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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
This plan for 1978 describes the initiatives carried out by federal agencies of the United States which support or contribute to the goals of the World Weather Program (WWP). This document has four sections and a list of acronyms. Section one contains a summary of a recently concluded Data Systems Test. The results and lessons learned from this…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Environment, Global Approach, International Organizations
Cancino, Francisco Cuevas – Prospects, 1975
The articles of a UNESCO convention which provided for international recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees are included. (DE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Coordination, Developing Nations, Educational Cooperation
Kidd, J. R. – Adult Leadership, 1975
The article describes the 25-year involvement of the United States' adult education movement in a "global affair" with colleagues all over the world; organizational exchange, intellectual exchange through teacher education, and direct aid are discussed. The author concludes that there are no intellectual colonies any more, only…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Conferences, Developing Nations
Richardson, John, Jr. – International Educational and Cultural Exchange, 1975
The Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, noting that we base much idealistic effort on the assumption that "mutual understanding" is a good thing, considers what we mean by "mutual understanding," why we consider its promotion important, and how we propose to make our effort consequential in terms of the great issues…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange, Definitions
Braisted, Paul J. – International Educational and Cultural Exchange, 1975
"The future will bring new opportunities for transcultural cooperation through privately sponsored exchange activities." This analysis of future opportunities includes review of the heritage of educational and cultural exchange and the emerging cultural milieu of political and economic instability, examples of new activities, and characteristics…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Contact
Royal Inst. of Tech., Stockholm (Sweden). Library. – 1981
The indexing rules presented are designed for use with a new French-German database on metallurgy being developed under an agreement by CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris) and BAM (Bundesanstalt fur Materialprufung, Berlin). The new database, which will feature multilingual titles and index terms (French-German-English-) and…
Descriptors: Databases, French, German, Guidelines
O'Sullivan-Ryan, Jeremiah; Kaplun, Mario – 1978
Efforts in Latin America to promote public access and participation in mass communication associated with socioeconomic development are summarized in this report. Section one of the report provides a context for the material in the subsequent sections of the report. Section two examines the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Developing Nations
Homberg, Erentraud, Comp. – 1977
Researchers and practitioners of commercial television met for three and a half days for an international seminar to examine the portrayal of the relations between children and parents in television programing, and the effects of television on the family unit. This report provides abstracts of the lectures by nine researchers and producers…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Childrens Television, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. – 1977
This handbook provides an introduction to the Peace Corps for volunteers. It describes the medical, personal and financial matters that are taken care of before one enters the Peace Corps, the training period, and some of the volunteer activities. It gives guidelines for living in developing countries and addresses other topics such as living…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Guides, Human Resources
Aronson, Margot, Ed. – 1977
This issue addresses the problems of women in developing countries, and the role of the Peace Corps in developing programs which respond to the needs of women of the Third World. Articles are presented on: (1) the adverse impact of development on women; (2) appropriate technology for women of the developing countries; (3) the transfer of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Feminism, Human Resources
World Federation of Engineering Organizations, London (England). Committee on Engineering Information. – 1977
This international collection of papers on the role of technical information in the engineering profession contains 18 discussions on the following: activities of the Committee on Engineering Information (CEI) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO); engineering information in the framework of UNESCO/UNISIST; industrial and…
Descriptors: Databases, Engineering, Engineers, Information Services
Ford, Geoffrey, Ed. – 1978
The survey methodology outlined in these guidelines is aimed at helping the professional planner in a developing nation to anticipate user information needs for the population as a whole according to the particular characteristics of his own country. Part of the initial planning and design of a national information system, such a survey must be…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Services, Information Systems
Strategy Council on Drug Abuse, Washington, DC. – 1979
This represents an approach to the Nation's drug abuse problem and reflects the views of departments and agencies involved in the federal drug control and prevention effort, public interest groups and members of Congress. It describes a comprehensive strategy for federal activities relating to drug abuse prevention and control. Major topics…
Descriptors: Clinics, Drug Abuse, Drug Legislation, Federal Government
Kurtz, Camille; Matthews, Daniel G. – 1979
This report (in both English and French) contains a condensed version of the conference on communication education and training needs in Africa convened by the Executive Committee of the African Council on Communication Education (ACCE) in April 1979. The five major sections of the report provide information on the following topics: the role of…
Descriptors: African Culture, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Needs
Donahue, Thomas J. – 1978
Designed as a guide for administrators who must perform or organize guidance tasks in an overseas school without a counselor, this book is also useful for the professional counselor who seeks to function in an expanded role in an overseas setting. Its purpose is to provide sources of information and ideas for solving guidance-related problems in…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Foreign Culture, Guidance Programs, International Programs
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