Describes experiments in the Soviet Union intended to develop scholastic activities which encourage young children to develop their motivation for cognitive learning. All experiments were based on the problem-solving approach. (DB)

Presents a case study of educational development in Venezuela, with emphasis on political and cultural influences, social needs, needs of developing nations, experimentation on all levels, fellowship programs, and projections for the future. (DB)

Questions of disarmament and the legitimacy of the nation-state system should be the core of peace education and should comprise a major aspect of citizenship education. The approach to peace education should be cognitive and affective, intellectual and political, and should be initiated in the early elementary years. (Author/KC)

Discusses coordination of educational and community facilities in order to encourage more rational investments and more efficient use of premises. Such coordination may reduce the economic burden imposed upon citizens for the provision of separate facilities for school and community. However, implementation of such a facility presupposes radical…

Discusses two extreme theories about the social development of a child: "sociocentrism" considers the social integration of the individual as adaption to societal standards, attitudes, patterns, and language; "pedocentrism" sees development as a result of previous psychological aptitudes within the child. Notes problems associated with each…

Development and environment are two interconnected concepts and solutions to the problems of both can be found through "ecodevelopment." Inherent in this planning approach is an effort to meet the basic needs of a community while establishing true symbiosis between man and the planet. Educational effort at every level is necessary to make this…

Reviews ideas, programs, and initiatives which presently characterize national and international environmental education. Discusses the international program which was developed as a result of United Nations meetings in Stockholm and Tbilisi, Soviet Union. (KC)

Environmental education must be concerned with the impoverished people of the Third World. The problem resides in the self-serving interests of economic, industrial, military, and technological structures, and a need exists for a radical re-thinking of the relationship of man to nature. Comments on negative and positive aspects of the United…

Discusses modern approaches to environmental education in the context of Western concepts of man's relation to nature. Contends that clear definitions of the terms "environment" and "education" are needed. Concludes that future programs of environmental education will study problems originating in human nature and will dissolve boundaries between…

The present crisis in the relationship between man and nature is the result of man's incorrect perception of the environment. Both research and education have the task of promoting, through an interdisciplinary approach, a correct perception of the structure, dynamics, and evolution of the environment so that people can manage it properly and…

Outlines strategies for environmental education curriculum development to focus on the causes of environmental crises and to develop problem-solving skills for dealing with these crises. Five major concepts are discussed for kindergarten through grade 12, and sample skill developing and values clarification activities are included. (KC)

Describes an integrated program concerned with problems and protection of nature in an institute in the USSR. The program concentrates on improvement of research, training of specialists, curriculum development, materials production, and organization of conferences. (KC)

Stresses the need for environmental educators to promote international cooperation because ecological principles go beyond ideological and political boundaries. Notes limitations of current levels of cooperation; lists objectives, challenges, and strategies to promote cooperation in planning, executing, and networking programs. (KC)

Describes provisions for education in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The preprimary, secondary, technical, teacher training, and higher education levels are covered. Notes the influence of the countries' economy and social goals and analyzes the desire for education in many previously excluded groups. (KC)

Describes the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) which provided information and instruction via satellite to rural India. The satellite program supplied inservice teacher training to update content knowledge and teaching approaches in science. (KC)