(1995). Political Implications of the Southern African Development Community Agenda on Educational Development in the Region. This paper briefly describes the historical development of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) from its roots in 1980 and examines the work of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) today. The objectives of the SADCC are listed from the 1980 declaration and the achievement of those objectives are assessed. The implications of those objectives for education are analyzed, although the objectives make no direct reference to education. As the human rights agenda formally emerged, education came into the formula. Discussion of problems related to the emergence of educational policies include: (1) the lack of some highly qualified personnel needed for educational development in some areas; (2) the possibility of poaching of qualified personnel from member states; (3) the dissatisfaction with conditions of service by some personnel in some states; (4) weak currencies in some countries which could be exploited to attract the best and most experienced… [PDF]
(1995). Speaking of Equality: Making Literacy Programs Accessible to People with an Intellectual Disability. A Guide for Program Managers and Coordinators. This guide for literacy program managers and coordinators provides basic information about people labeled as having an intellectual disability and offers practical teaching strategies and tips on designing inclusive literacy programs. It also raises questions to encourage re-examination of programs. The first four short chapters are on: making the links among literacy, disability, and human rights; the meaning of "people with an intellectual disability; defining "literacy"; and what is known about the literacy levels of people with an intellectual disability. The subsequent four chapters focus on: (1) the effects of exclusion from the mainstream, in six personal stories of the lives of people with disabilities; (2) barriers to full participation for these people; (3) components of successful programs; and (4) an outline for using this guide for training, which identifies important themes, relevant readings, discussion guidelines, and print and organizational…
(1995). Women's Education & Fertility Behaviour: Recent Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys. This study is part of an ongoing research program concerned with the linkages between women's status and fertility. Among the various dimensions of women's status, education deserves special attention, since it largely conditions the quality of women's lives and is highly susceptible to improvement through policy intervention. Although women's education should be promoted primarily on human rights and social justice grounds, it is widely recognized as one of the most promising catalysts of sustained fertility decline. Knowledge on the casual linkages between education and fertility can hence serve as a valuable policy instrument in the context of development planning. This report is a follow-up to an earlier United Nations study in the late 1980s and updates existing knowledge on the direct and indirect linkages between women's education and fertility. The contents of this study include: (1) Introduction; (2) "Data and Methodology"; (3) "Women's Education: Levels and…
(1996). The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders as the New Frontier. The essays in this collection conduct a dialogue about race from a multiracial perspective. The biracial baby boom that began in the 1960s practically guarantees that anyone living in a large American city knows someone who is racially mixed. The contemporary presence of racially mixed people is unmatched in our country's history. These essays explore a multiracial perspective that redefines borders and allows for new types of discussions about race. The 24 essays are grouped according to the major issues of: (1) human rights; (2) identity; (3) blending and flexibility; (4) gender and sexual identity; (5) multicultural education; and (6) the new millennium. Selections in the section on multicultural education consider the field from several perspectives, including a discussion of community network organizations and a framework for conducting multicultural education. Appendixes present a statistical directive for race and ethnic standards for data reporting from the Office of…
(1996). School Exchanges: A Tool for Mutual Understanding in a Multicultural Society. Report of the Conference. The sixth meeting of the Council of Europe Network on school links and exchanges, held in Solothurn, Switzerland, from October 5-7, 1995, was attended by delegates from some 30 member states, observers from international and nongovernmental organizations, teacher trainers for school exchanges, and representatives of Swiss institutions and schools. Established 5 years ago on the initiative of the Council of Europe, the network was designed to develop exchanges among schools in all European countries. The Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC) is responsible for the Council of Europe's work on education and culture. The CDCC's programs contribute to the organization's three overarching policy objectives for the 1990s: (1) to protect, reinforce, and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms and pluralist democracy; (2) to promote an awareness of European identity; and (3) to search for common responses to the challenges facing European society. This document describes the…
(1996). Integration of Peace Education into Multicultural Education/Global Education. This paper presents the view that prevailing resentment against new immigrants and other ethnic minorities has clarified for many educators the need for teaching all students skills to resolve conflicts and reduce violence in schools. The paper advocates that peace education be integrated with multicultural education as a way for students to learn these skills, and elaborates on a multidisciplinary approach to the integration of peace education, including links to psychology and political science. On the premise that a long-term approach to developing peacemakers and conflict resolvers is necessary, as less than half of short-term violence prevention programs have claimed to reduce violence, the paper presents an action plan which includes several approaches: (1) integration of human rights education into the social studies curriculum; (2) enhancement of classroom management/discipline systems that blend cultural diversity with peace education and conflict resolution; and (3)… [PDF]
(1993). African-American Heritage. A Resource Guide for Teachers. Grades 6-8. Draft. This curriculum guide provides teachers with materials on African-American history and culture that include some of the most recent scholarship in the field. The activities and resources assembled do not constitute a comprehensive treatment of African-American history, but they do examine many topics within that history. The volume encompasses six themes: (1) "The African Homeland"; (2) "Nile Valley Civilizations"; (3) "African Empires and Village Societies"; (4) "Africans in the Americas"; (5) "The Struggle for Human Rights"; and (6) "Present and Future." Each theme section opens with background information for the teacher and then lists major ideas and the performance objectives for the theme. Learning activities for each theme provide a development section. Corresponding activity sheets can be duplicated for students and used as the basis for class discussion. The activity sheets contain materials of various types, such… [PDF]
(1989). The Social Impact of Widespread Computer Use: Implications for East-West Relations. Report of an Aspen Institute Conference (Queenstown, Maryland, March 23-25, 1989). Communications and Society Forum Report. On March 1989, the Aspen Institute convened a group of experts to assess Soviet progress in computer and information technologies, their current and likely impact on Soviet society, and appropriate ways for U.S. policymakers to respond. Major issues addressed by conference participants included: Will new information technologies encourage a decentralization of authority in Soviet society? How will the new technologies affect human rights, if at all? How will they affect the Soviet Union's economic prospects? and Can the United States influence any of these computer-related trends through its foreign policies or trade policies? The conference consisted of seven sessions, each of which was devoted to a specific issue. Session titles were: (1) The Social Impact of Computer Use; (2) Computers as Decentralizing Forces? (3) A Portrait of Soviet Computer and Information Technologies; (4) Does Computerization Require an Open Society? (5) Soviet Computer Culture as a Reformist Vanguard? (6)… [PDF]
(1985). Activities Using the New State of the World Atlas. Grades 7-12. Teachers of social studies, foreign language, science, and journalism will find these learning activities useful in integrating "The New State of the World Atlas" (Simon and Schuster, 1984) into their curriculum. The book is organized into three sections. The first section uses an area studies approach. Activities focus on geopolitical and cultural groups of nations, including Latin America, South Asia, East Asia, Western Europe, the Islamic world, French-speaking nations, newly industrializing countries, and Africa. Stereotypes, similarities and differences, and interrelationships among the nations are explored. The activities in the second section deal with the issues of human rights, labor, rich and poor nations, refugees, separatist movements, the arms race, global environmental problems, and forms of power. In the last section students apply research skills to the "Atlas" as a whole. All the activities involve the use of more than one map and are structured… [PDF]
(1978). Paul Robeson 1898-1976. This tribute to the life and times of a black American, Paul Robeson, chronicles Robeson's success as a scholar, athlete, well-known theater and film actor, singer, and model of black political activism. The document begins by tracing Robeson's family roots; childhood, high school, and college years; and the anti-black climate present in America during the Red Summer of 1919. Following a discussion of Robeson's postgraduate years spent obtaining a law degree, the document details the development of his highly successful acting and singing career and the growing political awareness that led to his later role as a human rights advocate. Throughout the document, personal narratives give readers further insight into Robeson as a person. The final section summarizes Robeson's later years and achievements and presents antecdotal salutes by well-known figures. The document concludes with suggestions for secondary level classroom activities; a bibliography, discography, and filmography;…
(1984). Teaching Genocide Awareness in Multicultural Education. Ethnic Studies Bulletin Number Six. Rationales, approaches, and constraints on genocide awareness education at all school levels are discussed. It is critical that students, especially U.S. students who live in a culturally pluralistic society, be made aware of how genocide was perpetrated in the past and of the fact that it is still happening today. A basic genocide awareness glossary is provided. Seven approaches to genocide awareness education are discussed: (1) an international law and world order theme; (2) socio-economic inquiries concerning the causes of genocide; (3) historical studies; (4) affective interpretations based on first-hand accounts; (5) human rights activism; (6) recognition of those who refuse to take part in genocide; and (7) the development of theoretical models of genocide prevention. Four constraints on genocide awareness education are examined: it is uncomfortable and unpopular to teach children about death and destruction; it is politically controversial; there is an ambivalence about U.S…. [PDF]
(1997). Should God Get Tenure? Essays on Religion and Higher Education. Essays on the role of religion in higher education include: \Should God Get Tenure?\ (David W. Gill); \On Being a Professor: The Case of Socrates\ (Bruce R. Reichenbach); \Academic Excellence: Cliche or Humanizing Vision?\ (Merold Westphal); \Religion, Science, and the Humanities in the Liberal Arts Curriculum\ (H. Newton Maloney); \Tolstoy and Freud on Our Need for God\ (Robert C. Roberts); \Religious Toleration and Human Rights\ (Paul A. Marshall); Christianity, Higher Education, and Socially Marginalized Voices\ (Lauree Hersch Meyer); \Diversity, Christianity, and Higher Education\ (Robert G. Clouse); \Evangelical Civility and the Academic Calling\ (Richard A. Mouw); \Ethics with and without God\ (David W. Gill); \C. S. Lewis on Eros as a Means of Grace\ (Corbin Scott Carnell); \Faith and Imagination\ (Jill Pelaez Baumgaertner); \Prayer and Higher Education\ (Carnegie Samuel Calian); \What We Can Learn about Higher Education from the Jesuits\ (W. Ward Gasque); \The Evangelical…
(1998). A Search for Rational Nationalistic Education in Hong Kong. Many Asian countries have strong elements of nationalistic education in their civic education. In 1996, a year before the return of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China, a new official "Guidelines on Civic Education in Schools" was issued by the Education Department. This document proposes a curriculum framework with equal emphasis on human rights education, education for democracy, education for rule of law, nationalistic education, global education, and education for critical thinking. After July 1997, there has been very strong public pressure for more nationalistic education, and more schools were taking the initiative to implement nationalistic education. This paper attempts to construct a framework to study the understanding of nationalism of teachers implementing nationalistic education in Hong Kong secondary schools and to construct a framework to study whether the practice of nationalistic education in schools is guided by good practice of civic education. The…
(2004). \I'm On Home Ground Now. I'm Safe\ Saskatchewan Aboriginal Veterans in the Immediate Postwar Years, 1945-1946. American Indian Quarterly, v28 n3-4 p685-718 Fall. In 1945 the Saskatchewan Aboriginal veterans from World War II returned to a rapidly changing world. The economy was improving dramatically as expanding industries encouraged unprecedented consumerism. In addition, new social values reflected an optimism for the elimination of the social inequality epitomized by Nazi Germany. The new social consciousness culminated with the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In Canada the postwar years saw the federal government begin to investigate Indian policy reforms. In Saskatchewan the postwar years ushered in a new optimism epitomized by a new provincial government. In 1944 the people of the province of Saskatchewan elected the first socialist government in North America, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). The CCF, elected on the slogan \humanity first,\ began examining the possibility of implementing an Aboriginal policy. The change of economic, social, and political environment in Canada immediately after the… [Direct]
(1986). Elementary Social Studies: Alaska Curriculum Guide. Second Edition. This guide represents a synthesis of input from many sources, both Alaskan and national. The critical components of a social studies education (knowledge, democratic beliefs and values, and skills) are incorporated throughout the guide which also features the concepts of justice, equality, responsibility, rule of law, freedom, diversity, privacy, and international human rights. The themes included for grades 1-6 are: identity, culture, environment, change, citizenship/government, scarcity, and interdependence. The goal of this focus is to illustrate how people and places interact, how people of differing areas depend on each other, and how people and places fit into a global community. Social studies for the 7th and 8th grade are offered as distinct content courses with a 7th grade concentration in geography/Alaksa geography, and an 8th grade focus on United States history. The themes included in this comprehensive 8th grade course are: exploration and expansion, development of… [PDF]