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Bjerstedt, Ake – School Research Newsletter, 1987
Helping children and youth learn through school experiences to deal constructively with questions of peace, war, and ways to promote peace preparedness is the purpose of this four-year peace education project. The principal goals of the project include: (1) an inventory and analysis of experiences and related peace education projects in various…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Burns, Robin J., Ed.; Aspeslagh, Robert, Ed. – 1996
The Peace Education Commission (PEC) of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) has been the forum for peace educators to come together, to exchange and to share ideas, materials and experiences over three decades. This book draws from key papers from different areas and times of peace education work to show the richness of ideas and…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Foreign Countries, Global Education, Higher Education
Wellisch, Mimi – AECA Research in Practice Series, 2000
Noting that most children living in Australia have access to a television, video games, and computers and are influenced by the content of their viewing and interactive games, this report examines the impact of media violence on young children. Topics discussed include the recognition of violence on television and video/computer games, reasons for…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Computer Games, Conflict Resolution, Early Childhood Education
Hutchinson, Frank – 1996
This paper argues the importance of not only understanding how "cultural editing" may limit our images and those of our children for creating non-violent futures, but also of the need for quality responses by teachers and teacher educators to such editing. Cultural editing is a term futurists use to describe processes both within formal and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Bjerstedt, Ake – 1996
This pamphlet offers an overview of five larger reports in order to facilitate the process of locating contributions originating from five peace conferences between 1990-1994. The Peace Education Commission (PEC) arranged five conferences in Groningen (The Netherlands), Firenze (Italy), Kyoto (Japan), Budapest (Hungary) and Valletta (Malta). A…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Lund Univ. (Sweden). Malmo School of Education. – 1996
This pamphlet presents brief abstracts of selected English language reports and papers from the activities of the project group "Preparedness for Peace." For several years this project has carried out research and development work on peace education and related issues. The tasks have also included editorial work and publishing related to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Scofield, Richard T., Ed. – School-Age NOTES, 1998
These 12 monthly newsletter issues provide information and support for providers of school-age child care. The featured articles for each month are: (1) "Children's World Opens Private Elementary Schools" (September); (2) "How Does SAC [school-age care] Rate in Your State? (October)" (3) "Australian SAC Tackles Space…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education
Pittman, Susan Peters, Ed. – ESR Journal, 1990
Dedicated to Seth Kreisberg, this document is the first journal issue of the Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR). It begins with "The Real Ropes Course: The Development of Social Consciousness" (Shelley Berman). The other articles are presented in five sections. The first section, "Our Relationship to Society," contains:…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics, including: (1) persuasive messages and the hearing impaired; (2) the judicial speeches of Cicero; (3) the rhetoric of employment interviews; (4) doctor/patient communication; (5) black…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Communication Problems, Communication Research
Training Ideas, 1984
This document contains three issues of "Training Ideas," a bimonthly publication of instructional materials and articles dealing with human resource development. The premiere issue (1984) includes the following articles: "Information Retrieval: Finding That Lost Article" by Patrick Suessmuth; "Increasing Learning in Printed Materials through the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Campanella, Alfred J., Ed. – Social Education, 1983
A compilation of 13 social studies activities suitable for immediate application in the classroom includes teaching ideas for both elementary and secondary teachers. Activities comprise a simulated mapping expedition to Jamestown colony; a folktale illustration of moral dilemmas; taped interviews with Soviet citizens; simulated employment…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Studies, Current Events
Beall, Kathleen R., Ed. – ESL Magazine, 2001
The six issues in this volume include the following articles: "Preview of TESOL 2001" (Adelaide Heyde Parsons); "Six Internet Pioneers Teach English to the World" (Dennis Oliver, Randall Davis, Elaine Hoter, Charles Kelly, Dave Sperling, and Ruth Vilmi); "Integrated Skills in the ESL/EFL Classroom" (Rebecca Oxford);…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adults, Career Exploration, Classroom Techniques