Education must focus on a new curriculum; one that gives a clear vision of the unity of the world in both a social and physical sense. (DS)

Defines global community education and examines two major topics considered essential for understanding it. The topics are: (1) perspectives and imperatives of global education; and (2) the realities and possibilities of globalizing a curriculum for a new age. (BSR)

Examines international crises in the 1960's with relation to the conflictual aspects of interacting dyads involved in crises to discern conflictual dimensions of national behavior during such periods. Additionally, conflict behavior was examined for those periods immediately prior to and immediately following crisis situation. (Author/RC)

The Midwestern Conference for Visiting Fulbright-Hays Scholars, held at Ohio State University, May 14-16, 1973, was designed to be a forum for international cultural exchange of ideas between scholars with transnational interests. The theme was "Universities and Transnational Approaches to the Solution of World Problems." One primary objective of…

The author listed four possible avenues for fostering international relations: individual contacts; letters, tapes, etc.; broadcasts and telecasts; and literature. Literature was described as an excellent means of communication and as a vehicle for creating good will, promoting understanding, and clearing up misconceptions. Several ways is which…

The World Youth Forum each year brings high school senior delegates from 35 to 40 countries to the USA for a three-month program of visiting American families, schools and cities to discuss their own countries and mutual world problems. (IR)

International education is seen as standing on the verge of a major breakthrough in Congress. Several events have triggered interest: the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, the new Department of Education, Middle East crises, and reauthorizations of the Higher Education Act and the National Defense Education Act.…

THE 20TH-CENTURY MATURATION OF FOREIGN AREA STUDY CURRICULUMS IN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WAS DESCRIBED. THE DESCRIPTION ACCOUNTED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO RELATED FACETS OF AREA STUDIES--GENERAL EDUCATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. GENERAL AREA STUDY WOULD USUALLY CONSIST OF COURSES IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES AND…

In light of the need for national leaders informed in international affairs and for informed citizenry capable of supporting and questioning the experts, responses from various quarters to the need for international education are found to be substantial but shy of the obvious and growing need. (JT)

This book contains ten articles which discuss education for a world view. In a democratic society there is a need for wide public understanding of the country's national and international policies. One article "The End of Innocence" discusses the rapidly, changing, and complex world in which we live and points out certain fallacies which…

The relationship between internal revolution and subsequent intervention by a foreign power is examined in this guide book for senior high students. Why nations pursue a policy of military intervention and what other alternatives are available are two major questions investigated. Intervention and non-intervention are both determined policies that…

This curriculum guide is intended to integrate international education into the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools in Washington State. Section 1, "Introduction," comprises a brief list of statistical data about Washington and the world, and a copy of the 1987 Washington State international education legislation. Section 2,…

A growing body of research literature suggests that significant relationships exist between the attitudes individuals develop toward their own and other societies and their images of international conflict and collaboration. Without some understanding of basic human behavior, a recognition that many of the important differences in behavior can be…

This "Crisis Paper" examines the events of October, 1973, relating to the Middle East war. A chronology of events during the month is established, followed by short editorial commentary. A multi-national view of the situation is developed, quoting newspapers and journals from France, West Germany, USSR, China, Switzerland, Austria,…

This critical analysis of Sino-American relations reviews historical events since World War II, summarizes United States policy toward the Peoples Republic of China and contends that improved relations with China should be a goal. Review of Communist China's activities reveals that: 1) an aim seems to be to expand power and influence but not…