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Sasidhorn, Nibondh – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Thailand must direct its educational efforts towards socioeconomic and political development and, to this end, is focusing on basic literacy. Continuing education is also an important strategy for achieving the goal of "education for life." (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development

Hobbs, Renee – Arts Education Policy Review, 2005
This article defines media education and places it in the context of contemporary research on the arts, culture, and economic and social development. The author reviews current instructional settings where media analysis and media production activities are now occurring in K-12 education in Pennsylvania. This article then describes how other…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Art Education, Journalism Education
Danant, Joelle, Ed.; Barasch, Abby, Ed. – 1990
This directory contains 250 annotated entries for resources available to teachers and all those interested in international development issues. The annotations are organized into four categories: (1) instructional packages explicitly designed for teaching about development; (2) resources that can be used by development educators to develop their…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Resources
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1992
The aim of this international congress was to strengthen international cooperation in the field of physical education and sport and to promote practical measures based on partnership among government authorities, volunteer organizations, and private national or multinational corporations, by pointing out the contribution that the rational practice…
Descriptors: Athletics, Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
Boufoy-Bastick, Beatrice – 2002
School curricula reflect the sociocultural values held by society. As such, curricula may adopt: (1) a philosophically humanistic, individual-sensitive orientation, or (2) an economically-driven, social development orientation. This first orientation supports self-realization and prioritizes a broad-based and multidisciplinary school curriculum.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
1977
This volume presents the views of participants from seventy-two countries and twenty international nongovernmental and intergovernmental agencies who met in Puerto Rico to discuss the struggle for equal opportunity. The report of the Pre-Conference Working Party which analyzes and discusses the conference's theme of equal opportunity and possible…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Demography, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Williamson, Bill – 1979
The book examines the role of education in social and economic development. Seven chapters comprise the document. Chapter I examines the relation of education to socioeconomic development. Topics include rural-urban imbalance in education, relevance in curriculum, and ways in which the educational system legitimates equality or inequality. In…
Descriptors: Books, Capitalism, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Morges (Switzerland). – 1984
This report covers the two-year period following the 1982 Assembly of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP), and summarizes proceedings of the 1984 Assembly held in Lome, Togo (August 3-9). The report deals with: (1) action taken to implement resolutions of the 1982 Assembly of Delegates; (2) representations…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economic Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Daniel, John S., Ed.; And Others – 1982
This book, the basic document of the 1982 Vancouver world conference on "Learning at a Distance," describes the state of the art of distance education in the early 1980s. It includes papers on or abstracts from over 120 authors representing some 25 countries. The 118 papers are divided into seven sections. In each section the first paper…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Audiovisual Communications
2002
This document contains 67 papers from an international conference on lifelong learning for social development. The following papers are among those included: "Lifelong Learning for Social Development" (John Dewar Wilson); "Building Networks of Lifelong Learning for Social Development outside the Center" (Shen-Tzay Huang, Chi…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals), Biotechnology, Colleges