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Download full textInstitute of International Education, New York, NY. – 1972
The Institute of International Education's Council on Higher Education for Asia and the United States is designed to create the conditions necessary for a regular and fruitful exchange of ideas, plans, and action programs between university leaders from the United States and from the Asia-Pacific region. Discussions held at the Council's planning…
Descriptors: Administration, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange
Christensen, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1989
The Stanley Foundation annually assembles a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to assess specific foreign policy issues and to recommend future direction. The participants in the round-table discussion summarized in this report agreed that the Soviets are moving from a Marxist-Leninist version of socialism to a broader version,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
Speaker, Richard B., Jr., Ed.; Kawada, Louise Myers, Ed. – Japan Studies Association Journal, 1997
This yearbook presents new perspectives and materials on Japan that are engaging, relatively jargon-free, and shaped so that their usefulness in a college classroom is readily apparent. The yearbook represents an example of the potential for genuine scholarship that lies within interdisciplinary studies. Articles are divided among five thematic…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Curriculum Enrichment
Association of the Swedish Deaf-Blind, Enskede (Sweden). – 1990
The monograph comprises the proceedings of a 1989 international conference on services to the deaf blind, including conference papers as well as reports from eight nations. Introductory material includes the text of the "Declaration of the Basic Needs of Deaf-Blind Persons" adopted at the conference, the conference program, and a list of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Communication Problems, Deaf Blind, Deaf Interpreting
Thomas, Graham – 1984
This document discusses a rationale and alternative strategies for teaching about China. Topics include China as: (1) a communist nation; (2) as a developing economic and political power; (3) as a country with a rich historical and traditional culture; and (4) as a powerful contrast to Eurocentrism. Ideas and institutions are suggested as a core…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Chinese Culture, Cross Cultural Studies
Stimpson, Philip, Ed.; Kwan, Tammy Yim-lin, Ed. – 1990
Described as the region of the 21st century, the Asian Pacific area is an important subject of geographic research. Thirty-four papers focusing on the Asian Pacific countries are contained in this document. Divided into four sections, the presentations cover the following topics: (1) Geography Teaching IN Asia Pacific Countries; (2) Teaching ABOUT…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Kelley, Jerry D., Ed.; And Others – 1993
This document presents the proceedings of a conference which brought together delegates and First Ladies representing western hemisphere nations to address needs and issues affecting people with disabilities in the Americas. It presents the texts of two keynote addresses: "Small Triumphs, Big Victories: A Global View of Persons with…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Attitudes, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1978
A description of the structure and approach of a workshop held to identify and explore important issues relating to the future of Japanese collections in academic and research libraries is provided, as well as eight papers presented at the workshop together with written reactions to the papers by other workshop participants. Topics covered…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hernando, Agustin, Ed. – 1986
Educational discourse is totally completely imbued with the values that affect the societies to which individuals belong. Those in the field of geographical education must examine those values in order to determine what type of geographical education is best for each society. The following papers contribute to this knowledge: "Presentation"…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cartography, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Bell, William G., Ed.; Ashford, Norman J., Ed. – 1984
These conference proceedings contain the texts of 62 papers. The first 17 papers include 4 keynote presentations as well as reviews of: major developments in several countries (Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Jordan, Netherlands, Sweden, United States) and Hong Kong; handicapped travelers' access to air transport; and application of microcomputer…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Air Transportation, Area Studies, Cost Effectiveness
Lawrence, Francis, Ed. – 1974
Three components of a conference are reviewed to explore how teaching and learning about Eastern Europe might contribute to European Studies in British secondary schools. A series of lectures provided information about contemporary East European societies and broke down preconceptions of Eastern Europe as a monolithic block. Workshop sessions…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Conference Reports, Course Descriptions
Palmer, Lillian, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This symposium focused on the special needs of visually handicapped infants and young children. Texts of 48 papers are presented, including keynote addresses by W. Aubrey Webson ("The First Steps") and Heather Hewitt ("First Steps--Parenting, Prevention and Programming"). Regional reports are provided for Japan, Bangladesh, the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
Gunner, Elizabeth – 1985
Educators from European countries were presented with up-to-date information about Africa. The seminar was intended to help teachers present the African experience as cogently as possible in their classrooms. The main topics of the seminar are discussed, papers are summarized, discussions of the working groups are presented, participants'…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Comparative Education
Morse, Ronald A., Ed.; Samuels, Richard J., Ed. – 1985
The proceedings of a conference on the development of language capabilities to prepare United States scientists to share in scientific and technological development with Japan include these papers: "Are Japanese Language Programs Reaching Scientists and Engineers?"; "Japanese Language Study for Engineers: High Tech…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Instruction, Certification, Classroom Techniques
