Young people around the world are calling ever more urgently on policymakers to address today's global challenges of sustainability, structural inequality and social justice. So it is little surprise that learning in a global society, understanding sustainable development and being active global citizens are increasingly popular themes for…

Describes the history, planning, and content of the 1984 Global Studies Institute held at New York University. (JDH)

This publication focuses on how regional and statewide organizers of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions organizations can promote more interest in recruiting discussion group leaders, provide leadership, and encourage new groups. This booklet offers an overview of the Foreign Policy Association's mission, programs, and materials. The…

This newsletter highlights the significant contributions made by the late Lee F. Anderson to the field of global education. Excerpts were selected from a life's work of deep thought and creative literary output regarding the constantly changing world in which people live. While Anderson's intellectual prowess ranged across several domains…

A global perspective requires a holistic approach that gives students an understanding of themselves and their relationship to the world community. The content of teacher education must be reexamined in light of global realities that foster new scholarship. Suggestions are offered for incorporating global perspectives into teacher education…

If social studies teachers are to build an international or global perspective into their teaching, they should not only be exposed to the substance of global education throughout their academic training, but should also be introduced to teaching methods and materials that are international in character. This presentation considers ways in which…

Clearly, the United States cannot respond to every crisis, but what is meant precisely by the phrase "American interests"? How is the U.S. national interest defined and by whom? Does its definition affect the decision of how to respond to a crisis? This lesson deals with these complex and intertwined questions. By defining the national interest…

Defines goals for social studies and outlines principles for selecting content, activities, resources, and strategies for training social studies teachers. Goals include awareness of key global issues, concern for the future, and willingness to take responsibility. A list of resource materials is also included. (KC)

This document discusses various models of peace education. Peace education can be handled in a number of different ways in relation to the traditional "Didactic space" of schools, for example: (1) peace education can be made into a special subject, a mono-curricular approach; (2) peace related issues can be handled by means of special…

This publication's lead article features the United Nations' (UN) 50th anniversary, examining how effective the UN has been since it superceded the League of Nations, how the UN has grown, and how well it has supported peacekeeping operations and humanitarian policies in the world. Other topics for discussion included in this volume are: nuclear…

The pace of global change and the increasing interdependence of people worldwide are the driving forces behind the need for a contemporary global education movement that reinterprets current knowledge to educate students to meet their responsibilities as citizens of an increasingly complex global society. Evaluations of U.S. 18-24-year-olds reveal…

Presents abstracts of six ERIC documents selected specifically for secondary and college level history teachers. Includes sources on geography, evaluation of heroes and heroines in textbooks, images of war in the United States, alternative programs in social studies methods course design, teaching the U.S. Constitution, and global education…

A graduate course in global education increased teachers' global mindedness and provided them with a world order perspective. The teachers became less favorable toward the nationcentric perspective. At the same time, however, they continued to value their national identity. (Author/RM)

Analyzes and summarizes "The Expansion of International Society" (A. Watson; H. Bull). Compares the volume to others by highlighting the book's three major advantages: (1) a global approach; (2) a comparative analysis as opposed to a historical approach; and (3) the emphasis on the importance of "rules" in international…

David Selby, Director of the Centre for Global Education at York University (United Kingdom), responds to questions about the history of global education; the different approaches taken in the United Kingdom and the United States; the central concepts of a global perspective in the curriculum; and the most appropriate teaching approaches. (LS)