(1987). International Refugees: A Geographical Perspective. Journal of Geography, v86 n5 p225-28 Sep-Oct. Examines the problem of international refugees from a geographical perspective. Focuses on sub-saharan Africa, Afghanistan, Central America, and southeast Asia. Concludes that geographers can and should use their skills and intellectual tools to address and help resolve this global problem. (JDH)…
(1970). An Aspect of the English Language Programme in Afghanistan. Engl Lang Teaching, v24 n2 p178-82 Jan. …
(2010). Duty, Honor, Country… & Credit: Serving the Education and Learning Needs of Active Military and Veterans. CAEL Forum and News 2010. Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1) Congress recently passed legislation improving the Post-9/11 GI Bill for the millions of eligible Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to use in their pursuit of education and training. This legislation provides a tremendous opportunity for these valued Americans to obtain the skills necessary for employment at a time when they are often making the difficult transition back to civilian life. This annual issue of "CAEL Forum and News" shares stories of how postsecondary institutions and other organizations are working to help military students succeed in education and, ultimately, employment. This issue contains four sections. Section 1, Becoming a Civilian, contains: (1) An Interview with Jack Amberg, Senior Director of Veterans Programs at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation (Rebecca Klein-Collins). Section 2, Recognizing Prior Learning of Military Students and Veteran Students, contains: (2) Awarding College Credit for Military Training and Experience: Campus Strategies for… [PDF]
(2010). The Poetics of a School Shooter: Decoding Political Signification in Cho Seung-Hui's Multimedia Manifesto. Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, v32 n4-5 p403-430. In 2007, against a tragically ironic backdrop of National Poetry Month, April indeed was "the cruellest month" (Eliot 1922, I.1). The media spotlight during that time repositioned from Iraq and Afghanistan to Blacksburg, Virginia, where a stateside guerilla incursion at Virginia Tech would mark the single worst episode of school shooting violence in American history. Shortly after the first wave of shooting, student gunman Cho Seung-Hui mailed a self-produced, twenty-three-page PDF "manifesto" to the local NBC network, where producers later uploaded a closely bowdlerized version of the new media composition. "MSNBC.com" went on to provide a dedicated Web space for Seung-Hui's content for viewers to examine more closely the various incarnations of Seung-Hui's performative rage. A 2008 hour-long BBC documentary on the killings, "Massacre at Virginia Tech," worked tirelessly to invisibilize the structural or political features of the shooting… [Direct]
(1981). Whither Soviet Studies: Back to Basics?. Clearing House, v54 n8 p341-44 Apr. The author traces changes in American social studies teaching about the Soviet Union over the past 30 years. He finds that these changes parallel shifts in the political mentality from the Cold War, through detente, to America's renewed suspicion following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. (SJL)…
(1983). Population Education Country Programmes. Population Education in Asia and the Pacific Newsletter, n19 p2-8. Highlights various population education programs in Afghanistan, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Also describes population education programs at primary and secondary levels in Thailand, curriculum and instructional materials development in this country, and teaching units and curriculum outlines developed from a workshop for Pacific countries. (JN)…
(1982). Research in Brief. Journalism Quarterly, v59 n4 p638-58 Win. Reports briefly on research concerning (1) network television coverage of the Iranian hostage crisis, (2) puffery and readership of magazine advertisements, (3) television role models and anticipated social interaction, (4) portrayals of the elderly in magazine advertisements, and (5) British broadcast coverage of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. (FL)…
(2009). Invisible Wounds: Serving Service Members and Veterans with PTSD and TBI. National Council on Disability More than 1.6 million American service members have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). As of December 2008, more than 4,000 troops have been killed and over 30,000 have returned from a combat zone with visible wounds and a range of permanent disabilities. In addition, an estimated 25-40 percent have less visible wounds–psychological and neurological injuries associated with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI), which have been dubbed "signature injuries" of the Iraq War. National Council on Disability (NCD) concurs with the recommendations of previous Commissions, Task Forces and national organizations that: (1) A comprehensive continuum of care for mental disorders, including PTSD, and for TBI should be readily accessible by all service members and veterans. This requires adequate staffing and adequate funding of Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense… [PDF]
(2007). Assisting American Indian Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Cope with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Lessons from Vietnam Veterans and the Writings of Jim Northrup. American Indian Quarterly, v31 n3 p373-409 Sum. The country is at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and, as has been the case throughout the history of the United States, American Indians have answered the call and are serving bravely in the armed forces. As in years past, there are also a cadre of American Indian veterans returning from the battlefield, scarred and wounded in body, heart, and mind. Of course, scientists and social scientists will be investigating ways they can assist these heroic men and women. Scholars in American Indian studies who work in the humanities should no less consider how they can apply their research and analytical skills to the same task. This paper, then, is a call for scholars to engage in a sustained, interdisciplinary conversation about practical suggestions for relieving the suffering of American Indian warriors. The author begins the discussion by examining the record of American Indian veterans who served in Vietnam. At this point, American Indian Vietnam veterans have enough history with healing… [Direct]
(1983). Population Education Country Programmes. Population Education in Asia and the Pacific Newsletter, n18 p6-9. Describes population programs in Afghanistan (nonformal, population education literacy program), India (problems in planning/managing population education in higher education), Indonesia (training for secondary/out-of-school inspectors), and Pakistan (integration of population education into school curricula). Programs in China, Korea, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are also described. (JN)…
(2001). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, October 2001. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of October 2001, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Stories include: Taliban update/tribal troubles, U.S. officials report progress in the financial war on terrorism, the U.S. condemns the latest attack of terrorism in India and tensions between India and Pakistan fuel an already volatile situation, President Bush outlines the framework for an economic stimulus plan, and the war against terrorism renews old alliances and establishes new ones (October 1-5); the U.S. and Great Britain attack Afghanistan, Pakistan reacts to the U.S. attacks against Afghanistan and Tom Ridge is sworn in as the U.S. Director of Homeland Security, two cases of anthrax are reported in Florida and the biotech industry steps up its efforts in the defense against bioterrorism, the U.S. continues its attack…
(2008). Higher Education: Special Interest or National Asset?. Chronicle of Higher Education, v55 n13 pA96 Nov. The deepening financial crisis that is now affecting markets and people around the globe gives new context to what the nation is facing. Americans cannot think of business as usual in any sector of public or private life, including higher education. President-elect Barack Obama will have very little financial latitude and enormous immediate problems, beginning with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a troubled health-care system, and the complex economic conundrum. It is time to strengthen and clarify the role that those at colleges and universities can play in this unsettling environment. The nation is at an unprecedented moment, one that higher education can seize as an opportunity to become a more crucial determinant of the direction taken by the United States. Higher education has not been on the national agenda except insofar as it is viewed as less and less affordable, and to some extent less relevant to a broad range of challenges. In effect, policy makers and the public view… [Direct]
(2009). The Transformative Experiences of Afghan Educators through Paolo Freire and William Perry's Lenses: Four Cases in a Research-Oriented U.S. Graduate School of Education. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indiana University. Conducted over a three-year period, this multiple-case study examined the previous professional backgrounds, transitional issues, and intellectual transformation of four Afghan university teachers during their graduate study in language education at a large Midwestern research university. An intellectual transformation coding scheme synthesized from works by Freire (1970) and Perry (1968, 1970) was used to analyze their intellectual transitions, particularly as voiced in their final interviews. As a participant observer serving in various phases of a special program for Afghan educators, the researcher collected data from multiple sources including emails, observational notes, project-related reports, participants' academic works, questionnaire responses, interview transcripts, and other work-related documents. The main findings suggest that transformation for these scholars largely involved bringing newly acquired academic knowledge and discourse development into line with… [Direct]
(1975). Architecture and Development: Two Case Studies. International Educational and Cultural Exchange, 11, 2, 22-8, F 75. An American Fulbright lecturer finds lessons learned about the growth of architectural education in Tunisia and Afghanistan relevant for other developing nations. He emphasizes the responsibility that accompanies the imposition of a foreign system: recognition of local variations from the model and evaluation of programs and curriculum responsive to the situation. (Editor/JT)…
(1980). Linking Science Education to the Rural Environment: Some Experiences. Report of a Mobile Field Operational Seminar. Described is a seminar designed to promote inter-country exchange of experiences on innovations in science and technology education. Countries involved include Afghanistan, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Each country's program is described pertaining to school levels, teacher training, science teaching, in-service training, background, curriculum, and instruction. (Author/DS)…