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Wehrwein, Austin C. – Change, 1972
Describes a movement to organize campus collectives pledged to help North Vietnam solve problems created by the military and to make scientific amends for U.S. foreign policy. (HS)
Descriptors: Activism, Higher Education, International Relations, Social Responsibility
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Kidd, J. R. – Convergence, 1972
Article, reviewing past conferences, was written preceding the 1972 World Conference on Adult Education held July 25 to August 7 in Tokyo, Japan. (MB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conferences, Educational Change, Educational Problems
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Moore, Joseph T. – Social Science Record, 1972
Prevention of war is recommended as an integral part of public school social studies curricula in spite of objections from educators that it may diminish patriotism and further dissent, or other equally irrational responses. (JB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Humanism, Nationalism, Peace
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Mendlovitz, Saul H. – Journal of Legal Education, 1971
The major task of law schools should be to identify and examine the major social problems of our times through action research. (Editor)
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Objectives, Law Schools, Legal Responsibility
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Czarra, Fred R.; Long, Cathryn J., Eds. – Social Studies, 1983
The major hunger problem today is chronic undernutrition, the primary cause of which is poverty. Hunger can be alleviated through food supplements, nutrition programs, and disaster relief. It can be eliminated by redistributing existing wealth and producing enough food and through equitable economic growth and a world food security system. (CS)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Food, Global Approach
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Hummel, Charles – International Social Science Journal, 1982
Discusses UNESCO's organizational objectives in encouraging international cooperation to deal with world problems. UNESCO's Medium-Term Plan, established in 1974 for the promotion of human rights, international information exchange and communication, socioeconomic development, and environmental protection, is described. (AM)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Global Approach, International Programs, Organizational Objectives
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Knox, Stephen H. – Journal of General Education, 1982
Discusses Robert Stone's "Dog Soldiers," a novel written out of the author's experiences in Vietnam in 1973, and its refusal to present an ultimate apocalyptic vision of history. Contrasts it with other modern works pervaded by apocalyptic anxiety. (DMM)
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Social Problems, Twentieth Century Literature, United States Literature
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Streeten, Paul P. – International Review of Education, 1982
Summarizes the proposed New International Economic Order, tracing its origins and interpretations. Examines options available for different groups of developing countries and for certain industrialized states and explores avenues for furthering common interests, countering hidden biases, and avoiding conflicts. (RH)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Global Approach
Lavie, Naphtali – USA Today, 1982
Presents the Israeli plan for establishing an autonomous region in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza District for Palestinian Arabs. The author describes problems which have obstructed efforts to solve the Palestinian issue. (AM)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Middle Eastern History, Political Divisions (Geographic), Self Determination
Simon, Julian L. – Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, 1982
Examines statistical evidence that indicates world food supplies are improving. Data on food production, the significance of famine, food prices, and population pressures are examined. (AM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Food, Hunger
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Heintz, Alden – Journal of Communication, 1979
Presents an industry point of view on transborder data flow and gives recommendations for an objective evaluation of its importance. (PD)
Descriptors: Government Role, Industry, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Boyer, Ernest L. – Today's Education, 1978
Education must focus on a new curriculum; one that gives a clear vision of the unity of the world in both a social and physical sense. (DS)
Descriptors: General Education, Global Approach, International Education, International Relations
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Aldaba-Lim, Estefania; And Others – Social Education, 1979
Four essays in honor of the International Year of the Child present the authors' feelings about future possibilities of the world, emphasizing current positive and negative aspects and their meaning for the future. (CK)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Needs, Objectives
Intellect, 1977
Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, a prominent leader in the Jewish-Christian dialogue movement, has called on Jews and Christians to promote a "new humanism that seeks to restore the Biblical value of life in the face of growing callousness to human suffering throughout the globe". (Editor)
Descriptors: Global Approach, Humanization, Religion, Social Attitudes
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Chandler, Zala – Community Review, 1988
Discusses the historical, social, cultural, economic, and political connections that make the struggles of the people of South Africa, Nicaragua, and El Salvador relevant to the lives of Black people in the United States. Considers the U.S. government's role with respect to each of these countries. (DMM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Developing Nations, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
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