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Mundy, Jean; Odum, Linda – 1979
This book serves to provide a philosophical underpinning and overview of leisure education as well as an emphasis upon the approaches and strategies that can be utilized in enabling people to enhance the quality of their own lives in leisure. (Authors)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Patterns, History, Leisure Time
Cohen, Audrey C. – 1978
The role of women in a society changing from industrial to service orientation is examined. It is pointed out that women are uniquely qualified to be leaders in a society whose highest ideals are cooperation, conservation, equality, respect for others, and compassion. The suggestion is made that the educational system be equipped to train children…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Cooperation, Educational Objectives, Females
Download full textUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1982
The necessity of successfully managing population and development to ensure the quality of life in Asia in the coming decade is emphasized in this bulletin, which is arranged into four sections. Section one contains an article dealing with change and development of population education in Asia and the Pacific and a demographic analysis. Section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Comparative Education, Demography
Conboy, William A., Ed. – 1979
This book presents background information and approximately 40 articles on various aspects of the future. It is intended for use as a textbook and/or reader in advanced high school or college level future studies courses. The objectives are to help students of the future examine major problems and issues and to encourage them to devise new models…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computers, Creative Thinking, Economic Development
Mennell, Stephen, Ed.; Mennell, Barbara, Ed. – 1978
Eleven articles by policy researchers, cultural experts, and officials from various European governments explore prospects for cultural policy in Europe. Specifically, the document examines international cooperation in cultural activities, problems caused by increased participation in cultural activities, the role of cultural leaders, recreational…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperation, Cultural Centers, Cultural Enrichment
Eberly, Don E., Ed. – 1995
Addressing the problems of increasing antisocial behavior, declining civility, and decaying morals, this book contains a collection of essays that consider the origins and the development of America's character, the factors that influence it, and the consequences for society of inadequate character development. Essays include the following: "The…
Descriptors: Activism, Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Beder, Sharon – 2000
This book provides an account and critique of the work ethic, a central aspect of modern capitalist society. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 considers social changes in Europe in the 16th-17th centuries, maintaining that work was imbued with moral qualities and wealth seeking acquired social legitimacy through religious sanction. Chapter 3…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advantaged, Behavior Standards, Capitalism
