During the summer of 1944, journalist William Lindsay White accompanied Eric Johnston, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, to the Soviet Union. Early the next year White published an account of the trip, "Report on the Russians," which made the best seller lists, but which pleased few individuals and attracted a great…

Twenty-three years after the launching of the first satellite, there is still no fully operational direct broadcasting satellite system. Since such systems were expected much earlier, many questions present themselves concerning (1) whether there is a perceived need for such a system, (2) whether the technology is available at cost effective…

This article argues that by taking into account the environmental perspective in fundamental development issues pertinent to Third World countries, economics may play a more powerful and positive role in shaping the future of these countries. (JDH)

Examines the effects of communications and information on Canadian unity, cultural identity, and economic viability. The discussion is illustrated with descriptions of Canadian computer communications; broadcasting, publishing, and film industries; telecommunications systems and satellites; and research and development trends. (Author/SW)

Disputes claims that international scholarly exchanges are largely instruments of propaganda. Focuses on historical and contemporary concepts of diplomacy, and considers differing perspectives of international educational and cultural exchange programs as autonomous entities, part of public diplomacy, or components of propaganda. Uses…

Suggests that increasing student awareness of the impact of international changes on their lives requires new sources for teaching foreign policy. Reviews print and Internet resources available to teachers from the United States Department of State. Includes a side column on the process of becoming a foreign-service officer. (DSK)

A literature review on the origins, nature, and future of globalization and implications for education found little of relevance for low-income, postcolonial countries. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, a conceptual framework suggests how developing nations' educational policies are influenced by legacies of colonial education, the position of…

This twenty-seventh World Bank Atlas presents key social and economic information for every country on the globe organized under three headings, People, Economy, and Environment. The emphasis is on how these themes are important in the development process. A new addition is that of a new measure of GNP per capita converted at purchasing power…

Historically, the business community has been concerned with educational issues. The United States Chamber of Commerce has had an active educational committee involved in shaping federal education policy since the l960s. Local and state school systems, along with business leaders, parent-teacher associations, advisory boards, and school finance…

The need to establish teacher education programs which inculcate at least the basic principles of multicultural education has been recognized repeatedly by both the profession and governmental agencies which administer programs of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. What is crucial to this matter is the model selected by a given…

This document explores the impact of television coverage on foreign policy decision making and the complexities of a changing media-foreign policy relationship in an era of global television. Government officials believe that television news has a great effect on foreign policy decisions. By contrast, many political scientists contend that…

A number of converging circumstances suggest that Antarctica may be a major object of geopolitical attention in South America in the decade to come. The Malvinas/Falklands crisis focused geopolitical attention on the South Atlantic and the chain of Southern (Austral) Islands which link the southern tip of South America to the Antarctic Peninsula.…

This is the second volume of a two-volume series produced in response to the Science and Technology Policy Organization and Priorities Act of 1976. This volume consists of source materials in three sections: (1) a report prepared by the National Academy of Sciences which focuses on current and emerging opportunities and problems in selected areas…

Global communications systems and the types of relations that nations may develop through them in the future are explored in this paper. The various topics discussed include global change and communication; communication for global imaging and problem solving; information and communication as power; communication quality and transnational…

Proposes method for improving, expanding, and standardizing the process of disseminating information on current "development studies" research. A survey is included of information sources in the domains of research and training related to the internal and international contexts of developing nations. Journal availability: see SO 507 083. (KC)