Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ507484
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
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Global Competition and Education: Another Sputnik?
Flynn, Patrice
Social Studies, v86 n2 p53-55 Mar-Apr 1995
Discusses the historical and contemporary relationships between global competition and education. Compares similarities between educational initiatives following the launch of Sputnik and those of the Goals 2000 program. Provides examples to encourage students to think about the new world order in social studies classrooms. (CFR)
Descriptors: Competition, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Government School Relationship, International Relations, International Trade, Politics of Education, Social Behavior, Social Studies, War, World Affairs, World History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: USSR
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000; National Defense Education Act
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