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Cincera, Jan; Maskova, Veronika – Environmental Education Research, 2011
The article presents results of the evaluation of the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) in the Czech Republic. The evaluation explores the implementation of the program in schools and its impact on research skills. Four hundred and sixty six pupils, aged 13, from 28 different schools participated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Research Skills, Program Development
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Burd, Leo – New Directions for Youth Development, 2010
Recent advances in technology are transforming our lives, but in many cases they are also limiting the way children are exposed to local communities and physical spaces. Technology can help young people actively connect with their neighborhoods, but doing that requires different methods and tools from the ones typically available in schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Internet, Web Sites
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Arzberger, Peter; Wienhausen, Gabriele; Abramson, David; Galvin, Jim; Date, Susumu; Lin, Fang-Pang; Nan, Kai; Shimojo, Shinji – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
Recently we have seen an increase in the calls for universities and the education community to re-think undergraduate education and create opportunities that prepare students as effective global professionals. The key motivator is the need to build a research and industrial workforce that works collaboratively across cultures and disciplines to…
Descriptors: Sustainability, International Programs, Undergraduate Students, Science Careers
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Strutt, Courtney; Kepe, Thembela – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
With the onset of the Education for All (EFA) agenda in 1990, the international development community has seen new forms of international cooperation forming around the pledge for EFA. This paper analyzes a case study of activities and challenges of a civil society coalition, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), in pursuing the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Local Issues
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Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2007
This article has been compiled from materials produced and collected by UNESCO and partner organisations committed to advancing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Due to the great diversity in the implementation of the DESD at regional, national and local levels, this report highlights trends and developments that have emerged during the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, International Organizations, Regional Planning, Regional Programs
Green, Patricia J.; Sha, Mandy; Liu, Lu – RTI International, 2011
In 2001, the U.S. Department of Education and the Ministry of Education in China entered into a bilateral partnership to develop a technology-driven approach to foreign language learning that integrated gaming, immersion, voice recognition, problem-based learning tasks, and other features that made it a significant research and development pilot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Middle School Students, Partnerships in Education
Bendahmane, Diane, Ed. – 1991
This report summarizes the 1991 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). The IAF is an independent agency of the U.S. Government created in 1969 as an experimental alternative to established U.S. foreign assistance programs benefiting Latin America and the Caribbean. The IAF works to promote equitable, responsive, and participatory…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Fellowships, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and Caribbean. – 1981
A major project intended to improve education in the Latin American and the Caribbean countries is described. Representatives from the various countries participated in intergovernmental meetings and reached an agreement that there was a need for a project to meet unsatisfied basic educational needs by the year 2000. The specific project…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Fersh, Seymour H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Offers examples of nine community colleges with strong international programs. Identifies resources to help administrators interested in initiating international education programs. Discusses the value of an international component in general education to help individuals transcend cultural conditioning. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Students
Kaufmann, Roxane; Hansen, Kirsten; Klaus, Sarah – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
The Step by Step Program is a model developed for countries struggling to make the transition to democratic societies in a period marked by enthusiasm for educational reform. The goal of the associated programs is educating a new participatory citizenry, beginning with children. Growth of programs across the world has resulted in a nongovernmental…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Democracy, Democratic Values, Disadvantaged Youth
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. – 1986
This report outlines the activities of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University, for the year ending June 30, 1986. Progress was made in expanding and enhancing the policy research program, which comprises four divisions. The natural resources and conservation program participated with the Soil Conservation…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Computer Simulation, Conservation Education, Economic Development
Connell, Helen; Wells, Marguerite – 1981
Established in 1977, the Pacific Circle Consortium is a group of national-level educational research and development agencies from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Pacific region countries engaged in cooperative projects intended to improve international understanding and relations. From 1977 to 1980 the Consortium…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, Environmental Education
Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, DC. Office of Women in Development. – 1980
This report to Congress describes the women in development programs, projects, and activities undertaken by the Agency for International Development (AID) during the period from 1978 through 1980. Information is provided concerning AID cooperation and support on preparations for the United Nations Decade for Women Copenhagen Conference. Presented…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Planning