This paper documents the development, implementation, and evaluation of "The Global Solidarity Network Study e-Broad Program (GSNSeBP)", an online social justice educational program that is blended into an onsite academic course. This global electronic program, which was developed through a partnership between Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and…

American higher education is striving to create the appropriate academic environment in order to prepare students to be interculturally competent for the realities of the twenty first century, and curriculum internationalization is part of this process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the process by which the curriculum is becoming…

This paper explores four dimensions of telecommunications as resources for peace education: (1) advocacy for special issues or concerns as a social action component; (2) enhancement for teaching peace education and conflict resolution; (3) links in cyberspace as an added dimension for partnerships and collaborative projects; and (4) expansion of…

South Africa's private higher education system is an illustration of the worldwide surge in commercial private higher education. Important features in the South African case epitomize worldwide growth or show it in stark form. At the core of the starkness is the for-profit nature of South African private higher education. For-profit logic plays…

This bibliography lists books, papers, conference presentations, periodicals, and special publications that address the topic of the future of society and futures planning. Items listed in the ERIC database have accompanying ED numbers in the bibliographic record. The Citizenship Education Policy Study was in effect from 1993-1998 and included 24…

This Digest guides the elementary teacher in choosing accurate and appropriate works of fiction for teaching about Japan. It suggests important content to watch for and includes a checklist of questions to be used when selecting a book. The questions deal with literary qualities, accuracy, authenticity, stereotyping, language, and morals. Contains…

This journal is a collaborative effort of the 1998 Fulbright-Hays Summer Abroad Program in Morocco. Each participant volunteered to record one, two, or more days of their seminar abroad in Morocco, and report on activities/lectures/travels/observations. It was hoped that this journal would provide a multi-voiced and multi-perspective document of…

Developed to help young people prepare for 21st-century challenges, this book is part of a project to produce a series of instructional units about German for implementation in K-12 classrooms and to offer staff development activities that facilitate the implementation of these units. This volume's main focus is Germany and social studies, but it…

This paper underscores the significance of personal dignity, decency, and integrity as the core values and symbionic concepts to promote human rights education. It proposes a proactive model with philosophical ramifications and practical applications proposed for educators, researchers, and mental health practitioners interested in human rights…

This newsletter highlights the significant contributions made by the late Lee F. Anderson to the field of global education. Excerpts were selected from a life's work of deep thought and creative literary output regarding the constantly changing world in which people live. While Anderson's intellectual prowess ranged across several domains…

Lists the names and addresses of contacts within the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) which link Canadian, American, and Mexican educators with Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) in Canada. (AIM)

Interviews with 600 youth aged 10-18, many from immigrant families, explored how they learn about citizenship and define themselves and their communities. They identify strongly with their city or neighborhood but also have multiple identities, a cosmopolitan citizenship that bridges several worlds. Education for cosmopolitan citizenship should…

Discusses developments in global education and its core elements or dimensions (issues, spatial, temporal, process). Outlines a global education curriculum in terms of skills, knowledge, values, and attitudes. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)

Explores the reading-related perspectives of participants in a 10th-grade global studies class. States that the study was conducted according to the qualitative research tradition associated with symbolic interactionism. Finds that opinions of success differed between student and teacher: students felt success meant a good grade, and teachers felt…

Presents four tasks that parents and teachers should commit to before they take on the responsibility of introducing children to world issues: adults should study the issues themselves; adults should provide children with balanced explanations and multiple perspectives; adults should understand that child age and development dictates different…