Carlson, Jerry S.; And Others (1991). Study Abroad: The Experience of American Undergraduates in Western Europe and the United States. Occasional Papers on International Educational Exchange Research Series. A study was done to examine the effect of study abroad experiences on undergraduate students both in their undergraduate years and afterwards. The study was a joint effort of U.S. and European educators and institutions, involved over 400 participants, and included a comparison group of students not undertaking a year abroad. The participating U.S. institutions were the University of California, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Kalamazoo College, Michigan. Results indicated that those who choose to study abroad and those who do not differ in predictable ways in cultural interest and domestic orientation; that not only academic but social and personal development are important parts of the international experience; that the time abroad has a significant impact on foreign language facility; that participants in the study abroad programs score higher than the comparison group on cultural interest and peace and cooperation… [PDF]

Silber, John (1989). Straight Shooting. What's Wrong with America and How To Fix It. This book presents the ideas of the president of Boston University on how America can change course and restore traditional democratic values. The primary threat to American freedom comes not from foreign nations but from societal and individual attitudes of self indulgence, extravagance, and a declinging educational system. A return to traditional morality, a willingness to accept responsibility for our acts, and the immediate reform of the public schools is encouraged. The 17 chapters are organized into 3 sections concerned with first principles, the school, and society, respectively. Sample chapters have the following titles: "The Gods of the Copybook Headings,""Teachers in a Troubled Society,""Education and Democracy in the Age of Television,""Academic Freedom and Civilization,""Poisoning the Wells of Academe,""Tenure in Context,""The 'Private' Sector and the Public Interest,""Paying the Bill for…

(1985). International Youth Year: Activities of ECLAC in Fulfillment of the Regional Plan of Action. 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 the situation of young people, recognizing their rights and expectations, promoting policies and programs relating to youth in the framework of integrated development, stimulating active participation of youth, and promoting ideals of peace, respect, and understanding. The report summarizes ECLAC's activities in six sections: (1) "Background: the legislative context of the International Youth Year"; (2) "National Studies"; (3)"Technical Meetings and Seminars," which include events organized by ECLAC and contributions by ECLAC to other seminars; (4) "Methodologies for the study of youth"; (5)…

Brouwer, Lynette F. (1988). The History of Women's Management Thought: A Snapshot. The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze women's contributions to the history and development of management concepts. The paper discusses the needs and reasons for this type of exploration and compares differences between men and women in relation to the development of management thought. A historical profile from the early 1800s which features specific women, events, and women's entries into selected professions, is presented. A research project is described in which writings by and about Jane Addams, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Parker Follett, Margaret Dreier Robins, and Mary Barnett Gilson were analyzed to determine what management principles might have been common to these five women. The management philosophies of these late nineteenth century, early twentieth century women include: (1) achieving unity through diversity, rather than through uniformity; (2) placing value on relationships and human interdependence; (3) subjugating individual rights for the good of… [PDF]

Sheehan, Bernard W. (1987). Land and Liberty: The Ordinances of the 1780s. The U.S. Constitution established the broad legal frame for the U.S. political order; the ordinances provided the indispensable means for the expansion of that order across the continent. The first effort at organizing the northwest occurred in 1784. Written by Thomas Jefferson, the Ordinance of 1784 defined the stages through which territories should pass to statehood, made membership in the confederation perpetual, outlawed slavery, and required that state governments should be republican. The Land Ordinance of 1785 solved the problem of the orderly distribution of land. The Northwest Ordinance, enacted by Congress on July 13, 1787, contained machinery for state making and the Articles of Compact. Provisions assuring freedom of religion, trial by jury, habeas corpus, security of property and contract, proportional representation, public support of education, and the exclusion of slavery from the northwest in the territorial stage were included in the Articles of Compact. The… [PDF]

(1963). THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE OF JUVENILE DELIQUENCY AND YOUTH CRIME, WASHINGTON, D.C. SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAINING PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH DELINQUENTS AND POTENTIAL DELINQUENTS ARE GIVEN. THESE PEOPLE INCLUDED GANG WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, POLICEMEN, PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION PERSONNEL, AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. THE PROGRAM WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS–SHORT-TERM WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES, UNIVERSITY TRAINING CENTERS, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. SHORT-TERM PROJECTS INCLUDED WORK IN THE STREETS, EDUCATION OF PROBLEM STUDENTS, AND ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSE OF FIELD WORK AT THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, CREATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS OF POLICE, PROBATION OFFICERS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHERS, UPGRADING CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL, AND RURAL YOUTH PROGRAMS. THE UNIVERSITY TRAINING CENTERS WERE THE CORE OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM. THEY WERE TO BE PERMANENT TRAINING BASES WHERE A WIDE VARIETY OF YOUTH WORKERS COULD RECEIVE IMAGINATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING. MOST INSTRUCTION WAS SPECIALIZATION IN THE TRAINEE'S OWN FIELD. THE…

Allen, Dwight; Ryan, Kevin (1969). Microteaching. This book on a rather widely known but less widely applied technique for teacher education is intended both to inform those people who are unfamiliar with microteaching and to caution those who see it as a final answer to teacher training. The first chapter provides a working definition of microteaching; surveys its importance in supervision, research, and other areas; and evaluates its potentials and problems. The second chapter presents the component-skills approach to a mastery of teaching skills and demonstrates the value of the model-oriented technique. The elements of microteaching (e.g., video tape recordings, patterns of training) and the structuring of a microteaching program are discussed in the third chapter. Chapters four and five take up the specific advantages and drawbacks of microteaching for pre-service and in-service teacher training programs. The importance of microteaching for specialized situations–teaching in the inner city, training elementary teachers,…

Cousins, Jack E., Ed. (1972). History and the Social Sciences in Colorado. Newsletter of the Colorado Council For The Social Studies. Volume 3, Number 1. World history is the topic of this issue of \History and the Social Sciences in Colorado.\ The major article, \Experiencing World History,\ concerns the content and processes of a world history curriculum developed and piloted by Utah State University. The object of the units is for the middle-class, teenage American to discover his identity in an imperfect society to which he would like to make a contribution. He does so through an empathetic study of the values of earlier epochs which set the model on which we now function. Four approaches to the content are used: 1) history as a process; 2) a tentative attitude towards historical circumstances; 3) an observance of dynamic tension between change and continuity in society; and 4) replacement of emphasis on chronological detail by a sense of general development of societies. Sources for teachers are listed under categories of world order, simulation, law, economics, and peace studies/international relations. Seven curriculum… [PDF]

Chertow, Doris S., Ed.; Reagen, Michael V., Ed. (1972). The Challenge of Modern Church-Public Relations. Papers presented at the Institute on Modern Religious Communication Dilemmas, held at Syracuse University's Continuing Education Center for the Public Service in November 1971, are provided. The focus of the institute was the dilemmas facing modern church-public relations practitioners. The papers reproduced in this book provide a descriptive overview of some of the complexities of religious communications dilemmas brought out at the institute. The papers and their authors are as follows: (1) Introduction by Burton W. Marvin; (2) \Six Propositions on the Future of Religion\ by Warren L. Ziegler; (3) \The Crisis in Culture, Belief, and Church\ by T. William Hall; (4) \Toward a Social Theory of Human Communication\ by William P. Ehling; (5) \Event Magazine: A Case Study in Controversy\ by James E. Solheim; (6) \Religion as a Marketing Problem and How Research Can Help\ by Jack Haskins; (7) \United Methodist Information Area Survey, 1970\ by Robert Lear; (8) \Managing Survival in a…

Hadden, Gerry, Comp. (1997). Teenage Refugees from Guatemala Speak Out. In Their Own Voices Series. In December 1996, a peace accord ended 30 years of civil war in Guatemala, during which an estimated 200,000 people were killed and over 1 million were displaced. Most of the war's victims have been indigenous (Maya) Guatemalans–who make up about 65 percent of the population–and other supporters of economic and political reforms. In this book, seven young Guatemalan refugees in the United States and Canada tell their stories. These boys and girls are 13-18 years old and include legal and illegal immigrants, students and dropouts, Maya Indians and "ladinos" (culturally Hispanic persons), and permanent immigrants and those who plan to return to Guatemala. They speak about fleeing the war and entering a new country, learning English, educational experiences in Guatemala and the United States, work experiences, efforts to stay in touch with family members, family survival strategies, racism, personal interests, culture conflict, acculturation, and aspirations for further…

Lugar, Richard G. (1983). Keynote Address of Senator Richard G. Lugar National Forum on Excellence in Education (Indianspolis, Indiana, December 8, 1983). Few Americans understand the extent to which our nation is at risk. While our ability to compete on an international scale has diminished, our commitment to national defense and social programs and the costs for such programs have increased. The solution to this general predicament lies in the competition of ideas and ideals and in the maximization of freedom of trade and the laws of comparative advantage. This solution implies reform of the nation's schools, but the reform should be directed at the state and local levels, not, as in the past, at the federal level. In addition, this reform must extend beyond improving educational practices. The crisis of American education is that, as a people, we do not understand the importance of academic achievement to our national well-being. The plaudits of each of us should be directed toward academic achievement and to the development of successful competitors on the intellectual playing fields. Great moments in sport will come and go, but…

Court, Deborah (2004). Education in a Troubled Democracy: Voices from Israel. Curriculum Inquiry, v34 n1 p47-69 Mar. Democracy offers no automatic principles for a decent and civilized life. Its principles require interpretation and compromise, and must be balanced between the welfare of individuals, groups, and the state. In Israel, the situation is made even more complex by the fact that Israel defines itself as a Jewish state. Surrounded by hostile forces, Israel must attempt not only to maintain peace and security but to offer democratic rights to its Jewish, Moslem, and Christian citizens. Jewish and Arab Israelis lives are woven together against this difficult background through complex patterns of commerce and trust. These patterns have been disrupted during the recent hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians. This article presents a window on the Israeli democracy in this turbulent time through in-depth interviews with six Israeli educators, two Jewish and four Arab. They analyze the Israeli democracy and discuss the problems of their own population sectors in particular, giving… [Direct]

Mortenson, Thomas G. (1987). Why Student Financial Aid? ACT Student Financial Aid Research Report Series 87-1. This report, the first in a series on student financial aid, develops a public policy justification for needs-tested higher educational subsidies targeted specifically to students, and offers evidence to support the argument that financial aid is a worthwhile use of public monies. Traditionally, public subsidies for students have been directed to institutions; in the mid-1960s, however, federal and state governments began to subsidize higher education of students directly via needs-tested grants and other forms of aid. Currently more than $20 billion is spend on student aid. Five sections look at: student demand for higher education; differences in abilities to pay college costs; the effect of price on student enrollment decisions (discussing student enrollment responses to price and to financial aid); the public policy commitment to equalize higher educational opportunity (discussing federal and state commitments); and society's interest in improving educational opportunity… [PDF]

(1983). Meeting of Experts to Consider Ways and Means of Taking the Workers' Interests into Consideration When Formulating and Implementing Adult Education Policies (Paris, France, April 25-29, 1983). At a UNESCO meeting of representatives of international nongovernmental workers and cooperative organizations, the delegates laid particular emphasis on the correlation between political, economic, and social problems on the one hand, and educational, cultural, and training activities on the other. The participants especially stressed the need for increased priority to be given to economic and vocational education, provided through trade union and cooperative organizations; for agricultural and industrial workers; craftspersons, manual workers, and intellectual workers; unemployed persons; and the increasing number of workers obliged to change jobs. The delegates reported a need to encourage self-reliance in the developing countries, self-help activities in rural and urban areas, and measures to reduce unemployment and promote self-management or worker participation in the management of cooperatives and companies. The role and prominence of transnational corporations in relation to…

Craver, Samuel M., Ed. (1988). Education: A Moral Enterprise. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society (32nd, Durham, North Carolina, October 16-17, 1987). The following papers were presented at this meeting: (1) \The Moral Import of the Concept of Education\ (Robert D. Heslep) Response: J. Gordon Chamberlin; (2) \Religion and Public Education: Formulating a Rational Legacy\ (William F. Losito) Response: James W. Garrison; (3) \Using Scientific Logic To Reconcile Theism and Secular Humanism as Religions\ (Tom Hawkins) Response: David Kennedy; (4) \VIsion and Person in Teacher Renewal\ (Jon A. Rinnender) Response: Cheryl Southworth; (5) \Teaching Justice through Classic Texts: The Coppin-Hopkins Humanities Program in the Baltimore City Schools\ (John Furlong and William Carroll) Response: Anthony G. Rud, Jr.; (6) \A Theater of Memory: Viro's View of Personal Identity\ (Thomas O. Buford) Response: John R. Scudder, Jr; (7) \Teaching Cooperation\ (Richard J. McGowan) Response: Beatric Sarlos; (8) \Censorship and the Right To Read\ (Susan O'Brien and Joseph O'Brien); (9) \On the Horns of a Moral Dilemma: An Anatomy of the Hawkins County,… [PDF]

Rodman, John A. (1982). Keyword Thesaurus. A List of Terms and Codes to Identify Areas of Interest for Research and Other Types of Sponsored Programs. Keyword Thesaurus Project Update for New Participants. This list of program types and keywords (with codes) was prepared for program officers at the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institute of Education, and the National Science Foundation to use when preparing program announcements and requests for proposals. Staff persons responsible for screening such documents at colleges and universities may then use the codes to identify which of the faculty at their institutions should be notified. Twenty-four program types are listed for coding funding announcements or solicitations to indicate the type of activity which may be supported. A Keywords Categorical List includes geographic terms which may either be the subject of research or a project location. The remaining keywords are divided into nine broad categories representing major classifications: (1) agriculture/food sciences/food; (2) arts/humanities/cultural activities; (3) behavioral/social sciences; (4) education; (5) engineering; (6) health and safety; (7) law;… [PDF]

Cohen, Michael J. (1986). Making Nature's Wisdom Public: The Affirmation of Planet Earth as a Living Organism. Planet Earth is a living organism that preserves and regenerates itself and shares information with humans through sensations, feelings, and actions. After early humans migrated from their tropical origins to colder climates, they developed technologies to impose their tropical memories on their new surroundings and lost touch with their ancient partnerships with the natural world. Today culture's nature-abandoning tendencies train hunger for food into habitual desires for money, land, and material goods; demean inborn nature; create chronic stress in human lives; and through information and technology, separate people from the holistic experience of life. Unlike traditional academics, experiential learning evokes feelings and actions as well as thoughts. To avoid stress and environmental destruction, experiential education must reunite human inner nature with the sentient living Earth. Only when feelings, experiences, and nature synchronize does the human mentality touch the…

Cadbury, Jr., William E. (1968). Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program. The Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students who went to college with inferior preparation to supplement their education by studying for 1 year at an academically demanding liberal arts college before entering graduate or professional school. The post-baccalaureate fellows take regular courses in a program that is arranged to suit their special needs for which they do not receive formal graduate credit. The students are provided with full financial support for the academic year but are expected to earn the Ph.D. degree later and to enter careers of college or university teaching and research. Most of the fellowships have been awarded to students who were recruited from predominantly Negro colleges, but some have been held by white students from Appalachia and 1 Mexican-American. The program, however, is designed for all students who qualify. Participating colleges include Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Oberlin, Swarthmore, Knox, Kalamazoo, and Pomona. The… [PDF]

Sawano, Yukiko (1997). Lifelong Learning: An Instrument for Improving School Education in Japan?. Although Japanese society has long valued and practiced lifelong learning, it has not yet been successful in building an ethic that prizes learning, teaches creativity, and includes everyone. Bureaucratic and legal mechanisms undertaken in Japan to promote lifelong learning have included the establishment of Lifelong Learning Councils, a system for implementing local measures; liaisons and cooperation schemes for municipalities and prefectures; and criteria for delivering and assessing learning programs and needs. Many local governments have also subsidized "model projects" that promote lifelong learning. Despite these fiscal investments, problems of local implementation, coordination between private and public sectors, reorganization of non-formal education, and lack of administration exist. To foster lifelong learning, elementary and secondary curricula have been reformed to emphasize problem-solving and independent thinking skills, as well as cultivate children's… [PDF]

(1999). IFLA Council and General Conference: Conference Programme and Proceedings (65th, Bangkok, Thailand, August 20-28, 1999). This proceedings of the 1999 IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) annual conference contains: information on the current, future, and past conferences; a message from H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the patron of the Thai Library Association; a conference program; an alphabetical list of authors; and 112 papers presented at the conference. The conference theme is "On the Threshold of the 21st Century: Libraries as Gateways to an Enlightened World." Subtopics include: (1) strengthening the gateway, including legal aspects of information access, library staff education and training, affordable and efficient communication links, and education at all levels as a component of the lifelong learning process; (2) assuring the quality and quantity of information, including development of quality information sources, development of search engines and other means to access information sources, the changing roles of Universal Bibliographic… [PDF]

Enright, Robert D.; Rapp, Hannah; Wang Xu, Jiahe (2022). A Meta-Analysis of Forgiveness Education Interventions' Effects on Forgiveness and Anger in Children and Adolescents. Child Development, v93 n5 p1249-1269 Sep-Oct. Forgiveness education interventions instruct children and adolescents in understanding forgiveness and its role in healthy relationships. In this meta-analytic review, 20 studies involving 1472 youth (51% female; M[subscript age] = 11.66) from 10 countries (studies: 40% North American, 25% East Asian, 20% Middle Eastern, 15% European) were retrieved to determine forgiveness education interventions' effects on youth outcomes. Hedges' g and confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess treatment effects. Findings suggest that forgiveness education interventions have a significant positive effect on forgiveness (g = 0.54, 95% CI [0.36, 0.73]) and anger (g = 0.29, 95% CI [0.11, 0.47]). Results lend support to the idea that children and adolescents who experience hurt from the unjust actions of others may benefit from learning about the process of forgiveness…. [Direct]

Hanford, George H. (1993). How To Save the World: Through Critical Thinking. Education is the best hope for peace and progress in the world, and because education is best given and received when infused with critical thinking, critical thinking can save the world. Some of the most serious problems facing humankind are overpopulation and famine. The problems of ethnicity, colonialism, and religion further complicate matters worldwide. From the global perspective of questioning and analyzing situations in Malaysia, Norway, and other countries, the emphasis shifts to the problems in the classrooms of the United States. From surveying urban school teachers and college professors of inner city students, the academic competencies students need to develop are reading, writing, speaking and listening, mathematics, studying, and drawing conclusions from data. The last is known as critical thinking skills and is basic to effective learning. Students need the competencies to master subject matter, need the subject matter on which to hone the competencies, and need the… [PDF]

Gaston Bacquet Quiroga (2023). Decolonising Non-Violence: What Indigenous Wisdom Traditions Contribute to Non-Violence Teacher Education. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, v15 n2 p69-86. Knowledge systems and social philosophies from Indigenous communities in the Global South have long promoted non-violence through a sense of shared humanity and community building, and as such are valid counter-hegemonic alternatives to the existing colonial, Eurocentric model of knowledge production in use. This article details the contributions made by two specific Indigenous wisdom traditions — ubuntu and Buen Vivir — to a non-violence education teacher training programme in Chile framed within decolonial epistemologies. Using participatory workshops as a method, this study sought to offer Chilean trainee teachers a set of tools to explore issues of discrimination and exclusion and to deal with tensions arising from these issues informed by non-violent approaches. Participants read and reflected on how these wisdom traditions could contribute to their own teaching practice and later planned and facilitated a session with their peers to help them develop awareness on the… [PDF]

(1982). Teaching about War, Peace, Conflict and Change: A Self-Assessment and Planning Process. A guide to help colleges examine teaching and inquiry in the area of war, peace, conflict, and change is presented. The self-study of educational activities may be coordinated by the campus minister or a faculty member. The following broad areas of inquiry are identified, along with specific questions: international conflict, the U.S. role in world affairs, the understanding of other cultures and political and economic systems, the nature of social change, the exercise of power, and skills and dynamics of citizen involvement in social and political institutions. The value of the following principles of higher education on the self-study is also considered: academic freedom, the college's responsibility for promoting student development, the college's public responsibility, and educating the whole person. A list of the sequence of events for the self-study is provided, along with an outline of the responsibilities of the survey team and the team that will implement the assessment….

Niles, Georgette Wilbur (1999). Paris Peace Conference: Writing a Treaty To End World War I. Grade 10/11 Lesson. Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE): Connecting California's Classrooms to the World. This problem-based learning unit asks students to assume roles as experts from countries that participated in World War I. These experts will meet both in expert groups and with their respective country representatives to determine what terms, in four specific areas, should be included in the treaty that will formally end the war. Next, they must decide as countries whether they will sign the treaty they have negotiated. Finally, students will compare the treaty they create with the Treaty of Versailles to determine which treaty would most likely ensure long lasting peace in Europe. Students are provided with background information, detailed instructions, and online resources. The teacher's notes explain the unit's correlation to history/social science and language arts standards, suggest day-by-day teaching strategies, present a culminating assessment exercise, and provide an evaluation rubric, a student evaluation form, and a group evaluation form. (BT)… [PDF]

(1964). NEW DIRECTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ARTS, ADDRESSES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION (26TH, WASHINGTON, 1964). MOST OF THE IMPORTANT ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE 26TH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION ARE IN THIS REPORT. THEY INCLUDE (1) \INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH\ BY E. MCCARTHY, (2) \THE MANPOWER PROBLEM–SOME CHALLENGES FOR ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION\ BY E. CLAGUE, (3) \NEW PRESSURES–AND OLD\ BY H. BENJAMIN, (4) \IDENTIFYING THE STUDENT'S UNIQUE PATTERN OF TALENTS\ BY J. C. FLANAGAN, (5) \INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION–A VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE\ BY E. J. MEADE, (6) \A NEW LOOK AT METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN TEACHER DEVELOPMENT\ BY R. S. ACKER, (7) \RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS IN LEARNING–IMPLICATION FOR TEACHING\ BY W. B. WAETJEN, (8) \NEW TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS\ BY S. LAMBERT, (9) \WHERE DO YOU PUT THE I\ BY E. K. EMURIAN, (10) \THE PEACE CORPS AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS\ BY N. PARMER, (11) \DIRECTIONS IN POST-BACCALAUREATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS\ BY D. W. ROBINSON, (12) \NEW DIRECTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION\ BY P. DEVORE, (13) \INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR… [PDF]

Morphew, Christopher C. (2007). Fixed-Tuition Pricing: A Solution that May Be Worse than the Problem. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, v39 n1 p34-39 Jan-Feb. Fixed-tuition plans, which vary in specifics from institution to institution, rely on a common principle: Students pay the same annual tuition costs over a pre-determined length of time, ostensibly the time required to earn an undergraduate degree. Students, parents, and policymakers are demonstrating growing interest in such plans. At face value, these plans have broad appeal. By providing them, colleges and universities can claim that they are offering parents and students the comfort of knowing exactly how much tuition they will be charged during the student's tenure at the institution. This peace of mind is of significant value to those facing the prospect of paying ever-increasing tuition costs. Meanwhile, politicians and policymakers can cite the plans as proof that they are holding down the cost of a postsecondary education. These plans, however, may not be all that they seem. This author contends that, in reality, they offer no actual cost savings, rather they are likely to… [Direct]

Alger, Chadwick (1974). Inventories of Facts, Theories and Assumptions of Students in International Relations Classes. This article contains three diagnostic tests which can be used in international relations classes at the secondary or collegiate level. They provide the teacher with an inventory of the international knowledge of students so that he can more effectively build on this knowledge and assist specific students in acquiring necessary background. The first text, a questionnaire in which students give their reactions to 24 ways to peace, has been administered to young people in ten countries in Europe and Asia. The results of their scores are included in the article. Students can compare their responses with the scores for these ten countries. The international organization fact test has questions about characteristics of the entire population of international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations, with particular attention given to the United Nations system. The geographical awareness inventory asks students to provide the names of all countries of the world on maps of each… [PDF]

(2024). Education: A Path to a Peaceful Future. Global Partnership for Education Inclusive, quality education promotes understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among individuals and communities. Education holds the potential to reduce the likelihood of conflicts by fostering critical thinking, encouraging open dialogue and creating economic growth opportunities. The world urgently needs to recognize the role of education in fostering more peaceful societies and vastly increase its support to education systems…. [PDF]

Mino, Milton (2003). Implementing a School Safety Project: An Evaluation of the I.S. 275 Brownsville Youth for Peace School Safety Project. In 1999, a small Brooklyn middle school in a high-crime neighborhood created the Brownsville Youth for Peace (BYFP) school safety project. The school's students have low test scores, and parents are generally not involved in school activities. BYFP coordinators (school staff, teachers, and students) assessed the nature of the school's safety problems, then developed nine small projects for reducing bullying. Researchers examined project records and interviewed participating teachers, students, staff, the principal, a consultant, and the BYFP's liaison at the New York City Department of Education. Overall, although coordinators thoroughly reviewed the school's safety problems, they were unsure of how to address many of the problems identified, particularly those related to factors outside of school, such as family relationships and neighborhood gangs, which contributed to incidents at school. While the BYFP was initially able to recruit students, teachers, parents, and police… [PDF]