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Direct linkKimber M. Quinney – History Teacher, 2018
Historians of American foreign relations are continuing to expand the ways in which they approach the Cold War. The range of perspectives has evolved thanks to the influence of emerging fields and new emphases in history. The end of the Cold War revealed the many ways in which the conflict was a protracted global war. But it also brought a renewed…
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, Immigration, Teaching Methods
Download full textAl-Maliky, Salam J. Bash – Higher Education Studies, 2012
Huge environmental and health crises such as the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions during the military activities against Iraq and the required responses are amongst the fields that Iraqi higher education institutions (HEIs) may have a crucial role. Similar international cases, such as Agent Orange (Vietnam), Three Mile Island (USA) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Role, Health Education, Health Promotion
Kuehner, Trudy – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2009
On March 28-29, 2009, FPRI's Wachman Center hosted 43 teachers from across the country for a weekend of discussion on teaching the nuclear age. In his opening remarks, Walter A. McDougall observed that although students today are not made to crawl under their desks in air raid drills, that atomic power remains, and it is still necessary to raise a…
Descriptors: Weapons, War, International Relations, World History
Peer reviewedKaldor, Mary – International Social Science Journal, 1983
The way military research and development (R&D) are organized in the United States, in the Soviet Union, and in some other advanced industrial countries is examined to determine how far the organization of R&D can explain the trends and direction of military technology. (RM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Expenditures, Military Organizations
Joint Publications Research Service, Washington, DC. – 1964
Contained in this document are translations of military interest concerning the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The following specific items are included: (1) technical training methods, (2) the constantly improving party direction of administrative organs, (3) college for armed forces personnel, (4) development of Leninist principles in…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Autoinstructional Aids, Military Training, Programed Instruction
Peer reviewedVayrynen, Raimo – International Social Science Journal, 1983
The nature of military research and development (R&D) is reviewed. Relationships between military R&D and governmental science policy in the United States, France, and the Soviet Union--countries that pursue different science policies and R&D strategies--are compared. Suggestions for a more realistic science policy are presented. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Zahka, William J.; Mayers, Teena Karsa – 1985
Intended for teachers of secondary and college level students, this instructor's guide presents an overview of materials covered in the student text, followed by four categories of examination questions and teaching aids. The guide reflects the format of the student text and is divided into four sections. A brief description is provided of each…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Definitions, Disarmament
Krepon, Michael – 1984
One in a series of booklets whose purpose is to stimulate greater and more effective understanding of world affairs among Americans, this five-chapter report is geared to the nonexpert wanting to know more about the complex topics of verification and compliance with arms control agreements. "Basic Concepts of Verification" examines the…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Foreign Policy, Government Role, Instructional Materials
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1984
Proceedings are summarized of a conference in which 62 foreign policy professionals met to recommend strategies for peace in the areas of U.S.-Soviet competition in the Third World, space weapons and arms control, objectives of U.S. economic and security assistance, and the United States and UNESCO. Four sections focusing on each of these areas…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Disarmament
Peer reviewedAlbrecht, Ulrich – International Social Science Journal, 1983
Military research and development (R&D) in Western countries and the USSR are analyzed in terms of growth; self-perception of R&D personnel; relationships with industry and the state bureaucracy; reproduction schemes which result in war-oriented work; and worker training. Prospects are slim for the conversion of military production to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Government Role, Job Training
Kelley, Colleen E. – 1988
The symbolic presence of Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) has been and continues to be the pivot point in all summitry rhetoric between the American President and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. To examine some of the rhetorical choices made by Gorbachev to dramatize his vision of why Ronald Reagan refuses to…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Rudman, Herbert C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
The study and analysis of Soviet political, social, and economic systems is as old as the Soviet Union itself, but an intensive study of its educational system is a recent development. Many scholars have turned their attention to the Soviet Union's educational system and have studied the curriculums, teaching methods, textbooks, and other…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, School Administration, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Hoepli, Nancy L., Ed. – 1990
The 1990 Great Decisions program, part of an annual series on foreign policy issues, is intended to create better better public understanding through information and analyses of important international issues. Current information is presented so that participants may be stimulated toward discussion, form opinions and contribute to the policy…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Asian History, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
