Supported by UNESCO, the European Centre for Leisure and Education is an establishment of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The task of the Centre lies in the search for common trends of leisure and education in Europe, involving four types of activity: research, editorial, bibliographic, and documentary. It has sponsored conferences, and has…

A resolution was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on December 11, 1970, calling for a further study of the proposed United Nations International University.

World Campus Afloat, an international study program sponsored by Chapman College, California, takes junior and senior college students via ship to different parts of the world. (MS)

Discusses the goals of the ocean drilling under the International Phase of Ocean Drilling, which include sampling of the ocean crust at great depths and sampling of the sedimentary sequence of active and passive continental margins. (MLH)

Describes activities of Geodynamics Project of the Federal Council on Science and Technology, such as the application of multichannel seismic-reflection techniques to study the nature of the deep crust and upper mantle. (MLH)

Discusses Peace Corps involvement with environmental education (EE) since the 1960s. Peace Corp EE programs in schools, parks, youth centers, and zoos have been designed to increase issue awareness, build problem-solving skills, group cooperation, self-esteem, positive attitudes, and provide hope. (MCO)

Analyzes the contrast between the two main paradigms of higher education internationalization: competition and cooperation. Addresses related questions about the role and position of continental European higher education compared to that of some Anglo-Saxon countries that are leading in the global higher education market. (EV)

Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in international and bilateral aid programs to assist developing countries in expanding democratic governance. Evaluating these efforts' effectiveness is important given the vast needs of the client population. This article reviews a sample of evaluations of the United States Agency for…

A US Agency for International Development decided to start an educational project in Ethiopia. The project originated with Dr. James L. Hoot from the University of Buffalo in 2000. Since 2002, two primary schools in the capital, Addis Ababa, have received assistance to establish self-sustaining, technology-based learning environments for students…

This article discusses the definition and contributions of international children's literature. The authors also present an overview of the International Board on Books for Young Children (IBBY), the Hans Christian Andersen Award and 2004 nominees, and the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). Finally, the article concludes with…

Struggling economies, outdated academic cultural traditions, and obsolete organizational structures are among the problems facing higher education reformers in the Balkans today. Change comes hard there despite difficult financial circumstances that elsewhere might provide the impetus for reform. Yet governmental and university leaders are finding…

This article introduces the special issue of "Prospects" on "Aid effectiveness in education". It brings together case studies of attempts in several very different contexts to improve the effectiveness of the use of aid in the education sector. By drawing on the historical evolution of the new paradigm over the last 20 years, the authors make the…

This article examines the contribution of the Education for All-Fast Track Initiative (EFA-FTI) global partnership in strengthening aid effectiveness in the education sector, and specifically how the implementation modalities of the EFA-FTI Catalytic Fund (CF) have contributed to this strengthening. The empirical findings are based on a review…