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Peer reviewedGibbons, Maurice; Newman, Maureen – Educational Leadership, 1986
Describes the Universal Curriculum, a program designed to prepare students to make constructive contributions to their communities and to actively pursue solutions to global problems. The program helps students deal with major issues confronting humankind and work on making the world a better place in which to live. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, Peace, World Affairs
Download full textWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1988
This curriculum guide is intended to integrate international education into the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools in Washington State. Section 1, "Introduction," comprises a brief list of statistical data about Washington and the world, and a copy of the 1987 Washington State international education legislation. Section 2,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Peer reviewedBoutros-Ghali, Boutros – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the world has entered a period of transition and turmoil. Discusses achievements of the United Nations and three realities: (1) the comprehensive nature of the global challenge; (2) the indispensability of the United Nations in the new international context; and (3) the gap between the demands on the Organization and its resources.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Powell, Lynne M. – 1992
This report describes the process used by a fully accredited private school (Sea Crest County Day School, Florida) of prekindergarten through grade eight to develop and implement an interdisciplinary global education program. Areas of need that were addressed included: differences in definition of the concept by the teachers, inconsistencies in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHamilton, Michael S. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Describes research conducted on the organization of information from many disciplines to teach social issues raised by nuclear technology. States that the social sciences provided the organizational base for most courses examined, courses emphasized moral responsibility and political choice, and syllabi emphasized technological, strategic, and…
Descriptors: College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Global Approach, Higher Education
Nelson, Murray – 1986
Peace education can be introduced into the curriculum through adoption or development of appropriate materials, networking, development programs at the local level, and workshops for educators, parents, administrators and the general citizenry. A status report on the integration of peace education into the curriculum completed in 1985 by Carole…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Strategies, Instructional Materials
