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Grant, James P. – 1982
The report reviews obstacles to meeting the needs of disabled and nondisabled children throughout the world. Health, nutrition, and education crises affecting children, especially in developing countries, are reviewed. Practices which promise greater return for each dollar are cited, including using paraprofessionals, building on community…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Disabilities, Educational Needs, Health Needs
Gordon, Margaret S.; Trow, Martin – 1979
Essays focusing on issues concerning youth education and unemployment problems are presented in this document. It is divided into three general areas. The first, Youth Unemployment in Western Industrial Countries, reviews general dimensions of the problem, the cyclical hypothesis, the demand hypothesis, the supply hypothesis, disaggregating…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Disadvantaged, Labor Market, Unemployment
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Brown, Lester R. – Population Bulletin, 1981
This bulletin examines the narrowing margin between global food production and population growth. Between 1950 and 1971, world grain production nearly doubled and per capita production increased 31 percent. During the 1970s, gains in output barely kept pace with population growth, consumption per person declined in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Food, Global Approach
Providence Public Schools, RI. – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; world social problems; ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide is divided into five subunits of parallel format. All sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: Several general objectives…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Grade 12, Social Problems, Social Studies
Providence Public Schools, RI. – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; world political problems. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide is divided into three subunits of parallel format. All sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES/ No objectives are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Grade 12, Political Issues, Social Studies
Providence Public Schools, RI. – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social Studies; world economic problems. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide is divided into seven subunits of parallel format. All sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: No objectives are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Economic Development, Grade 12, Social Studies
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Morges (Switzerland). – 1971
The seminar which these proceedings report was the eighth international gathering to be convened by the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) since the establishment of the Special Committee on Adult Education in 1959. The documents reproduced in these proceedings reflect both the history of the Adult Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, International Organizations, Lifelong Learning, Professional Occupations
Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC. – 1975
This booklet, which highlights and explains the 1975 National Energy Plan, is intended to improve the general public's understanding of U.S. energy policy. Sections in the publication include: (1) The Energy Problem and the Need for Planning; (2) Basic Principles of the Plan and How They Apply; (3) Overcoming the Oil and Gas Shortage; (4) The…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Federal Programs, Natural Resources
Energy Research and Development Administration, Oak Ridge, TN. – 1975
This publication was produced for the Citizens' Workshop Program on Energy and the Environment. Included in this monograph are sections on: (1) energy and the environment; (2) the energy problem (amount remaining, how it is used); (3) Environmental problems of energy use; an energy-environmental quiz; (4) energy for the future (types, sources,…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Environment, Instructional Materials
Dewing, Rolland – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1976
The author discusses the question of food production in the United States against the background of alarmist claims that the nation is facing imminent shortages and real dangers. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Supplies, Farmers, Fertilizers, Food
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Farmer, Penelope – Children's Literature in Education, 1977
Examines the common threads of creation myths; points out that both children and adults need true myth to help them confront actual and potential holocausts and the false myths that inspire them. (GT)
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Global Approach, Imagery, Mythology
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Cottle, Thomas J. – Integrated Education, 1977
Descriptors: Opinions, Racial Relations, Racism, Social Action
Travis, H. Richard – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1987
This article explores environmental health and epidemiology topics relating to international health, focusing on population issues, underdeveloped countries, and food supply problems. (CB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Environmental Influences, Epidemiology, Global Approach
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Scott, John Anthony – Social Science Record, 1987
Describes how the author became involved in teaching about genocide and the ways in which his approach to the subject has changed. Demonstrates how student involvement in research and discussion can stimulate interest on the topic. (GEA)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Concept Teaching, Genocide, Secondary Education
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Social Science Record, 1987
Lists 17 acts of genocide occurring between 1904 and the present. Includes dates and estimates of the numbers of people killed. Indicates which acts are considered to be genocide by the more narrow United Nations definition. (GEA)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Genocide, Instructional Materials, Resource Materials
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