Many secondary-level geography courses in Great Britain have adopted a welfare focus; students explore the key differences between the developed and developing worlds. The starting point is commonly the mapping of income, diet, and health levels on a global scale. This trend and problems encountered are discussed. (RM)

The report summarizes statistical data on the total number of disabled people in the world; national estimates of the number of disabled in 14 countries; the status of children, disabled women, and families of disabled people; and the mentally disabled. Also summarized are trends in various countries (both developed and developing). (Author/MC)

Examines the dimensions of an emerging awareness of a world society. A sociological framework for describing worldwide societal systems and how they interact is presented. Major traits of the image of a world society, as derived from the framework, are described. (AM)

Examines the role of the mass media in the issues debated in the Brandt report, a document prepared in England which advocates economic interdependence between developing and developed nations. In addition to informing the public, the media should play a supporting role in development education in schools and colleges. (JJD)

Makes reference to efforts to improve Third World agriculture; briefly explores problems of United States land grant institutions in responding to global needs. (RH)

Examines contradictions between the view of planning embodied in the educational programs of developed nations and the actual needs of developing countries. Considered are some processes by which self-help and indigenous, as opposed to imported, planning education can be encouraged. (Author/WB)

Examines the key tenets of the MacBride Report and the critical response by scholars and journalists. Includes the text of the Declaration of Talloires adopted by journalists from 20 countries at the Voices of Freedom Conference, 1981. (PD)

Results indicated that the average reading comprehension score of children whose parents immigrated from developing countries is above the range of the national averages of the developing countries. The level achieved by both groups is within the range of achievement attained in developed countries internationally. (Author/RL)

Examines the need for developing a content of education which will meet the needs of students who will reach early adulthood by the end of the 1900s and live the greater part of their lives in the twenty-first century. Presents suggestions on developing a curriculum which will meet this need in European nations. (Author/DB)

Holds that the occupation of abandoned urban dwellings by squatters is an outgrowth of bureaucratic inflexibility, discrimination, and social-spatial exclusion. Discusses the history of squatting as a social movement in Great Britain since the late 1960s. (GC)

According to international trade theory, free labor flows across national borders should benefit workers, employers, and societies. But recent evidence indicates that such migration may not provide these desired benefits. (Author/SK)

A directory of resources on global/international education comprises the entire issue. Information is organized according to global/international organizations; departments and agencies of the federal government; boards, commissions, and advisory groups; intergovernmental organizations; a bibliography of books, periodicals, and instructional…

Author attributes moral discontent prevalent in Western societies to the lack of mutual basic assumptions which lead to a common social purpose. (RW)

Offers an analysis of the condition of education in developing countries such as Morocco, where, according to the author, educational improvements will not occur as a result of adopting European educational models. Argues that educational progress in developing regions should embrace humanistic values and be founded upon the concepts of the right…

Explores the relationship between nations' level of economic development and the influence of adolescents' social backgrounds on their academic achievement. Using data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, results reveal that the positive effect of higher parents' education on middle-school students' mathematics test scores…