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Lejeune, Genevieve, Ed. – Children Worldwide, 1994
This journal issue is devoted to the many problems faced by children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) who live in both developing and developed countries. Section 1 provides general information on the pandemic, defining AIDS and exploring the social aspects of the disease. It also addresses child health, child mortality, moral and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Children, Developed Nations
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Contrucci, Joyce; Fischer, Britta – Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 1990
Described is a course focused on how women are globally connected through experiences with technology. Specific topics include computers, world hunger, reproductive strategies, and solid waste disposal. Discussed is the impact of the class on students and the faculty. (KR)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, College Science, Computers, Contraception
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1978
This book explores operational problems of providing educational services to underprivileged children in developing nations and presents reports from countries which have developed programs to solve these problems. The book is designed primarily for specialists concerned with development efforts both within and outside the educational sphere, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Welfare, Community Role, Comparative Education
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 2000
Profiling the lives of children around the world at the end of the 20th century, this report calls on the international community to undertake the urgent actions necessary to realize the rights of every child. Part 1 of the report summarizes the progress made over the last decade in meeting the goals established at the 1990 World Summit for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Childhood Needs, Children