Descriptor
World Problems | 4 |
Futures (of Society) | 3 |
Disarmament | 2 |
Global Approach | 2 |
Nuclear Warfare | 2 |
Peace | 2 |
Art | 1 |
Attitude Change | 1 |
Biographies | 1 |
Controversial Issues (Course… | 1 |
Creative Thinking | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Futurist | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Books | 1 |
Historical Materials | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
USSR | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Futurist, 1983
Four of Herman Kahn's co-workers and friends remember him as a calm optimist who believed that there are solutions to every problem. Particular attention is given to clarifying his ideas about thermonuclear war. (IS)
Descriptors: Biographies, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Disarmament
Spekke, Andrew A., Ed. – 1975
This volume contains a selection of 43 papers submitted in advance to the World Future Society's Second General Assembly. Papers were selected for their general interest and relevance to the theme of the meeting--a look at the prospects for mankind during the final quarter of the 20th century. Authors include Roy Amara, Lester Brown, Jay W.…
Descriptors: Art, Ecology, Economic Change, Futures (of Society)
Arms Control Association, Washington, DC. – 1984
Suitable for use with high school students, this booklet on arms control and national security provides background information, describes basic concepts, reviews recent history, and offers suggestions for further reading. The first section, on American attitudes toward national security and arms control, defines five types of limits on weapons…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Disarmament, High Schools
Hanvey, Robert – 1975
The issue of Intercom promotes an awareness of the world as a system that poses new possibilities and obligations for educators as well as policy makers. The first part includes interviews with and excerpts from the works of Denis Meadows, joint author of Limits to Growth; Mihajlo Mesarovic, co-author of Mankind at the Turning Point; Robert…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Food, Futures (of Society), Global Approach