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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Marine Sciences. – 1979
Presented are summaries of various activities within a seminar organized by Unesco at Cali, Colombie, to examine scientific aspects of the mangrove ecosystem and the human impact upon it. Specifically, the aims of the seminar were: (1) to review studies on mangroves being carried out in Latin America and the Caribbean; (2) to foster contacts…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Foreign Countries
Berkowitz, Marion, Ed.; Kamsar, Joseph W., Ed. – 1985
A conference was held to create further impetus in the direction of improving a "K-12-all-students-science-technology" delivery program. The proceedings of the conference are provided in this document. They include: (1) an introduction; (2) highlights of the keynote address by F. James Rutherford (suggesting that teachers take initiative…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Science Curriculum
Ain Shams Univ., Cairo (Egypt). Faculty of Education. – 1987
This report was prepared as a follow-up to the implementation of recommendations of the Tbilisi Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education. The objectives of the 1987 meeting were to examine concepts and needs, identify major environmental issues and problems, and establish a process and guidelines for nonformal environmental…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Asian Centre for Educational Innovation for Development. – 1983
This report discusses the development and implementation of programs in Asia and the Pacific which focus on "Science for All." The major objective of "Science for All" is to provide everyone in these areas with the scientific competencies, knowledge, and skills appropriate to their immediate needs to help eradicate poverty,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Society for College Science Teachers. – 1982
Abstracts of papers presented at the 1982 Annual Meeting of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) are listed alphabetically by first author in this two-part program. The first set of 28 abstracts represents a wide range of topics and issues in college science teaching, including among others, solar energy, scientific/technical writing,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedJerome, Fred – Issues in Science and Technology, 1988
Summarizes a meeting sponsored by the Scientists' Institute for Public Information (SIPI). Discusses the effects and problems that stem from the presentation of science via television to the public. Provides some suggestions for solutions to the problems. (YP)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects
Download full textUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1982
This workshop was designed to discuss the role of out-of-school science activities both in formal and non-formal education programs. Fifteen participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand attended the workshop. Highlights…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Meyer, G. Rex, Ed.; Rao, A. N., Ed. – 1984
This book contains a selection of previously unpublished papers from an international Asian symposium on out-of-school science activities. These papers include: "Educational and Social Values of Out-of-School Science" (Peter Kelly); "School Versus Out-of-School: An Artificial Dichotomy" (William Mayer); "Biology of…
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1982
The Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) sponsored a meeting to: (1) critically examine the outcomes of past activities pertaining to science education and relate them to countries' on-going and projected activities; (2) analyze various new thrusts emerging in the Asian region in the field of secondary science…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Competence, Creativity, Curriculum Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1981
The Seventh Regional Consultation Meeting on the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) proposed this detailed Work Plan for the project's third cycle (1982-1986). Each of the eight programme areas is defined and then addressed in the following categories: development objectives; immediate objectives; and lists of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Creativity, Developing Nations, Educational Development
