The policies of Syria in the wake of Israel's invasion of Lebanon are examined. Speculations about the future of this volatile area are made. (RM)

The "new reality" of Australia's involvement with Asia has brought an added urgency to the call for curriculum inclusions that ensure appropriate and positive levels of Australian engagement with countries of the Asian region. This paper discusses the "Delors" report and considers its "Learning To Know, Learning To Do,…

This curriculum unit introduces students in grades K-8 to an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead (November 2). The unit provides an overview of the celebration and is divided into two lessons: (1) "Classroom Altar" (with seven typical art and food preparation activities); and (2) "Day of the Dead Procession" (with…

This set of education indicators for the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Region is designed to provide key policy-oriented data for World Bank staff and clients. The framework is divided into six main chapters: (1) the demographic, social and economic context of education; (2) financial and human resources invested in education; (3) access to…

Washington State is a leading producer of agricultural products. For the industry, the seasonal need for workers has posed the problem of how to acquire an ample supply at the precise time and how to dispose of them when not needed. In this context, Chicanos in the Northwest are examined in this study. (FF)

The discussion is intended to acquaint the reader with the newly established nations of the Americas---Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Barbados--and some of the ways in which they differ from the rest of Latin America. (SM)

Reviews articles in the 1976 Journal of Counseling Psychology concerned with causal questions without broad consideration for the context or history of the variables under investigation. Notions of Brunswick and Snow regarding distal, proximal, and central regions for research concerned with ecology are presented with adaptation for counseling.…

Various ways of incorporating area studies into the curriculum are examined. The three approaches mentioned in the title are found impractical. The best approach for the foreign language teacher is to put the language first, and bring in area study items where appropriate. (WGA)

The Comparative Education Review bibliography compiles articles from a diverse selection of journals on a broad range of themes and subject areas that are of particular interest to CER readers. In particular, the CER bibliography helps to broaden the field of pertinent articles that may be overlooked when doing a simple search. The journals…

A listing is provided of 22 NDEA Title VI projects for 1974, which are designed to improve instruction in modern foreign languages and area studies. The following information is presented for each project: (1) contractor, (2) principal investigator or project director, (3) title, (4) term of contract, and (5) cost of contract. (SW)

This annotated bibliography compiles a variety of bibliographies and reference tools in the McGill University Library System (Montreal, Quebec) that are useful for research on Quebec, and its emphasis is on the sociological and political aspects of Quebec life and culture. The bibliography is presented in two parts that include reference sources…

These essays were written to assist teachers in the task of making Russian history intelligible to young U.S. students. In "An Approach to Russian History," Edward Keenan proposes that students need to gain a better understanding of how Russians perceive themselves and their history. In "Pre-Petrine Russia," Andrzej S. Kaminski…