In 2001, Education International (EI) achieved a high level of program implementation. This report provides a summary of that action. It is the first annual report and the last dealing with an earlier approach to programming. Following a review of ways of enhancing membership participation, the EI World Congress adopted a new approach to the…

Since the end of the Cold War, international relations has radically changed. The collapse of the Soviet Union took with it the East-West conflict that dominated world affairs for more than four decades. In its place, the North-South division has emerged as an important framework for reconceptualizing international relations. How the United States…

Describes global socioeconomic trends from the viewpoint of globology, defined as the new science of global dynamics. Comparisons are made between globology, utilitarian economics, and the Marxian analysis of world problems. The implications of long-term global cycles in colonialism, interstate competition, war, single-state hegemony, and…

Discusses the definition and dynamics of global problems from a Marxist perspective. Social factors involved in peace-keeping, the arms race, and socioeconomic development in the Third World are considered. The authors suggest that the socialist approach provides a basis for cooperative, international problem solving. (AM)

Examines the role of the mass media in the issues debated in the Brandt report, a document prepared in England which advocates economic interdependence between developing and developed nations. In addition to informing the public, the media should play a supporting role in development education in schools and colleges. (JJD)

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)

Points out some of the social, legal, economic, and political effects of information technology. Concludes that the United States along with other nations must find ways to maximize the use of telecommunications technology without homogenizing people, without overriding national boundaries, and without engulfing and diluting other value systems.…

An approach to expanding global education is described in terms of the appropriateness of content, adequate identification of the clientele to be educated, and the institutional arrangements for intervention. (JMF)

The author discusses the definition, rationale, and realization of the concept "education for international understanding." (SJL)

We need new institutions to protect the world, new institutions to protect the cause of freedom. But those institutions will not be possible without new ideas, and ideas will not be possible without education. (Author)

Discusses internationalism and globalization as contexts for international education. Argues that the values of the British-style international schools include a commitment to world peace and understanding between nations. States that the globalist perspective sees education as a product subject to global quality standards. (Contains 11…

Outlines the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and its origins at the International Schools Association in Geneva (Switzerland). Compares IB economics with the British Advanced level economics, stating that there is a good deal of overlap between the two. Concludes that IB economics is more effective and gives examples of test questions.…

Understanding international affairs today requires multiple perspectives. College-bound high school students must possess a world history background, an international system perspective, and an understanding of "normal" international conflict, noncoercive techniques of statecraft, and the importance of nonstate actors in international politics.…

Discussed is the United Nations call for a climate treaty to be ready to sign in 1992. The international controls on the emissions of gases that threaten to warm the planet are at the core of the proposed treaty. U.S. policy and other policies are discussed. (KR)

This bibliography lists examples of journal articles and chapters in edited books dealing with peace education. The major focus of the bibliography is on materials from the last 25 years and are in English, German, and the Scandinavian languages. Titles of articles in the bibliography are given in the original language. If the original language is…