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Aderinoye, Rashid; Ojokheta, Kester – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
This article examines open-distance learning in Nigeria and the role it plays in personal, community, and national development. Following consultation with existing literature, a qualitative survey was conducted using questionnaires, interviews, and participatory experience. Although particular emphasis was paid to the Nigerian context, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Distance Education, Role of Education
Andrzejewski, Julie – Multicultural Perspectives, 2005
Inspired by the Alaska Native Knowledge Network's "Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools," members of fourteen social justice, peace, and environmental education (SJPEE) special interest groups (SIGs) from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and several other prominent organizations have been involved in drafting SJPEE…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Indigenous Knowledge, Educational Research, Environmental Education
Goobie, Kathy; And Others – 1994
These curriculum materials were designed to assist sixth grade teachers in the delivery of the world regions component of the grade six social studies. Activities engage students in thinking, analysis, and speculation with a blend of process and product exercises. The book is divided into five sections. "Introductory Activities" include:…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Development, Ecology
National Academy of Engineering, Washington, D.C. – 1997
This multimedia environmental project aims to raise public awareness about the environmental and economic benefits of recently developed green technologies designed to protect the environment. The heart of the project is a three-part television series on the Public Broadcasting Service whose areas are home, work and community. Topics include old…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Community Involvement, Consciousness Raising, Conservation (Environment)
McGivney, Veronica – 2002
This guide explains how outreach workers of adult, further, and higher education institutions across the United Kingdom can make their outreach activities more effective at widening participation. The following topics are discussed: (1) the need to encourage all groups to participate in learning; (2) the role of outreach in attracting new and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Hubbard, Susan; Bell, Amy; Charner, Ivan – 1998
Results of a large set of interviews and discussions conducted by the National Employer Leadership Council showed that approximately 23,000 businesspeople were involved in school-to-career partnerships in Colorado, as of January 1997. Colorado employers identified 12 lessons essential to efforts to build school-to-career systems: (1) recognize,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Educational Resources
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, 2005
With sustainable business practices on the rise in many companies--and in many business schools--the question looms large: How do you land an environmental job in a company, agency, or other organization? First the bad news: traditional environmental jobs in big companies are on the wane. Many companies are cutting back on their environment…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Employment Opportunities, Job Skills, Sustainable Development
Williams, David L., Ed.; Munstermann, Ulrich, Ed.; Gamble, Helen E. W., Ed. – 2002
These Action Papers of seven committees of The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Youth Assembly represent the efforts of young people, who have been given the opportunity to voice their personal opinions on issues permanently on the international agenda. The Committee on Education and Employment analyzes improving quality of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Disarmament, Economic Development

Kneeshaw, Stephen – OAH Magazine of History, 1996
Describes an undergraduate class activity where students write a letter of substance (thoughtful argument supported by facts) to someone they feel has a direct impact on the environment. Future assignments include replicating this process on e-mail. Includes a brief discussion of environmentally related Web sites. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Blackmore, Christine – Environmental Education, 1996
Describes the approach to environmental education courses at Open University. Includes broad course content, team teaching approach, and philosophy of reorienting education towards sustainable development. Course material for open learning includes self-contained study packs as well as course texts, video, audio, and computer software. Nonformal…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conservation (Environment), Distance Education, Earth Science

Rodriguez, Alfredo; Winchester, Lucy – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Examines the economic troubles and social turmoil experienced by Latin American cities in the last 10 years. Identifies a global economy, moving from the production of raw materials to information-related jobs and services, as the main culprit. Discusses the growing importance of city councils in municipal governance. (MJP)
Descriptors: City Government, Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, Democratic Values

Cohen, Michael – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Identifies major problems and concerns to be addressed at the upcoming Habitat II conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Details a number of recent significant developments, all of them related to emerging patterns of economic productivity, demographic concentration, and environmental pollution. Proposes a dual-definition of "habitat" as both…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conferences, Cultural Pluralism, Economic Impact
Paten, Cheryl J. K.; Palousis, Nicholas; Hargroves, Karlson; Smith, Michael – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: While a number of universities in Australia have embraced concepts such as project/problem-based learning and design of innovative learning environments for engineering education, there has been a lack of national guidance on including sustainability as a "critical literacy" into all engineering streams. This paper was presented…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Engineering Education, Engineering, Foreign Countries
Noonan, Donna; Thomas, Ian – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2004
The greening of universities has been on the international agenda for at least a decade. While there has been considerable activity at some universities overseas, progress in Australian universities has been less easily identifiable. Also, the term "greening" has often been taken to apply to the operations of a university, whereas the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Sustainable Development
Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC. – 1996
Understanding the principles of sustainability and the interdependence of the environment, the economy, and social systems can help individuals learn to make the changes necessary to become effective stewards of natural resources and the environment. This document describes three broad policy recommendations as to how Americans can build concepts…
Descriptors: Action Research, Conservation Education, Ecology, Educational Change