The United Nations (UN) Population Division monitors fertility, mortality, and migration trends for all countries as a basis for producing the official UN population estimates and projections. Among recent demographic trends, two are prominent: (1) population decline and (2) population aging. Focusing on these two critical trends, a study…

There has been little change in newborn mortality in the past 20 years, even through proven, cost-effective solutions exist to save many of these young lives. This report reviews the most recent data on the newborn, revealing the alarming poor health and quality of health care for mothers and newborns in virtually all impoverished countries. The…

This pack contains activities aimed at 10-14 year-olds to help raise awareness of issues surrounding the environment and development and the concept of sustainable development. The Teachers' Notes outline the seven units of student activity sheets: (A) lifestyles (links between consumption, development, and the environment); (B) identifying the…

This document reports developments in school librarianship from around the world. Reports from the following countries, regions, and organizations are included: Austria; the Australian School Library Association; the Botswana Secondary School Librarians Association; Burundi; the Association for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada; the Canadian School…

This report describes the funding of vocational education and training (VET) between 1986 and 1998. In Spain, VET is governed by many laws and agreements between the government and social partners. Spain receives structural funds through the European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). Financing of initial vocational…

The tables of child poverty presented in this document are the most comprehensive estimates of child poverty across the industrialized world. Based on an analysis of the latest data from the Luxembourg Income Study of household surveys, the first figure shows the proportion of children living in poverty in 23 nations of the Organisation for…

Noting that the spread of small firearms worldwide creates a serious global problem, especially for children, this pamphlet presents information on the physical and emotional damage done to children from small arms and light weapons and describes the work of UNICEF to counteract the damage. Highlighted in the discussion are the use of child…

Discusses the history of the inequality of world incomes on the basis of a four-fold classification of societies. Indicates that a zero-growth, industrial, ontological, non-destructive society is predictable in the future due to man's expansion from isolated ecosystems into one single world. (CC)

A look at the use of computer assisted instruction in Japan. Today CAI is in its infancy, but plans for future use and direction have been determined. (HB)

Considers the social, political and economic implications of the continuing development of educational media in an international context. (JB)

Discusses the role of vocational education in the technological advancement of Germany and the political, economic, and social forces which affect the development of education. (SB)

Reports an interview with the principal'' of Garnett College (England), a teacher training institution. (SB)

Identifies sources of death and major disability which are new or are of new importance in developed countries in the two decades since World War II. Examples from Great Britain and the United States are used to make some estimates of how people are being affected. (BR)