As colleges and universities push to offer more online offerings, particularly during this current pandemic, concerns about upholding standards of excellence surface. As a result, programs like Quality Matters (QM) have flourished in an attempt to make courses not only easily accessible, but also tied to learning outcomes. This paper takes a look…

This paper examines the sources of authority behind the Bologna and ASEM secretariats' technocratic appearance and administrative routines, and argues that they are transnational policy actors in their own right. By drawing on principal-agent theory and the concept of "authority," it offers an alternative framework for understanding the…

This article presents a case study in the use of the computer simulation game "People Power," developed by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. The principal objective of the activity was to offer students an opportunity to understand the dynamics of social conflicts, in a format not possible in a traditional classroom…

Programs in human health and global security should be incorporated into medical school curricula. Information about nuclear arms proliferation and unmet human health needs will help physicians exert a critical leadership role. (SK)

Describes connection between the human resources of language and culture and the economic recovery of the United States. Explores necessity of political participation to accomplish this goal. (BK)

Presents the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) presidential address to the annual meeting in Dallas on November 15, 1987. Examines the future direction of NCSS and discusses global interdependence as a challenge that must be given more emphasis in the social studies curriculum of the United States. (GEA)

Synthesizes the debate concerning what steps should be taken when General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) rules conflict with environmental protection. Discusses using trade to influence other countries; unilateralism; extrajurisdiction application; GATT rights; national environmental measures; multilateral environmental measures; and the…

Notes that in the aftermath of September 11th there is strong motivation to improve intercultural and international relations through communication. Explains that in many interethnic and intercultural contexts, participants are not motivated to communicate well. Concludes it is crucial to understand intercultural communications as simultaneously…

Criticizes college textbooks for adopting a "party line" of laissez-faire economic doctrine which asserts the benefits of free trade. Offers an alternative interpretation of international trade, covering such topics as the effect of unregulated international trade on wage levels, and international lending. (JDH)

Argues that policy development in the United States is not dealing adequately with changes in the nature of international telecommunication conferences. Warns that possible agreements regarding frequency allocations demand reexamination of U.S. positions. (JMF)

This paper, presented at the Malente Symposium, discusses the relationship between economic factors and environmental problems and environmental policies for the twenty-first century. (MDH)

This issue serves as a package of information for foreigners about Finnish science and culture and about international cooperation in these fields. It contains a speech on security and cooperation in Europe and articles on the university in an international world, the Academy of Finland, information activity in cultural studies, and activities of…

Comments on some fundamentals of trade, suggesting that the world economy has become essentially one transnational unit. Discusses the extent to which Japan and the United States are economically linked. States that protective measures against goods produced abroad are not a solution to any nation's economic problems. (KO)

Provides a critique of Culbertson's paper on international trade (see SO516710). Critiques Culbertson's treatment of national sovereignty and the general welfare, international wage differentials, and prices and competition. (JDH)

Past restrictions on his travel in the United States after the author was classified an "undesirable alien" under the provisions of the McCarran-Walter Act are described. (Author/MLW)