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García, Fernando León; Alcocer, Sergio M.; Eighmy, Taylor; Ono, Santa J. – Wilson Center, 2021
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into fruition in the early 1990s, there were high hopes and expectations on what this emerging economic block could achieve. Although the agreement involved extensive conversations that led to regulations that facilitated trade across the region--the main intent of NAFTA--the same was not…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Cooperation, International Trade, International Cooperation
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Garritz, Andoni; Chamizo, Jose A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1994
Describes a project to revise high school chemistry courses in Mexico in the face of decreasing student selection of chemistry careers and the increasing social importance of chemical literacy. Changes include recognizing pedagogical advances and going beyond traditional subjects to teach chemical language, method, and quantitativeness. The new…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), High Schools
Barlow, Maude; Robertson, Heather-jane – Ecologist, 1997
Describes the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Canadian education. As Canada is merging more and more into a new borderless North American economy, Canada is adopting American-style individualism, entrepreneurialism, and undergoing corporate interest in its schools. Negative implications for Canadian education include…
Descriptors: Canadian Studies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Tucker, G. Richard – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
The American phenomenon of pervasive monolingualism is considered, and potential implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement are described. Five second-language learning/teaching areas are projected: language for specific purposes; obligatory language study; exchange programs; technological advances; and information resources.…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
This publication presents results of a year-long research program initiated by the National Commission for Employment Policy to research and discuss the employment effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It contains the letter to the President in which the Commission endorses NAFTA because of its positive employment-creating…
Descriptors: Contracts, Economics, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
1994
The transcript provided in this document is from a symposium set up to explore the educational implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA, which will remove trade barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada contains no educational provisions. The panelists discuss the new educational challenges that NAFTA may…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends