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Guidance
for Instructors Concerning Class Discussions about the War in Iraq
The University of Michigan's Center
for Research on Learning and Teaching offers guidelines to
help educators deal with class discussions of the war in Iraq.
Liberal
Education and Global Responsibility by Martha Nussbaum
In a talk given at the Council of
Independent Colleges Institute for Chief Academic Officers,
Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago, emphasized that today's
students must expand their sphere of concern beyond the boundaries
of America and begin to offer compassion and justice to citizens
all over the world. She contends that a liberal education, and
its strong emphasis on the arts and humanities, provides students
with the critical skills needed to become democratic citizens
concerned about the humanity of people extending beyond their
own borders. Speech was given on November 3, 2002 in Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
CIVNET: An International
Resource for Civil Education and Civic Society
Civnet, published by CIVITAS,
is a Web site for civic education practitioners (teachers, teacher
trainers, curriculum designers), as well as scholars, policymakers,
civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
promoting civil society all over the world. Civnet includes
a bi-monthly journal of civil society; regularly news articles
from the world of civic education/civil society; a library of
teacher and NGO resources, including lesson plans, a global directory
of civic organizations, and a calendar of events; and the home
page of CIVITAS, an independent, international NGO, headquartered
in Strasbourg, France, dedicated to promoting informed and responsible
citizenship in new and established democracies.
The Institute for Global Communications
The Institute for Global Communications (IGC) is a nonprofit
organization that provides alternative sources of information
as well as online access and comprehensive Internet services for
progressive individuals and organizations. The mission of IGC
is to advance and inform movements for peace, economic and social
justice, human rights and environmental sustainability around
the world by promoting strategic use of appropriate computer networking
technology. Founded in 1986, IGC currently manages a series
of networks, including PeaceNet, EcoNet, WomensNet,
and Anti-racismNet.
Civil Society
International
A private, nonpartisan educational organization in Washington
state, CCSI is an information clearinghouse focused on collaborations
between American voluntary organizations, nonprofits, and independent
associations, and their counterparts overseas. CCSI's current
priority is publicizing creative collaborations between voluntary
organizations in the U.S. and the West and new third sector organizations
emerging in the new independent states (NIS) that succeeded the
collapse of the Soviet Union. The CCSI web site provides
print and electronic resources on U.S. and international NGOs
and research related to civic action in Eurasia, organized according
to sector and region.
PIER: Programs in International
Educational Resources of the Yale Center for International and Area
Studies
PIER, the Programs in International Educational Resources of
the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, provides programs
and services designed to broaden understanding of global, international,
and world regional issues. The web site contains information about
global education and has useful information for developing multicultural
lesson plans. The site includes such resources as: summer institutes
for educators; curriculum consultation and development; online
lesson plans; professional development workshops; PIER Resource
Library; review and evaluation of educational materials; field
study abroad opportunities; a list of on-line resources for educators;
school partnerships & collaborations; and others.
American Council on International
Intercultural Education
The American Council on International Intercultural Education
is the advocate for community colleges in the global arena, using
its collective expertise to facilitate programs, activities, and
linkages in international and intercultural education.
The Global Higher Education
Exchange
The Global Higher Education Exchange is a joint venture of the Academy for Educational Development (AED) and
the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Designed to connect education policymakers and leaders around
the world with the resources they need, the Exchange's activities
focus on three main areas: providing a web site with resources
such as research, policy analysis, best practices and innovations,
and articles on key policy; hosting an annual conference that
convenes policymakers, institutional leaders, and other interested
parties from around the globe; and offering technical assistance
to institutions and governments, based on the experiences and
expertise of AED and the Institute. Policy areas currently
addressed include higher education financing policy and its relationship
to the following themes: quality assurance and accreditation;
institutional and student finance; information technology; workforce
development; and teacher training.
AAC&U offers these resources only as possible models of interest and has not submitted each of them to any substantial peer or quality review. If you have questions about any particular resource, please contact the institution sponsoring it directly.
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