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Odell, Rice – American Biology Teacher, 1978
Discusses the problems of population growth and space utilization, acquisition of land, and planning for rural areas. Techniques available for achieving a physically open society with fewer problems of living space are enumerated. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), Land Use, Living Standards
Friedenberg, Edgar Z. – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1970
A discussion of education in our society as a way of controlling entry to the labor market and as a means to exploit youth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (New York, New York, 1969). (RJ)
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Educational Economics, Labor Economics

Adiseshiah, Malcolm – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1977
Extract from the opening statement to the World Conference on Adult Education and Development. Focus is on the effects of political forces on the standard of living, especially in Third World countries, economic hardships faced by these countries, and the role of adult education in assuring that people are real participants in political and social…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conferences, Daily Living Skills, Economic Factors
Regan, Colm – Ideas & Action, 1987
Examines the role of a country with relatively little economic or political power, Ireland, in promoting justice and equality in underdeveloped nations. Describes increased development education funding for school activities and adult education programs. Calls for more direct participation in program design, increased professionalism, and expanded…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education

Efendiev, A. G.; Dudina, O. M. – Russian Education and Society, 1998
Explores the state of the college student community in Moscow (Russia). Focuses on the changes in the social structure, the comparison of the material condition of college students and other social groups, and the problem of students' learning activity, in particular their value orientations and the quality of educational services. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Grant, D. R. B. – 1981
The second in a series of four, this volume reports on a study designed to explore the home conditions under which young children in the English-speaking Caribbean islands, especially the underprivileged, are nurtured. Highlighted are those inseparable factors of the target islands that are likely to influence the living standards of each island…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Characteristics, Demography, Ecology
Gorham, Lucy – 1987
A study was conducted to examine the following questions: (1) How does the United States compare with Japan, West Germany, and Sweden on the basis of indicators of quality of life?; (2) How does the United States compare on the basis of economic performance since l960?; and (3) What appears to be the relationship in the four countries between the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Economic Progress, Economics
Mason, Andrew; And Others – 1986
The major findings of a research project on the relationship between population growth and economic development are summarized in this monograph. The study compares recent demographic and economic trends in Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia to worldwide experience as described by an econometric model of population and development. The study…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economic Progress
Moock, Peter; And Others – 1990
Data from the 1985 Living Standards Survey in Peru were studied in this analysis of non-farm family businesses from the informal sector in order to categorize 2,735 family enterprises and to explain the earnings per hour of family labor. Most of the existing research on the self-employed uses the individual as the unit of analysis; however, this…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship
National Federation of Independent Business, San Mateo, CA. Research and Education Foundation. – 1983
To assist students in comparing living standards in the Soviet Union and Western Nations, a chart containing data from a 1982 survey of the retail prices of 179 selected consumer goods and services is provided. Prices were converted into worktime equivalents and the capital of each country, with the exception of Munich, was chosen to represent the…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education
Nevada State Legislative Counsel Bureau, Carson City. Legislative Commission. – 1986
This report examines the adequacy of the standard of need used by the State of Nevada to determine eligibility for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (ADC). Nevada's standard of $285 per month for a family of 3 ranked 49 out of 54 states and political entities. The current standard is reviewed in relation to the present cost of…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Eligibility
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1984
Designed to facilitate research, preparation, and presentation of arguments for the national debate topic, this manual summarizes trends in poverty over the past 24 years, examines reasons for changes in the rate of poverty, discusses demographic characteristics of the poverty population, and analyzes methods used to calculate the number of poor…
Descriptors: Debate, Federal Government, Government Role, High Schools

Rockefeller, David – Journal of Environmental Education, 1974
Trade-offs between environmental and economical considerations are discussed. Questions such as: How much am I willing to give up?, are asked. Monies, costs, and long-term implications are considered from both viewpoints. Increased productivity through increased efforts by everyone is suggested to provide for continued environmental improvement.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors, Economic Progress
Allen, Dwight W.; Christensen, Philip R. – 1977
Strategies are examined for utilizing the mass communications media to improve standards of living within developing nations. This report, addressed to decision-makers in developing nations and the Agency for International Development (AID), is designed to assist them in planning their improvement communications programs. A general introduction is…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Developing Nations
Anderson, Peggye D. – 1977
This exploratory study assesses the sources from which elderly blacks draw support for needed services. A total of 208 elderly blacks were questioned concerning whom they would turn to for companionship, when feeling depressed, when in need of necessities like food or medicine, and in emergency situations. For each area, respondents indicated…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Family Relationship, Financial Needs