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Global Poverty and Higher Education: A Business Education Course about Subsistence and Sustainability
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Cai, Xiuying Sophy – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of the study is to examine business education that aims to prepare students to understand poverty and design sustainable solutions for people living in subsistence in a yearlong course at a Midwestern U.S Land-grant university. I conduct a case study of the course in order to understand the curriculum and pedagogical arrangements and…
Descriptors: Poverty, Global Approach, Higher Education, Case Studies
Lost Futures: The Problem of Child Labor. A Teacher's Guide.
American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. – 1999
As the world embarks on a new millennium, the reality of child labor in developing and industrialized nations seems daunting. This teacher's guide is designed to introduce the subject of child labor to middle school students. The guide's intent is to provide teachers with ideas and suggestions that will help them in preparing their own lesson…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
A Film Augmented Course on Social Movements Around the World.
DeFronzo, James – 1981
This article describes and discusses student evaluation of a college-level sociology course on social movements around the world. The course was designed to cover basic theory on the development of social movements and revolutions and to provide case studies from the United States and other nations through the use of documentary films. The course…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Case Studies, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Management, Planning, and Monitoring Population Education Programmes. Abstract-Bibliography Series 8.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1987
This document abstracts and reviews 32 publications that describe population education programs developed for Asia and the Pacific region. The documents are grouped under three sections: (1) management; (2) planning; and (3) monitoring/evaluation. Section 1 consists of 12 selected titles that deal with management of population education programs.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design
Aging and the Aged in the Third World: Part I. Studies in Third World Societies. Publication Number Twenty-Two.
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Sutlive, Vinson H., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Problems regarding the aged in developing nations are examined. The aging of populations is now a global phenomenon, with crucial implications for the developing as well as the developed nations. Six articles are presented: "Introduction, Perspectives on Aging in the Third World" (Jay Sokolovsky), "What Can the Industrial World…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Cultural Influences
Learning and Living. Education for Rural Families in Developing Countries.
Higgs, John, Ed.; Mbithi, Philip, Ed. – 1977
Education for rural areas must go far beyond the concept of formal schooling; it must become a system of learning arrangements in which the learner, in response to his environment, is the chief agent of his learning. There is no single model or educational approach; programs must be adapted to the varying circumstance or situations. When providing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Case Studies, Change Agents