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Ethics and International Curriculum Work: The Challenges of Culture and Context
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Mason, Terrence C., Ed.; Helfenbein, Robert J., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The widely cited, though highly contested, idea that "the world is flat" (Friedman, 2004) carries with it a call for education to provide a leveling effect across continents and cultures Students in Skokie or in Skopje, as the theory goes, are expected to experience a school curriculum that shares certain common elements, goals, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Ethics, Global Education
Strategies for Curriculum Change and the Question of International Transfer.
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Crossley, Michael – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1984
There is a tendency in Western countries to view school-centered innovation (SCI) as the new panacea for the problems of curriculum change. To investigate the potential and limitations of SCI in developing countries, a case study of the Secondary Schools Community Extension Project in Papua New Guinea was conducted. (RM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Pupil Exchange Between Switzerland and Senegal (1980-1983).
Junrod, Sylvia – International Understanding at School, 1983
Swiss college students relate their impressions concerning a visit they made to Senegal as part of a Swiss-Senegalese student exchange. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Nonformal Education as an Empowering Process with Case Studies from Indonesia and Thailand.
Kindervatter, Suzanne – 1979
This monograph discusses the role of nonformal education in increasing peoples' powers of self-determination within underdeveloped countries. Chapters I and II review the causes of underdevelopment, ways in which the third world depends upon developed countries, strategies for overcoming dependency, and the role of individuals in promoting their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Area Studies, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Open Education: Experiments and Experiences in Asia and Oceania. Bulletin of the Unesco Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania, Number 19, June 1978.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1978
Accounts of open education programs from countries in Asia and Oceania are presented. Section one introduces the topic of open education, suggests a definition, discusses problems of access to educational opportunities, relates open education to higher education, and describes some open education techniques in training systems. Section two…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Education
Psychology in the Schools in International Perspective, Vol. 2.
Catterall, Calvin D., Ed. – 1977
The document is second in a series which examines actual and potential contributions of psychology toward solving problems of the world's schools. Written by school psychologists from 15 countries, this volume describes ways in which psychology is applied in the author's country, traces the background of school psychological services, reviews the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Education, Developed Nations
Psychology in the Schools in International Perspective, Vol. 1.
Catterall, Calvin D., Ed. – 1976
The booklet, part of a series which examines actual and potential contributions of psychology toward solving problems of the world's schools, contains articles written by school psychologists from the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan. The document was compiled in response to a need for international…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Education
International Environmental Education: General Perspectives, Communications, and Program Status in Selected Countries.
Shaffer, Barry E. – 1978
To enlighten the reader on the status of environmental education internationally, this paper discusses current environmental concerns, trends, and problems; reviews environmental-related communications between countries since 1965; and describes environmental education programs in selected countries. Environmental education is interpreted to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Pollution, Comparative Education, Conservation (Environment)
The German High School Geography Project (RCFP).
Niemz, Gunter – 1978
Intended to encourage geography curriculum development and research, the German Geography Curriculum Research Project (RCFP) is sponsored by the Association of German Geographers and administered by eight project groups and six associated project groups throughout Germany. It is similar to the American High School Geography Project (HSGP), upon…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations