of this Panel for the Evaluation of Experimental Literacy Projects was the assessing of how the pattern of evaluation it had previously formulated had been applied in the Experimental World Literacy Programme (EWLP). In the judgment of the Panel, by 1974 evaluation specialists will be able to present a report that will enable Member…

The problems relating to education and training of meteorological personnel in Africa are considered in the papers contained in this conference report. The papers are presented in seven sessions and pertain to the following: introductory lectures; various categories of meteorological personnel to be trained, including applications of meteorology…

A study was conducted at North Carolina State University in the Spring of 1975 to investigate the relationship between residence hall proximity to foreign students and the following variables for American students: international attitudes, international activities, and interaction with foreign students. Of the 508 American students who…

This issue, number 31 in the series, is divided into three sections: British science activities, Overseas science activities, and International science activities. The British activities section reviews current curriculum projects and educational research in British secondary level science and mathematics education. Included in the Overseas…