Through a historical and comparative analysis of international education policy development in Canada and the U.S., this paper will map the similarities and differences in the two countries. It will highlight the contributions and challenges of the government's involvement in international education (IE) in the two federal states and in particular, explore the implications of the changing contexts, rationales and approaches for international education to the federal role in higher education. It...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, International Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative...
This report evaluates the evidence on how migration may promote or hinder development in countries of origin, and explores possible win-win solutions for both sending and receiving countries. The analysis of recent OECD data of foreign-born nationals into Europe documents the presence of multiple migration patterns and reveals that the EU lags significantly behind the United States in attracting highly-skilled migrants who originate mostly from Africa. Reviewing the analytical and empirical...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Human Capital, Foreign Countries, Migration Patterns, Human Resources, Immigrants,...
While education systems from nation to nation differ significantly according to national character and local requirements, developments in public policy initiatives regarding the use of technology in schools have followed similar patterns among nations as diverse as the United States, Great Britain, Denmark, Italy, Viet Nam, Germany, France, Singapore, Japan, Mexico, and Brazil. This paper is based on participant observations in international meetings, collaborations, consultations, project...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries,...
In the 1960s, German industry experienced a greater need for labor. Recruitment agreements for "guestworkers" were concluded with a number of Mediterranean countries, with the opinion at the time being that temporary immigration would be in the interests of all involved: German firms would get cheap labor, the "guestworkers" could earn money and return to their home countries with their savings, and the countries of origin would benefit from the remittances sent from abroad...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Developed Nations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Foreign...
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a federally supported 3-year project at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges (Pennsylvania) to develop three interdisciplinary "conference courses" in international affairs. The courses were offered in the political science department and were titled "North-South Cooperation for Third World Development"; "Human Rights in International Affairs"; and "Issues in the Inter-American Dialogue." The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Liberties, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning,...
A study of American-Chinese relations in the period 1944-1966, this unit for high school students focuses on a number of problems which American policy-makers have had to confront in this period. These problems include the liquidation of Japanese power, the Communist-Nationalist schisms and the rise of the Communists to power, the Korean War, the Quemoy-Matsu crisis, and the question of recognition. The student is asked what the proper goals of foreign policy are, and at the conclusion of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American History, Asian History, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Policy, Government Role,...
Procedures for the operation of the Political-Military Exercise (PME) are detailed in this handbook as a means of involving political science students in the actual dynamics of international policy-making decisions through the PME game experience. Two basic designs for operating the simulation exercise are presented with a discussion of the format alternatives, facilities, materials, and administrative techniques required for each design. The first design, a 1- or 2-day concentrated game,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Decision Making, Foreign Policy, Game Theory, Games, International Relations,...
Focusing on the controversy which surrounded Thomas Jefferson and the Embargo of 1807, this social studies unit examines the numerous factors which affect presidential policy-making and leadership. The unit presents newspaper accounts of the boarding of the American frigate "Chesapeake" by the English in 1807 and enumerates the factors that influenced Jefferson's subsequent response to the situation--(1) Jefferson's temperament, his political philosophy and feelings about the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Curriculum Guides, Decision Making, Democratic Values, Foreign Policy, Leadership,...
Of primary concern in this article are the long range qualitative effects that the recent Congressional cutbacks in appropriations for the 1969 educational and cultural exchange programs will have upon the national interest. Brief introductory sections cite the historical background of the American commitment to these exchanges and the immediate quantitative effects of the cutbacks on the overall program. The major portion of the document examines the effects of the Congressional action in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Exchange, Exchange Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Needs,...
This Bulletin, published bimonthly, reports the current literature in the areas of science, engineering, technology, and public policy. The coverage encompasses both "policy for science" and "science for policy" matters. The Bulletin is intended for individuals engaged in studying, formulating, or implementing public policy relating to science and its use. The purpose is to aid such individuals by alerting them to new additions to the science policy literature. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Bibliographies, Engineering, Foreign Policy, Policy Formation,...
This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by alerting them to new additions to the science policy literature. Documents are listed under the headings of (1) General, (2) Science,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Foreign Policy,...
This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by alerting them to new additions to the science policy literature. Documents are listed under the headings of (1) General, (2) Science,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Foreign Policy,...
This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by alerting them to new additions to the science policy literature. Documents are listed under the headings of (1) General, (2) Science,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Legislation, Foreign Policy, Government Role,...
This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by alerting them to new additions to the science policy literature. Documents are listed under the headings of (1) General, (2) Science,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Foreign Policy,...
The purpose in preparing this bibliography is to provide access to a sampling of thought, primarily from the United States, on the formulation of international environmental policy as of early 1972. An attempt is made to avoid items which focus on specific international problems, cataloging only those with a broader approach to the whole problem. Arrangement of entries is alphabetical by author, issuing agency, or title, depending upon which is most appropriate or useful. No subject arrangement...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Ecology, Environment, Foreign Policy, Human Geography,...
This report on a preconference symposium held July 31, 1979 presents recommendations developed to interpret the conference theme of library and information services for increasing international understanding. Five discussion groups were organized to consider (1) the current status of international information flow, (2) overcoming barriers to international information flow, (3) impact of current technology on international information exchange, (4) economic aspects of international information...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Developing Nations, Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society), Global Approach,...
This report inventories the U.S. federal government's current expenditures of resources for international health and considers ways of better resource utilization and coordination. Presented in eight chapters, the report considers three major issues: (1) how governmental and multilateral development strategies could be reoriented to affect health, (2) how the international health assistance welfare image could be dispelled and its economic development aspects emphasized, and (3) how individuals...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cooperative Planning, Economic Development, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial...
The eventual role that educational and clinical sport psychologists may play in assisting high-level athletes is discussed. An example of research on Olympic-level rifle and pistol shooters is presented as an example of how sport scientists can be involved in influencing policy for Olympic athletes. Obstacles which prevent the applied potential of sport psychology are pointed out. The prime obstacle is a lack of longitudinal psychological studies of elite athletes. Therefore, few proven...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Arousal Patterns, Athletes, Competition, Foreign Policy, Performance Factors, Policy...
Employment potential in developed and developing nations is analyzed from an economic viewpoint. Estimates by the International Labor Office are that the global labor force will grow by about 900 million people from 1980 to 2000. It is projected that these 900 million people will join the current labor force including approximately 50 million unemployed and about 300 million underemployed. Accurate measures of employment are difficult because different countries count employment in different...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors,...
Developing social indicators of basic human needs involves (1) recognizing the problems in selection, (2) identifying the criteria for making selections, (3) choosing which basic needs to cover, and (4) selecting the indicators. The social indicators are to help formulate U.S. foreign policy and will be used by the State Department's Bureau of Human Rights in its annual country reports to Congress. Problems in selecting indicators of adequate living standards include data accuracy, data...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs, Federal Government, Foreign...
Recognizing that science and technology (S/T) have become increasingly relevant to important public policy issues, Congress has mandated the periodic preparation of a "Five Year Outlook for Science and Technology" to help U.S. policymakers anticipate and deal with these issues more effectively. This book, the result of a study conducted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the second such "Outlook," identifies and explores domestic and international...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agriculture, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Energy, Environmental Standards,...
If U.S. foreign policy is to be prudent and effective, it must cease relying on the doctrinaire images and cold war rhetoric of the past and take into account five intactable problems, none of them specifically military, that the Soviet Union faces. These problems are: (1) unabating deficiencies in its economy; (2) a precarious battle with communist orthodoxy and alliance management in Eastern Europe; (3) a jittery relationship with China; (4) an adverse shift in the balance of world power; and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Communism, Economic Climate, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Global Approach,...
The conference considered a broad range of issues regarding nuclear nonproliferation and U.S. policy objectives for the nonproliferation regime both in the near term and long term. Major areas receiving particular attention were developments affecting the context of the nonproliferation debate; the present status of the nonproliferation regime; threats to the future of nonproliferation; the 1985 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference; and U.S. objectives regarding the implementation...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disarmament, Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society), International Relations, Nuclear...
Six articles in this volume focus on anthropological diplomacy--the study of the theory and practice of peace and conflict resolution among societies, based on knowledge of a society's fundamental cultural premises. The first article, by Ronald Cohen, considers questions pertinent to anthropological diplomacy, including the impact of diverse cultures on the diplomatic process, the importance of cultural symbols in negotiation, and the supranational character of international agencies. Next,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Anthropology, Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Studies,...
Findings and recommendations of a government commissioned study on the United States Information Agency (USIA) are presented. The first of six substantive sections summarizes commission recommendations concerning the following USIA activities and their government funding: Voice of America Radio broadcasts, the Office of Research, cultural exhibits, private sector programs, donated books, and English teaching abroad. The next section describes the membership and activities of the commission. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administration, Cultural Exchange, Foreign Policy, Information Systems, Intercultural...
The focus of this volume is anthropological diplomacy: the promotion of peace and prevention of war by knowing, understanding, and appreciating the basic affirmations of society. Eight articles examine the role of race, language, and culture in inter-ethnic and international relations. Vinson Sutlive, Jr. examines the interrelationship of race and culture. Mamitua Saber presents the Philippines as a case study of the processes of cultural integration. Mario Zamora writes about the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Anthropology, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context,...
This summary pamphlet was prepared from tape recordings of sessions at the second Forum on Federal Information Policies, which opened with an introduction and program overview by Carol A. Nemeyer, and a keynote address by Congressman Mervyn M. Dymally. The first panel session, International Influences on Federal Information Policies, with Jane Bornick presiding, included: "Department of Defense (DOD) Publication Policy" (Leo Young); "National Security Controls on Scientific...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Government (Administrative Body), International...
Appropriate for secondary school social studies or community programs, this publication considers United States-Soviet conflict. The first of four sections, "US-Soviet Relations at the Crossroads," looks at different American perceptions of the Soviet Union. "Regional Conflicts, Global Ambitions" focuses on Nicaragua as a case study of increasing Soviet influence that has arisen in other areas over the past 40 years and considers how the United States should respond to this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Conflict, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy,...
A "world model" is constructed where precedent-searching is one of the primary driving mechanisms. The simulation assumes that nations in the system are utility maximizers but that they have relatively primitive decision mechanisms and that they are strongly influenced by their previous short-term successful behavior and the short-term success of other states in the system. This model of foreign policy decision-making has been heavily influenced by recent artificial intelligence...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Decision Making, Economics, Foreign Policy, Global Approach, Higher Education,...
This report summarizes the role of the U.S. Congress in relation to: (1) foreign policy; (2) defense policy; and (3) the War Powers Act of 1973. An overview of the growth of Congress' involvement and the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government in policy development in these areas since the 1950s is highlighted. The report concludes that, while constitutional and theoretical debate continues about the meaning of the War Powers Act, the act probably was an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Foreign Policy, National Defense, Policy...
Over the past 8 years, the debate over U.S. policy in Central America has degenerated into an unproductive partisan clash that has obscured the issues and eliminated the possibility of a bipartisan consensus. Conference participants agreed that Central America, for historic, geographic, economic, and political reasons is of vital interest to the United States and that disengagement is not a viable option. U.S. credibility, in the region and at home, requires a clear set of priorities and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Financial Support, Foreign Countries,...
Recommended guidelines for U.S. policy toward Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos were developed by a bipartisan group of experts. General premises are stated first, followed by specific recommendations on how to assist in bringing about a settlement in Cambodia; how to pursue U.S. bilateral relations with Vietnam on refugees, the prisoner of war/missing in action (POW/MIA) issue, and exchange programs; and what U.S. policy should be with regard to Laos. The general principles underlying these...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Guidelines, International Relations, Peace, Policy...
A study examined the Ronald Reagan Administration's rhetoric about the invasion of Grenada to determine its ethical quality and whether the American public could make a fair judgment about the incident based on this rhetoric. Examination of President Reagan's rhetorical efforts revealed numerous violations of democratic ethical standards. Arguments and evidence that were distorted and withheld inhibited the American public's ability to appraise the incident fairly. Four criteria for democratic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Citizen Participation, Democratic Values, Discourse Analysis, Ethics, Federal...
This program guide assists in discussions of critical social and political issues by providing a framework for considering which conditions warrant a use of military force. The guide examines the question from two different but related angles: military force and those reasons for war most commonly offered. The document includes the following sections: (1) "Are There Reasonable Grounds for War?"--A Framework for Discussion; (2) A Summary of Major Discussion Points; (3) Part 1, Ethical...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Discussion Groups, Ethics, Foreign Policy, International Relations,...
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