Citizenship education (CE) has become popular with various descriptors at different levels of education. In higher education, it has gained status with the title of global CE (GCE). Although the ways of delivery of GCE vary within and across universities, research suggests that the prevailing ideology of neoliberalism that promotes a notion of…

The Intercultural Competency (ICC) Program is a structured program that has been developed at the University of Adelaide's English Language Centre (ELC) to create opportunities for students to connect in a global context. This stand-alone and easily transferable program aims to create meaningful opportunities for mixed-language-ability learners to…

The year 2007 was a highly significant one for "international education" in an "internationally minded school" context. It marked the fortieth anniversary of the first trial exam of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). This paper charts the rather random global growth of this programme, from it being a…

Reviews an evaluation of the "Family of Man" social studies program for elementary global education. Summarizes the rationale for the evaluation study, unique characteristics of the program, materials and treatment groups, assessment instruments, findings, and conclusions. (Author/AV)

The emergence and purpose of formative evaluation as a tool for curriculum developers is described. It is pointed out that formative evaluation seeks to establish the merit of instructional materials during their development, to modify and improve the design of instructional materials, and to establish their worth so they may be adapted for use in…

This report traces the origins of the Mid-America Program for Global Perspectives in Education (MAP), describes its accomplishments, and assesses its impact. A summary of the report is provided in a related document (SO 011 596). This report comprises five chapters. Chapter I reviews conditions that made MAP necessary: growing global…

Appendices to the 1972-1974 report for the Intercultural Social Studies Project for Secondary Schools are presented. They are part of a report describing the major activities and accomplishments of the project which maintained a culture studies network of teachers in which materials designed by project staff were field tested. The appendices…

This document presents the text of a speech given by the President of Ramapo College (New Jersey) on campus responses to the imperatives for global education. A section laying out the principles for internationalizing institutions describes the strategies used at Ramapo College which includes multicultural and international themes pervasive…

This paper addresses the development of three graduate courses which integrate international and global aspects in the course content. The University Center for International Rehabilitation at Michigan State University is described along with its goals and objectives. The purpose and content of the three courses are summarized, including: (1) the…

The Mid-America Program for Global Perspectives in Education (MAP) was developed to prepare global curriculum materials, hold conferences for teachers, cooperate with other educational agencies, and help educational programs adjust to realities of a fast-changing world. Initiated in 1974 with a grant from the Lilly Foundation to the Social Studies…

This report describes and evaluates an educational partnership that brought together the resources of three rural Minnesota school districts, institutions of higher education, the Minnesota State Department of Education, and a national organization in order to undertake the long-term development of a program in international education (K-12). The…

This report addresses the results of an evaluation made of the first year of the implementation of a global studies theme at the Northeast Global Studies Middle Magnet School (Kansas City, Missouri). It is reported that ample evidence of the theme was seen throughout most of the school facilities, and observed in all of the social studies classes.…

The leadership of the foreign language education profession convened to discuss the major issues for that profession in the 1980s. Several papers each were devoted to the following subjects: (1) curriculum and materials, (2) global education, (3) evaluation, (4) research, and (5) teacher education. Brief reaction papers for each subject are…

The World Forum program gives college students an opportunity to explore a particular problem of personal and/or social consequence in the context of its anticipated alternative futures. This report explicates the nature of the program and describes the evaluation results of the developmental tryout. The goals of the program, developmental…

Global education is the means to teach the world's citizens about the globalization trends. High school students are preparing themselves for college and future careers. Students in discrete subject courses are not given the bigger picture about the internationalization of the world. Students miss the connections of how all of these areas are…