This report describes the main areas of economic research supported by the Ford Foundation in the 1970s, with an emphasis on the work in international economics. It is divided into five sections: the international economy, less-developed countries (LDCs) and the new economic order, the industrialized world and inflation, workers and wages, and…

This monograph presents the computer printout of an analysis of data on international cooperation over a three-year period. Part of a large scale research project to test various theories with regard to their power in analyzing international relations, this monograph presents data on the application of discriminant function analysis of combined…

This monograph presents the computer printout of an analysis of data on international conflict over a three-year period. Part of a large scale research project to test various theories with regard to their power in analyzing international relations, this monograph presents data on the application of discriminant function analysis of 'underdog'…

This monograph presents an analysis of data on international cooperation over a three-year period. Part of a large scale research project to test various theories with regard to their power in analyzing international relations, this monograph presents the computer printout of data on the application of second stage factor analysis of 'underdog'…

This monograph is a computer printout which presents findings from an analysis of data on cooperation among 29 regional groupings. Regional groupings are interpreted as geographic areas such as Africa and Latin America and international organizations such as The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Organization of American States…

Approximately 20 million workers are presently living in countries other than their homelands in order to find better job opportunities. This labor migration is determined mainly by an income gap between the sending and receiving countries. Less important determinants are historical ties, cultural or linguistic affinity, and proximity. Emigrants…

Summaries of Burmese newspaper and periodical accounts published from January through April 1968, offering information on primary and secondary education, higher education, and the history of Burmese higher education are reproduced in this 114-item bibliography with abstracts. The section covering primary and secondary education offers excerpts…

This study, based on interviews with North American students and Peace Corps trainees in Bogota, and their host families, professors, and other Colombians in contact with the students, attempts to define the non-linguistic barriers to cross-cultural communication between North Americans and Colombians. The purpose of the study is to gather data…

Designed as an aid for interagency government personnel, private organizations, and the interested public, this revised guide summarizes the 1967-68 fiscal year activities of Federal government agencies involved in international educational and cultural affairs. This 1968 edition contains data-supported descriptive accounts, by agency, of all…

With upcoming global realities of interdependence in mind, this report attempts to usefully inform citizens, educators, and policy makers about worldwide educational issues. The result of a colloquy among representatives of a wide variety of educational interests and federal agency interests, the report provides recommendations for ways that…

This handbook defines major themes in African studies, suggests a variety of ways in which these themes can be viewed, and provides guidance to and evaluations of available print and audio-visual resources. The book is intended to assist educators with preparation of curriculum for grades K-12. An introduction explains use of the handbook;…

This Headline Series, focusing on U.S. foreign policy, is adapted from a series of four lectures by the author delivered at the Claremont University Center in April 1975. Part one discusses the 1973 Mideast oil embargo and the impact of the crisis on future U.S. foreign relations. Especially affected are questions of interdependence, raw…

The first booklet in a series of pilot materials developed by the University of Florida's Center for Latin American Studies is presented. Ten examples illustrating an integrated, multidisciplinary, and practical values clarification approach to teaching about Latin America are provided. The approach may be used by teachers in the languages,…

The newsletter promotes graduate study, research, and international service activities, including seminars, workshops and other specifically designed programs on campus or abroad, facilitating the role of educational institutions and programs in international development. Typical newsletter items include current programs, faculty and program…

This curricular unit is intended for use at the secondary level. The understandings in Topic I are organized under four main heaings: The Indigenous Population or the pre-Columbian civilizations; The Immigrants from Europe and West Africa; Slavery In Latin America during the pre-colonial and colonial periods and, Race mixture including racial…