This report to Congress, prepared by the National Environmental Education Advisory Council with assistance from the North American Association for Environmental Education, has three main objectives: (1) to describe the current status of environmental education in the United States; (2) to update Congress on the EPA's progress in implementing the…

The Community Adult Education Training Program (CAETP) in the Durban region in South Africa is a nonformal adult education program that was initiated by the Centre for Adult Education at Natal University in recognition of the need to train grassroots educators for the region. Ten women and 10 men are receiving training through the CAETP. Most…

In 1975 Unesco, with the cooperation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), launched the current International Environmental Education Programme (IEEP). The initial 3-year phase of the IEEP was fundamentally that of promoting and stimulating environmental education among Unesco member states by (1) elaborating concepts, goals, and…

While the streets provide the basic orientation to life for the black child, the curriculum is essentially self-defeating. New alternatives must be provided for black youth, organized around Pan-Afrikan concepts of social traditions and family, aiming to facilitate youth's transition to true adulthood. (EH)

This speech paints a picture of the future, looks at the skills that will serve the citizen of that future world, and celebrates the fact that the camp model, at its best, promotes the learning of such skills. These skills include a sense of self and personal integrity, a sense of joy and wonder, an ability to gather and evaluate information, an…

Nonformal approaches to primary education in developing countries are described in detail in the hope that the discussion will benefit decision makers and planners confronting situations marked by mass rural illiteracy, urban marginalization, employment of young children, and ethnic and cultural differences between minorities and the majority…

The United Nations General Assembly decided in 1979 to make 1985 International Youth Year (IYY). Several of the central themes of this year (participation, development, and peace) are directly concerned with education and action relative to an improved, sustainable environment, both natural and built. This issue of the Unesco-UNEP (United Nations…

This report describes the clearinghouse activities of the Non-Formal Education (NFE) Information Center from September 1981 through August 1982 and details efforts to strengthen the capacity of selected NFE resource centers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It first addresses the decision to extend the NFE Network Project, and then turns to the…

This annotated bibliography lists and describes approximately 200 materials on the subject of non-formal education and health. Materials include books, pamphlets, journal articles, monographs, manuals, practical materials, guides, audio-cassettes, and government reports. Most of the materials were published or produced during the period 1976 to…

A transcript of a dialogue on independent, self-directed learning is presented. The three presenters, Ron Gross, Tom Hebert, and Allen Tough, and audience members discuss learning, schooling, discovery, motivation, public policy, and how all of these affect values and the quality of life. Nonformal, nonaffiliated learning--which takes place at…

This report on the organization, development, and dissemination of educational and commercial radio and television programs by the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company includes some of the research being done at the Open University. A planned reorganization of Sveriges Radio into two separate television channels and several channels for local…

The objective of this document is to make recent master's theses known to professionals and students who may profit from the work of colleagues. The compilation is also intended to serve as an indication of the current nature of graduate education in the field. Included in the compilation are sections covering site analysis; park users and…

The foundations of the educational sporting heritage are examined in this collection of articles. The book is divided into two topical sections--Interscholastic Sport and Intercollegiate Sport. Both units are introduced by a study of a significant individual who was either a leader in or a reflector of sport in education, and are followed by…