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Download full textBaumann, Carol Edler – 1991
This guide is designed for persons who need to plan education programs in world affairs for presentation to an organization. Such a person might be a program chair of a local League of Women Voters or a community Rotary Club. The guide is organized in five sections, each of which presents information on one of five steps to program planning. The…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, International Relations, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Fonte, John, Ed.; Ryerson, Andre, Ed. – 1994
This collection of essays by leading policy analysts and educators investigate the often contradictory claims of global, peace, multicultural and citizenship education and examines what U.S. students should know about world affairs in the post-cold war era. The essays suggest methods of change based on a strong academic core of history,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1988
This curriculum guide is intended to integrate international education into the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools in Washington State. Section 1, "Introduction," comprises a brief list of statistical data about Washington and the world, and a copy of the 1987 Washington State international education legislation. Section 2,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Peer reviewedBoutros-Ghali, Boutros – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the world has entered a period of transition and turmoil. Discusses achievements of the United Nations and three realities: (1) the comprehensive nature of the global challenge; (2) the indispensability of the United Nations in the new international context; and (3) the gap between the demands on the Organization and its resources.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Global Perspectives in Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1986
The purpose of the International Network for Global Education (INGE) is to promote global education within the educational systems of network member countries. Areas of study are listed under the following headings: Peace Studies; East/West Relations; North/South Relations; Human Rights; Global Environment; Human Values; and Cross-cultural Issues.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAnderson, Charlotte C. – Social Education, 1993
Reports on the importance of cultural diversity and global interdependence as a foundation for a new civic culture. Argues that social studies educators must resist efforts to fragment the field and instead support the concept of an integrated social studies curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedFlynn, Patrice – Social Studies, 1995
Discusses the historical and contemporary relationships between global competition and education. Compares similarities between educational initiatives following the launch of Sputnik and those of the Goals 2000 program. Provides examples to encourage students to think about the new world order in social studies classrooms. (CFR)
Descriptors: Competition, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics
