The need to think on a global basis and act at the local level are stressed. (MR)

Discusses mankind's influence on climate and projects that increased release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will produce a warming of the Earth's surface. (SL)

The Futuristic Problem Solving Model teaches gifted 8- to 18-year-olds about the future by developing problem solving skills that require them to write problem statements pertaining to future issues, create goals and objectives, conduct force field analyses, and forecast probable consequences of problem solutions. (CB)

Examines the problem of international refugees from a geographical perspective. Focuses on sub-saharan Africa, Afghanistan, Central America, and southeast Asia. Concludes that geographers can and should use their skills and intellectual tools to address and help resolve this global problem. (JDH)

The "Food First Curriculum" is being used to educate elementary school students about global perspectives, farming, the path of food from farm to table, causes of global hunger, who goes hungry in the United States, and ways to work for change. Included is a presentation of one of the curriculum's learning activities, "How Does the…

Elaborates a theory of tension reduction among antagonistic groups that has progressed from a theory growing out of individual psychotherapy to a well-tried model used in a workshop of international leaders focused on a specific crisis situation. (Author/NB)

Notes the tendency to exclude genocide from the school curriculum and argues that what schools do not teach is just as important as what they do. States that knowledge alone may not halt genocidal acts but contends that learning about genocide is a significant first step in combatting its practice. (Author/GEA)

Argues for a more humanistic definition of genocide; one that includes the intentional murder of a group of human beings on the basis of any shared identity. Identifies the Holocaust as the world's major genocidal event but urges recognition of the Armenian, Cambodian, and similar tragedies. Proposes an early-warning organization to monitor and…

Offers a broad array of activity ideas derived from the peace education program of the Gorki Nursery School in Nanterre, France. Includes activities about human rights that focus on topics such as freedom, a healthy environment, peace, and the right to be different. (JDH)

This section describes the special activities undertaken by seven countries to commemorate the International Year of Peace. (JDH)

Presents a table of the activities scheduled between 1986 and 1995 to promote the development of education for international understanding, cooperation, and peace. The table shows objectives of the program, measures and activities undertaken to achieve the objectives, and the agency or group responsible for completing the tasks. (JDH)

Maintaining that baseball presents a view of American society in microcosm, this article reviews the Cold War history of American baseball, showing how the statements and concerns of the players and managers reflected popular values of that era. (JDH)

Presents an interview of the authors regarding their forthcoming book, including biographical sketches of Dean Acheson, Averell Harriman, Robert Lovett, George Kennan, John McCloy, and Charles Bohlen, all charter members of the post-World War II foreign policy establishment. (JDH)

Of the many serious problems now facing the world, the most important is threat of nuclear destruction. Social studies educators should provide ample classroom time for discussing and examining the facts concerning nuclear warfare, and they must make sure that various points of view are presented. (RM)

Discusses the need for creating conditions more favorable to worldwide accommodations with the accent on ways in which such desirable developments may be fostered. (Author/RK)