Reviews the aims, principles and programs related to the World Population Conference and World Population Year. A summary of the Canadian reply to the "Second Inquiry on Population Growth and Development" is presented. (EB)

Increasing diversity and linguistics complexity in classrooms is occurring in schools throughout the world. Bilingual teachers need to develop knowledge and skills to succees in teaching diverse students. Demographic shifts are bringing increasing numbers of international students from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, class, and linguistic…

The essays contained in this volume are concerned with the existing and potential role of international organizations in coping with the environmental impact of the widespread application of science and technology. The results of the study are designed to be useful to policy-makers and students of international organizations. The essays are…

Man must assume responsibility for his own survival.'' Human societies, acting together, must use new technologies for constructive purposes, and avoid their use for the destruction of society, or for irreversible degradation of the environment.'' (Author/AL)

This report details the proceedings of a regional seminar held in Bangkok, Thailand in January 1974. This seminar, the eighth meeting in a series of meetings or regional seminars on various aspects of family planning programs, identified and discussed the issues involved in the utilization of research findings for program management. A set of…

Described and announced are the 1971-1972 Bureau of the Census training programs for foreign statisticians. Programs lasting 11 months are offered in these areas: (1) population statistics and demographic analysis, (2) sampling and survey methods, (3) agricultural surveys and censuses, (4) economic surveys and censuses, and (5) data processing.…

Staff Issue Papers for the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, are summarized in this compendium. Papers developed by the various sub-committees are included for: (1) institutional arrangements; (2) development and the environment; (3) human settlements; (4)…

Examines policy and practical questions at both the international and national levels regarding recent unprecedented institutional evolution and dramatic demographic changes in higher education. For example, explores what role U.S. higher education will play in the global market, and how it will act to meet challenges of new demographics in the…

Discusses population and education phenomena, problems of definition, the physical geography and ideological concerns, and program perspectives in population education. (ND)

Population growth trends and family planning activities in Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania are summarized in this booklet developed by the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Narrative information for each continent gives a resume of population growth trends, reasons for the trends, population problems, policy formation, family…

Population growth trends and family planning activities in Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania are summarized in this booklet developed by the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Narrative information for each continent gives a resume of population growth trends, reasons for the trends, population problems, policy formation, family…

The workshop provided an opportunity for U.S. technical specialists and policy makers to review the growing body of information on the Chinese population and to discuss ways to promote collaborative population research involving both Chinese and American experts. Demographic research is the focus of the papers in part 1. Current prospects for…

The Symposium on Population and Human Rights drew together 28 experts in various disciplines to formulate scientific opinion on the interrelationships between population and human rights and, more specifically, to provide inputs for the World Population Plan of Action. The symposium devoted its attention to the human rights standards which have a…

This annotated bibliography, Part II in a series, cites current literature concerning the future of education or the many factors affecting educational development in member states of Unesco. Part I of the series was issued in June of 1979 and focuses on the core literature concerned specifically with the future of education, as well as literature…

The concept of population education has recently been broadened to include educational programs throughout formal and nonformal education settings. The scope and emphasis of population education is discussed, and a schematic matrix is presented for analyzing and planning the content of population education programs. The current status of school…