The literature portrays globalisation as a 'Janus-like phenomenon', implying that it has two 'heads' like the mythical giant Janus; beyond the rise of hyber-liberalism, xenophobia and socio-economic inequity, globalisation has also humanistic and democratic elements. In this context, a global agenda of social justice and equity of educational…

As world communication, technology, and trade become increasingly integrated through globalization, multinational corporations seek employees with global leadership skills. However, the demand for these skills currently outweighs the supply. Given the rarity of globally ready leaders, global competency development should be emphasized in business…

Explores the application of a humanistic counseling training model in the cultural milieu of Kenya. Concludes that such application is possible and desirable, if it is undertaken as shared and respectful learning between trainers and trainees. (Contains 13 references.) (GCP)

The relationships among the three dominant means of education in American society and the development of utopian thought are examined. The author defines the three forms of education as the scientific, the entropic, and the metaphysical. The scientific form pursues knowledge through rigorous empirical verification, while the metaphysical form…

In the initial part of this essay, the author attempts to summarize major "objects" of international understanding. First, in its broadest sense international understanding might be taken to mean an understanding of the world system. Second, it is useful to view the schools as being able to make three primary contributions to students'…

The book suggests models of new world organizations that will be necessary to achieve the elimination of global poverty, injustice, war, and environmental imbalance by the end of the 20th century. The book was developed by the World Order Models Project (WOMP), an international group of researchers and scholars established in 1968 to explore…