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Jenkins, Janet – Educational Broadcasting International, 1979
Looks at educational factors in using television or cinema film for non-formal education in developing nations. Styles of presentation in films are discussed, and suggestions are made for assessing effectiveness. (JEG)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods, Film Production, Instructional Films
Diener, Carolyn S. – 1985
Parents and teachers can help children learn qualities (such as empathy, caring, kindness, and generosity) that contribute to a more peaceful environment. Children can be helped to learn the values and techniques of resolving conflicts without injuring others. We should be concerned about teaching peacemaking in order to prevent crime, drug…
Descriptors: Altruism, Children, Conflict Resolution, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedGerbner, George – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Discusses the portrayal of science and scientists on prime-time television and assesses the impact that it has on public conceptions of science. Reports that television cultivates a less than favorable orientation toward science and scientists. Offers recommendations for improvement. (ML)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Mass Media, Nonformal Education, Popular Culture
Download full textMarshall, David – 1984
The introduction of microtechnology into the educational system will generate changing demands in the environment that will affect concepts of learning and transmission and the definition of nonformal education. Challenges for educational managers in the coming decade will include (1) recognizing that the benefits of the instructional applications…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrators, Computer Software, Costs
Senesh, Lawrence – 1991
The efforts to reform the U.S. educational system should focus on the goal of creating a Learning Society. A Learning Society is based upon the commitment to a set of values and to a system of education that affords all members of the community the opportunity to stretch their minds to full capacity from early childhood through adulthood. This…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Community Role, Curriculum Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. – 1984
The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) selected three areas of inquiry as its focal concerns for the years 1984-1989. The first of these centered on the influences on each other of education and technological development, and on the implications of these mutual influences for educational planning on a national scale,…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Connor, James V. – 1990
This paper attempts to explore how developing nations can best respond to the request of the United Nations General Assembly to examine their ongoing programs and policies for environmental impact, and to report regularly to the General Assembly on the progress being made towards the objectives of "environmentally sound and sustainable…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
