Recommends that teachers use a curriculum development project (the World Studies Project) to help students increase their understanding of global affairs such as human rights, economic order, disarmament, the world environment, and the law of the sea. Activities and objectives of the project are presented and ordering information for additional…

To help teachers inculcate ideals of peace and international understanding, the article suggests that the teacher education curriculum should emphasize international interdependence, language studies, cultural awareness, geography, integrated studies, and work experiences with international organizations. (DB)

Review of discrimination and inequalities between sexes with regard to educational opportunities in developing and developed nations indicates that although organizational barriers to discrimination have often been removed, attitudinal barriers remain. Concludes that discriminatory practices due to teacher attitudes are the most difficult to…

Calls attention to problems faced by children of exiles and immigrants as they attend school in places other than their countries of origin. Major problems include problems communicating in the language of the host country, culture shock, inability to readjust patterns of behavior, and inability to preserve an authentic model of their original…

Suggests that a form of polytechnic education recently developed in eastern Europe combining the productive technical processes and theoretical foundations may be a good way of preparing the younger generation for participation in social life. (DB)

Explores interrelationships between education and communication, with emphasis on the structure of information, forms of learning, and potential changes in power structure when strict central programing is instituted. (DB)

Identifies factors which render geography an ill-defined field of study on all educational levels. Topics discussed include geography curricula, historical development of the discipline, various approaches to the discipline, and major objectives. (DB)

Explores the role of slogans in education and explains how strongly slogans influence educators and students. Investigates phrases which are commonly used in education such as school for life, life in the school, life as a school, and democratizing teaching. (DB)

Explains how a new approach to mathematics education which emphasizes problem solving and interrelationships among various disciplines can help students use mathematics in problem solving in everyday and working lives. (DB)

Explains and presents examples to illustrate a mathematics curriculum developed in Holland to help elementary school students understand: 1) relationships rather than isolated phenomena, 2) multiple approaches to new concepts, 3) contexts rather than attainment of concepts, and 4) reinvention rather than transfer of ideas. (DB)

Investigates the extent to which hand calculators are used in elementary school mathematics classes in Sweden. Also evaluates benefits and disadvantages of teaching and learning mathematics with the aid of calculators as opposed to more traditional methods. (DB)

Describes current practices related to training elementary school teachers in Poland to teach mathematics and suggests that television lectures, films, and radio programs can help teacher training institutes update their programs. (DB)

Discusses mathematics education in Africa as an example of the types of educational problems faced by developing nations: dramatic explosion in student population, lack of employment opportunity for graduates, and lack of teachers, materials, and other educational resources. Recommendations for improving mathematics education in developing nations…

Suggests that much of the resistance among mathematics teachers to educational change is due to lack of understanding of the objectives and operation of the new math. Suggests how to emphasize the successes and positive aspects of mathematics reform. (DB)

Reviews the origins of the modern mathematics (often called new mathematics) and explores its implications vis-a-vis its spread to developing nations. India is used as a case study. (DB)