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Grant, James P. – 1993
This document is a summary of a report that argues that despite all the problems of the post cold war world, the means are now at hand to end mass malnutrition, preventable disease, and widespread illiteracy among the world's children at an estimated cost of $25 billion per year in additional aid to developing nations. To give this cause priority,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, General Education
Thelin, Bengt – 1992
This document which reviews peace education as the subject was presented in Sweden in the later 1980s. The paper argues for a stronger commitment to peace education and approaching the subject from the perspectives of the unique, the absurd, and the relevant. The contemporary era is unique in that humanity now possesses the means to reify…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Grant, James P. – 1993
This report argues that despite all the problems of the post cold war world, the means are now at hand to end mass malnutrition, preventable disease, and widespread illiteracy among the world's children. UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) estimates the cost of about $25 billion per year in additional aid to developing nations. To give…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, General Education
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1984
This report, seventh in a series of annual publications, examines the relationship between population change and development, showing why continuing rapid population growth in developing countries is likely to mean a lower quality of life for millions of people. The first part of the report concludes that the economies of developing countries can…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Family Planning

Williams, Mary Louise – Update on Law-Related Education, 1993
Argues that law-related education should prepare students to be able to debate global environmental issues. Discusses overpopulation, water quality, and species extinction. Concludes that law-related education's critical contribution may be to prepare citizens to balance competing interests and make decisions that promote the common good. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education