On October 7-8, 1996, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund joined with the World Bank to host a gathering of foundation executives, leaders of major humanitarian and environmental nongovernmental organizations, and officers of large multilateral institutions. The meeting was entitled "Building a Constituency for Global Interdependence," and its…

This paper presents some biographical glimpses of Dag Hammarskjold's childhood and youth. It is a period of the life of the late United Nations (UN) Secretary General (1905-1961) that has been dealt with very little by his biographers. Hammarskjold's private archives at the Royal Library in Stockholm are now available for research. These sources…

This paper provides an update on the revision process undertaken to produce a new, relevant, and useful ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description) standard for describing serial publications in both print and electronic formats. Highlights include: the concept of "integrating resource," i.e., a bibliographic resource that…

Assesses the activities of educational cooperation in Latin America through multinational projects sponsored through the Organization of American States and the Alliance for Progress. (LN)

Discusses European laws enabling people to receive training in other Member States of the European Union, conditions for student mobility, programs encouraging it, and recognition of diplomas across states. (SK)

The Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing collaborated with Yonsei University College of Nursing in Korea in a three-week summer home care nursing program for Korean nurses. Participants gained clinical experience in U.S. home-care nursing. (SK)

Discusses the impact the 1973 oil embargo and resulting energy crisis had on Canadian energy policies, which eventually led in 1987 to the enactment of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States. Includes excerpts of three documents which reveal much about the shift in Canadian policy toward a continental energy market. (LS)

Notes that social scientists are exploring macro applications of human behavior theory to peace interventions. Provides an overview of an international intervention conducted by Carl R. Rogers and his colleagues. Describes the format of the Central American Challenge, an international conference conducted in Rust, Austria; conference participants;…

A European project involved British and Dutch agricultural educators in assisting Hungarians with curriculum restructuring and staff development. Evaluation yielded evidence of systematic planning based on new political realities; lack of input from groups outside the university; and involvement of more than 50% of faculty in language training,…

Discusses the introduction and continued use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as related to stratospheric ozone depletion. Presents the characteristics of CFCs conducive to the chemical reaction with ozone, the history of CFC use and detection of related environmental problems, health hazards, and alternatives to CFC use. (MCO)

Presents a lesson plan for teaching students about international alliances. Calls upon students to decide which Middle Eastern nations would be the most beneficial allies for the United States. Includes an activity sheet, guidelines for selection, and teacher questions for processing student decisions. (SG)

This case study of how the museum community is trying to select standards for data interchange between museum systems reviews the work of the Museum Computer Network's committee on the Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI) and reflects on the issues confronting CIMI as it tries to exploit information technology standards as a strategy.…

Discusses the role of the World Bank's Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Commissions on Sustainable Development in the process of moving human society toward a more equitable and environmentally sustainable form of development as promised at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. (Contains 39…

Provides an overview of the issues facing community development in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Discusses possibilities for international cooperation across Europe in the 1990s. (SK)

In Western countries, community work is often carried out without attention to comparable activities in developing societies. There is a need for collaboration and exchange, and practices must be changed to accommodate them. (JOW)