International exchange and training programs play a significant role in the development of international cooperation between educators from different nations. More and more teachers and school administrators participate in exchange programs and implement new curricular and instructional practices in their institutions. This paper presents findings…

An instructional unit incorporating some of the Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) hydrology protocols provides an excellent way to connect academic learning, scientific inquiry, multiple subjects, and the values required for concerned citizenship in a democracy. This article describes the GLOBE hydrology protocols…

Mathematics curriculum has long been a topic of keen interest in mathematics education and remains a central issue in efforts to improve mathematics learning opportunities for students. This Yearbook continues in a long line of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbooks that have addressed various facets of the changing mathematics…

The Peace Education Commission (PEC) of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) was established to facilitate international cooperation among individuals interested in peace education and research related to peace education. It operates via a council and an executive secretary (at present located in Sweden). The main ambition of PEC is…

This paper begins by describing four levels of educational cooperation: software design; support material development; development systems environment; and target classroom system. The main stages in the software development process are identified, and cooperative projects sponsored by the European Economic Community, including the Euryclee…

A list of participating institutions at the Associated Schools Project in Education for International Co-Operation and Peace, December 31, 1985 is presented. A total of 1,970 institutions in 94 countries participated, including 47 nursery schools, 556 primary schools, 1,123 secondary schools, and 248 teacher training institutions. Addresses of…

Suggests countertrading as a method allowing students from certain countries with cash shortages to pursue a college education in the United States. Recommends ways to carry out such agreements. For example, oil from Nigeria could be sold to pay for Nigerian students' tuition at American colleges. Includes one reference. (MLH)

The article describes the 1987 meeting in the Netherlands at which representatives of 39 nations voted to form one international organization for sport for the disabled. Noted are the major topics discussed, voting results of meeting resolutions, and composition of an ad hoc committee to develop the new organization's structure. (DB)

Describes the agenda of the European Conference on Motivation for Adult Education, held by the German Commission for Unesco as one of the regional consultations preparatory to the Fourth International Conference on Adult Education, scheduled for April 1985. (SK)

A group of three articles discusses training junior shop stewards in Canada, union involvement in worker education in China, and the "Dakar Declaration" of a Pan-African conference expressing international union solidarity. (SK)

This paper provides an overview of the challenges that impede success in collaboration among U.S. institutions of higher education and foreign institutions. There are problems in many areas, including administrative aspects, regulatory environment, the fiscal situation, and cultural and political factors. In crafting a response strategy, some…

Describes projects of the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association to promote social solidarity and advocate for social justice around the world. (SK)

The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), an international collaboration aimed at producing a common encoding scheme for complex texts, examines the requirement for generality versus the requirement to handle specialized text types. Discusses how documents and users tax the limits of fixed schemes requiring flexible extensible encoding to support…

Described and defined is the concept of environmental accounting: a means of adding up damage and change to the environment as a significant addition to economic indicators. An example is given. (CW)

Describes accomplishments in increasing collaboration in higher education within the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Analyzes procedures for determining equivalencies of courses and degrees and for improving transnational mobility of students and professors. Also discusses the role of the private sector in research, education and…