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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
Cunningham, Sally, Ed. – 1978
In recent years many Canadian groups have recognized their communities' centennials by undertaking the task of compiling and recording local history. Responding to numerous questions on producing local history books, the Centre staged two workshops to provide amateur historians with the kinds of information they need for such projects. Sessions at…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Books, Financial Support, Historiography
Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists. Rural Sociology Section. – 1978
The 1978 annual meeting featured 60 papers in 15 subject matter sessions. Authors were primarily from the South, but senior authors from Kansas, New Mexico, and New York also presented papers. Session A, the plenary session, included three papers on contributions of multidisciplinary research to university research and public service programs.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Area Studies, Career Choice, Community Development
Corporate Council on the Liberal Arts, New York, NY. – 1988
Proceedings of the inaugural ceremonies of the University of San Diego's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies are presented. These include the inaugural introduction by David Pierpont Gardner, opening remarks by Frank Stanton, the keynote address by California Governor George Deukmejian, further remarks by David Pierpont…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, College Role, Competition
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
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1989
An annual assembly of a panel of experts from the public and private sectors assessed specific foreign policy issues and recommended future direction. The oneset of the debt crisis in 1982 generated fears regarding the future of democracy in Latin America. The focus on the assembled experts was on the role of external pressures and the impact of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Debt (Financial), Developing Nations, Economic Factors
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
Castle, Emery, Ed.; Baldwin, Barbara, Ed. – 1988
The purposes of the National Rural Studies Committee (NRSC) are to develop a comprehensive and coherent framework for viewing rural area problems, and to provide legitimacy for rural studies as an academic field of specialization. This first NRSC meeting focused on the picture of rural America drawn in American literature, the nature of employment…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development, Economic Factors
PDF pending restorationOdwarka, Karl, Ed. – 1976
These Proceedings include 26 addresses and papers on culture and civilization in German-speaking countries. Papers on politics and culture in Switzerland, East and West Germany, and Austria begin the book. These papers were written by Gerhard Weiss, Franz Lehner, Eduard Adler, Sonja Elm and Karl Borchard. Three sections on teaching culture and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Conference Reports, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
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