Sahel is the Arabic word for "shore" and is applied to the Southern belt of the Sahara Desert now undergoing a severe drought. This article describes the lifestyle of a Tuareg herder as he and his family fight for survival. Discussion questions and possible solution to the problems are provided in the case study. (Author/DE)

The city of Salvador, Brazil, is growing rapidly; yet 100,000 people still live in the slums and unemployment is high. This article examines the lifestyle of one of these slum dwellers and his family focusing on their poverty. Discussion questions and activities are provided. (DE)

Economist Lester Brown reveals the extent of the growing crisis and how it will affect people of the United States. (Editor)

General education must serve today to broaden man's horizons beyond the shores of America to encompass the needs of a global inter-dependent society within the nation-state framework. (Author)

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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)

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)