An outline of fundamental definitions, relationships, and human responsibilities related to environment provides a basis from which a variety of materials, programs, and activities can be developed. The outline can be used in elementary, secondary, higher education, or adult education programs. The framework is based on principles of the science…

Areas of focus include postsecondary and adult education, language-and-area specialization, and actions by the Federal and State Governments and by educational institutions and private foundations. Public understanding and expert knowledge on the national level are stressed. (DB)

Stresses the need to add moral and spiritual dimensions to global education in order to counterbalance the current accent on material and intellectual achievement. Examines the role of the United Nations in educational development around the world--specifically in teaching about global problems, interdependency, alternative futures, and…

Discusses problems encountered in developing and teaching from nonbiased history books and materials. Explores conflicts between objective or critical history teaching and the use of history curricula and classroom texts to accomplish societal goals. (Author/DB)

A comparative and global perspective is necessary within the introductory social foundations component of teacher education. Reasons include students' minimal knowledge about the role of education in society and their high interest in social foundations when a comparative and global dimension is added. Journal available from College of Education,…

Mass communication and transportation are bringing the world and all cultural groups into the personal experience of students. Teachers must avoid misperceptions and stereotypes when teaching students of diverse cultural backgrounds about other cultures. Available from: Florida Council for the Social Studies, Educational Development Center, P.O.…

Presents classroom activities designed to help students conceptualize the abstractions of change and time on a planetary scale. Students are asked to match drawings with brief descriptions of major changes which humans have effected. (Author/DB)

The goals of intercultural education inherently involve values: development of a conceptual framework of how peoples interact, developing an in-depth knowledge of at least one other culture and language, and developing an educated imagination. (MSE)

Describes document acquisition, selection, indexing, and abstracting and discusses online searching of the CIS database, an online system produced by the International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre. This database comprehensively covers information in the field of occupational health and safety. Sample searches and search…

Problems which college level foreign language instruction must attack are cultural inertia fostered by the rise of English as the world lingua franca; pressure to include more languages and subjects in higher education; subordination of the field to the interest of social sciences; and inroads of "general literature" into the place of primary…

Stresses the role of children's literature in working toward international understanding and the advancement of knowledge, and outlines an international storage and retrieval system for the bibliographic control of children's books, magazines, and audiovisual materials. (CLB)

This description of the development of a courseware package for teaching international issues to secondary school students discusses components of the package, including databases, spreadsheets, a text, a teacher guide, tests, worksheets, and lesson plans. The steps involved in using one of the lessons are outlined as an example. (CLB)

Consists of 10 articles reporting on human resources development (HRD). Defines and presents background on HRD. Highlights HRD programs in European Economic Community member nations, as well as in India, Singapore, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Discusses the work of the International Federation of Training and Development Organisations. (CH)

The author focuses on training practices in Nigeria and issues that influence these practices. Background information on supervisory and management training in Nigeria and cross-cultural perspectives are provided. The article is based on information taken from interviews with personnel and training managers in Nigerian manufacturing companies in…

Examines trends in education in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (O.E.C.D.) member countries: (1) accountability, (2) politicization, (3) planning for change, (4) teachers and change, (5) role of national councils, and (6) resourcing of adult education. Discusses how these factors impinge on the development of adult…