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United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, NY. – 1985
The report discusses the implementation by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the concrete program of measures and activities proposed by the Regional Plan of Action for Latin America and the Caribbean for the International Youth Year. The central objectives of the Plan are to create greater awareness concerning…
Descriptors: Culture, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Females
United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, NY. – 1985
This 4-part study reaffirms the concepts of a previous study entitled "Situation and Prospects of Youth in Latin America" and approved in 1983, and on the basis of new knowledge explores more deeply national situations and their diversity. It offers new conceptual and theoretical contributions on the condition of youth in Latin America…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Latin American Culture
PDF pending restorationThorn, Richard S. – 1970
The first part of this project report, Appendix 1, is the curriculum outline which has been used for the author's course in Economic Development in Latin America. It takes a preponderantly problem-oriented and sectional approach. The main units, following an introductory survey of the Latin American region and its people and institutions, are:…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Hirschman, Albert O.; And Others – 1963
This conference report focuses on three major areas of interest: (1) land reform in Colombia, (2) social change in Popayan, and (3) implications for research in agrarian structure in Colombia. A case study dealing with Colombia's sequence of moves toward land reform over the last 40 years is reviewed. The impact of political factors and social…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Agronomy, Cultural Context, Cultural Education
Peer reviewedResnick, Rosa Perla – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1980
The historical relationship between social work education in Latin America and the United States is analyzed. New social work strategies have produced innovative approaches to curriculum development and content, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the social worker's role. Translating these approaches to the American situation is discussed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Download full textBoyd, Dorothy L. – 1968
A social-emotional development program was undertaken in grades 1 through 6 in a project designed to improve the classroom climate for Spanish speaking children, and to improve channels of communication between cooperating teachers, student teachers, and college supervisors. Under the guidance of cooperating teachers, student teachers presented…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Classroom Environment, Conferences, Cooperating Teachers
