(1871). The American Journal of Education. National Series. Volume Six. Entire Series–Volume XXII. American Journal of Education, v6 n21 Jan. This document contains the sixth volume of the "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education." Topics cover scientific and industrial education while providing an account of system, institutions, and courses of instruction in the principles of science applied to the arts of peace and war in different countries. This issue's focus is on systems and institutions of special and technical instruction in countries and areas such as Austria, Bavaria, free cities of Germany, Prussia, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education" was commenced in September 1867 including circulars, reports, and documents issued by the Editor as Commissioner of Education to the end of 1870. It comprises five volumes of 800 pages each, with a table of contents and index to each volume. The sixth volume was issued in 1871 in quarterly numbers, the… [PDF]
(2007). Every Child. Volume 13, Number 2, 2007. Early Childhood Australia The theme of this issue of "Every Child" is "Challenging Practice and Challenging Practices." It covers a range of issues challenging the images of a "traditional" children's service. Contents include an editorial by Alison Elliott, "Wise Vision, Workable Solutions and Early Childhood Action," a guest statement by Collette Tayler, professor in Queensland University of Technology's School of Early Childhood, titled "Challenging Practice Challenging Practices in Early Education and Care," and these articles: (1) Doing It "Our Way:" Including Children and Families from Different Cultures" (Margaret Young); (2) Minya Bunhii: A Little Nest of Learning (Mavis Miller and Ursula Montgomerie); (3) Creative Playspaces (Neville Dwyer); (4) Behaviour, Belief and Action (Sue Roffey); (5) Our Responsibility to Reconciliation (Frank Hytten); (6) Strengthening Indigeneity through Whakapapa and Maori Pedagogy (Ngaroma Madeleine… [PDF] [Direct]
(1994). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. March 14-31, 1994. These classroom guides for the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of March provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics covered by the guides include: (1) Bophuthatswana, Best Quest, language immersion, Bosnia diaries, Nepal, Japanese bowling, sport terminology, South Africa, education in Nicaragua, rent-to-own, peace in the Middle East, sign language and gorillas, Space Shuttle Columbia, careers, and monks and music (March 14-18); (2) Bosnia, Junior Achievement in Gambia, careers, satellites, empty churches in Britain, information superhighway, Italian elections, business ownership, assassination of Mexican presidential candidate, lake simulator, resurgence of poetry, and employment interviews (March 21-25); (3) smoking, AnimAction, endangered orangutans, telecommuting, violence in South Africa, women in Russia, children's soccer, unemployment in France, Bosnia,…
(1985). Manual de Adiestramiento sobre Terapia de Rehidratacion Oral y Control de las Enfermedades Diarreicas (Oral Rehydration Therapy and the Control of Diarrheal Diseases). Training for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Training Manual No. T-53. This Spanish-language manual was developed to train Peace Corps volunteers and other community health workers in Spanish-speaking countries in oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and the control of diarrheal diseases. Using a competency-based format, the manual contains three training modules (organized in seven sessions) that focus on interrelated health education and technical content areas. Each module begins with a set of behavioral objectives and contains a sequence of sessions that address the specific content area. Session formats include targeted time frame, overview, objectives, resources, materials, procedures, and trainer notes. The modules cover the following topics: climate setting and assessment; diarrhea, dehydration, and rehydration; and nutrition and diarrhea. Extensive examples, sample forms, schedules, and handouts are provided. Materials are illustrated with line drawings. Suggestions to the trainer for adapting the materials for different countries and different… [PDF]
(1980). Communications and Integrated Planning. Communications specialists should interpret the slogan "integrated communications planning" as a concern for communicating efforts to promote education, health, racial equality, and world peace rather than as a call to expand bureaucratic power and control. The advantages of multiple initiatives and of allowing specialists to perform their specialties could be endangered by an overly strong and comprehensive integrated framework. Examples of situations where such a framework could be detrimental include (1) the setting and freezing of technical standards for the telecommunications industry, (2) satellite orbit and frequency allotments in a tightly unified satellite communications system, and (3) attempting to coordinate the efforts of organizations as diverse as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESCO). The history of freedom consists of efforts to confine authorities to their strictly restricted domains….
(1996). Every Child Is Our Child. Young people deserve to grow and thrive in good times and bad, in poverty and prosperity, in war and peace. Yet children still suffer from hunger, poverty, and maltreatment, even in a country as rich as the United States. This paper provides a historical background of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the kinds and nature of the services it provides, and how individuals can help UNICEF to provide a better environment for children. Recommendations include providing access to quality education, helping children to gain language and cultural training, encouraging them to develop self esteem and important life skills such as critical thinking and assertiveness, and teaching children to understand global problems such as pollution and destruction of the rain forest. People need to see every child as their own child, so that all people can learn to live productively in a world of great diversity. (MOK)… [PDF]
(1989). Teacher Corps Alumni Network. Symposia Proceedings (New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1988) and (St. Louis, Missouri, February 1989). Selected papers are presented from two symposia addressing the need for recruitment and retention of minority persons into education. The first, by Bess C. Howard, offers an historical perspective on black educators and discusses the need for recruiting Black teachers. In the second paper, Judy Minier discusses the role played by the Teacher Corps in encouraging Native American teachers. William Smith offers insights into the role of government in developing the Peace Corps and the Teacher Corps. In the fourth paper, Thomas W. Hewitt addresses minority recruitment and career path building. The final paper, by Ruben D. Olivarez, speaks on the existing conditions in Texas in the area of minority teacher recruitment and retention. Each of the papers presents the state of the problem in the topic area, directions to be taken, and the role of the Teacher Corps Alumni Network in expediting change. (JD)…
(1995). Responding to Violence and Abuse: Educating Minnesota Professionals for the Future. A Report of the Statewide Task Forces. In response to a 1993 Minnesota crime bill, four task forces reviewed violence education in professional higher education programs and made recommendations for legislation and law enforcement. The four task forces–in Law, Health Services, Human Services, and Education–made several critical recommendations that applied across professions: interdisciplinary violence education should be taught by knowledgeable faculty for all students in professional education programs; victims and offenders should participate as speakers, panelists, and community resources; protocols should be developed in all professions for dealing with violent or abusive members; cultural competency should be stressed for students and practitioners; pre-admission standards should screen students at risk for violent or abusive behavior; and opportunities for service learning should be provided all students. Among the 10 recommendations for legislation and 6 recommendations for law enforcement were the following:… [PDF]
(1999). Contemporary Technology. InSEA News, v6 n1. This theme issue of "InSEA News" focuses on contemporary technology and art education. The articles are: "International Travel and Contemporary Technology" (Gilbert Clark); "Recollections and Visions for Electronic Computing in Art Education" (Guy Hubbard); "Using Technologies in Art Education: A Review of Current Issues" (Li-Fen Lu); "Reflections on a Chinese Past" (Doug Boughton); "Teacher Seeks Students' Artworks" (Mary Scheesley); "A Morning Experience in a Brazilian Art Museum" (L. B. P. Frange); "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (Hal McWhinnie); "Latin American and Caribe Art Education Meeting" (Ana Mae Barbosa); "Using Computer Technologies: Some Questions" (Jenny Aland); "Early Childhood Art Websites for Young Children" (Barbara Piscitelli); "Minutes of the InSEA General Assembly in Glasgow" (Diederick Schonau); "Tanay's Heart in the Middle of the… [PDF]
(1999). A Visit to Kindergarten No. 490 in Minsk, Belarus. Although opportunities for sharing information about early childhood education increased with the disbanding of the Soviet Union in 1991, knowledge about how young children are cared for and educated in countries of the former Soviet Union remains limited. This report presents observations of a kindergarten class in Minsk, Belarus conducted through the auspices of Friendship Force, an international organization striving to promote peace through understanding. The report describes the facilities housing Kindergarten No. 490, including the building, classrooms, sleeping areas, bathrooms, and additional rooms. Also described are the children attending the program, the program staff, and the daily schedule and curriculum. Teaching methods are highlighted, with a focus on the kindergarten's unique approach to health education involving water treatments. The report further provides information on services for children with special needs, and on teacher training and compensation. The… [PDF]
(2004). Nurturing Peaceful Children to Create a Caring World: The Role of Families and Communities. Childhood Education, v81 n1 p2 Fall. With the constant reminders of wars and other human degradation going on in the world, education for \caring\ is more critically important than ever to our future (Noddings, 2002). Televised accounts of the war in Iraq leave most caring people devastated. Civilian and military deaths and casualties challenge people's faith in a peaceful and meaningful future. Clearly, love and peace must be a priority for everyone. Although less intense than war, the everyday abuses carried out by the thoughtless, the cruel, and the antisocial also convey the urgency for more \caring education\ across all cultures (Elshtain, 1999). Violence occurs in many forms, including physical, psychological, social, and verbal. Recent research on the impact of this violence on children during their early years should prompt a call to action for all citizens. Three \family ecology\ elements affect what and how children learn in relation to their interactions with self and others (Brazelton & Greenspan, 2000): (1)…
(1966). Ideas for the Development of Programs Relating to the International Scene and its Role in the Schools (Vistas for International Understanding and Cooperation). Dramatic changes during the last two decades demand immediate reevaluation of educational goals with the aim of promoting world peace and international understanding. Significant advances have already been made by international organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World University; by national groups such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the North Central Association, Education and World Affairs, and the Education Materials Laboratory; and by programs conducted at college and university, regional, state, and local levels. Teacher education institutions can play a key role in developing cultural appreciation and intercultural understanding as they guide the growth and development of future teachers. Teacher educators must "identify, state clearly, and clarify from time to time special information, attitudes, appreciations, and skills that are intimately related to world-mindedness." Frank appraisal of existing programs is… [PDF]
(1975). Nutrition Education Curricula: Relevance, Design and the Problem of Change. Educational Studies and Documents, New Series, Number 18. Five chapters address various issues in nutrition education curricula: national development, nutrition, and the role of education; roots of nutritional behavior and program planning; curriculum design and the planning process; problems and prospects of educational change; and community and educational support for school nutrition programs. Chapter 1 describes the nature and scope of nutrition problems in the world and the central role of education in working toward solutions which contribute to national development and world peace. Chapter 2 examines the origins of food habits and other behaviors which influence program planning and the nutritional status of individuals. An approach to planning school nutrition education programs which takes account of the specific causes of malnutrition in communities and available strategies for improvement is offered. Chapter 3 discusses curriculum design from three pedagogical points of view and suggests a planning process out of which designs…
(2000). Child of the World: Essential Montessori Age 3-12+ Years. Sixteenth Edition. This book provides information on the basic principles of Montessori education for 3- to 12-year-olds and contains a catalog of equipment, materials, and books for use by adults living or working with children. Information and relevant materials for 3- to 6-year-olds are organized into the following areas: (1) organizing the environment; (2) family life, including care of each other, care of the environment and food preparation and serving; (3) toys and games; (4) blocks and puzzles; (5) earth science; (6) plants and animals; (7) people, including geography and history; (8) language materials; (9) music; (10) art; and (11) geometry and math. Information and materials for 6- to 12-year-olds is organized as follows: (12) cooperation and peace; (13) earth science; (14) plants and animals; (15) geography, history, and biography; (16) language; (17) art and music; and (18) geometry, mathematics, and invention. Two final sections cover parenting and teaching children from birth to 24… [PDF]
(1970). The Climactic Decades: Mandate to Education. In this book, a prominent spokesman for the reconstructionist theory of education explains why he sees education not only as a transmitter of culture, but also as a potentially powerful initiator of social change. The author brings the insights of many disciplines to bear on student rebellion, teachers' strikes, administrative obsolesence, nationalism versus internationalism, and other issues. His fundamental concern is how education can become an agency of democratic power–power to build a national and international order in which there is abundance, enlightenment, and peace. Some of the polarities with which he deals here are: 1) the necessity of educating both for commitment and objectivity; 2) the need to keep both social and personal values in mind in setting and evaluating outcomes of education; 3) doing educational justice to both the intellectual and emotional requirements of human development; and 4) the need for reorienting American schooling away from its customary…