Concepts and Trends in Global Education

Concepts and Trends in Global Education
Author: ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2001
Genre: Interdisciplinary approach in education
ISBN: 9780941339261

This publication addresses trends and issues in global education, providing information about what global education is and how to teach it. The publication emphasizes ERIC resources. It offers ERIC Digests about global education and selected items from the ERIC database that exemplify different viewpoints and approaches to global education. It contains a directory of key organizations and World Wide Web sites that provide teacher resources. Designed as a guide for educators who want to include global education across the various subjects of the curriculum, the volume is divided into four parts: (1) "Overview of Global and International Education"; (2) "Institutionalizing Global Education"; (3) "Curriculum, Methods, and Approaches"; and (4) "Appendices." Information about documents in the ERIC database and how to submit documents for the database is appended. (BT)