Book Review—A Jewel on a Silver Platter: Remembering Jiddu Krishnamurti
Padmanabhan Krishna, Ph.D., a long standing member of the Theosophical Society, has written A Jewel on a Silver Platter: Remembering Jiddu Krishnamurti. The book is a collection of personal accounts about this modern spiritual teacher by the author and others who knew him well. Prof. Krishna not only is a trustee of the Krishnamurti […]
Technology And The 21st-Century Workforce: Why All Teenagers Need To Learn To Type
A global economy provides more opportunities than ever for employment, but in order to take advantage of the expanding market in telecommunications and internet-based business, young people need to become experts in the tools these jobs require. It seems like the competition for good jobs gets more intense every year. These days it’s not enough […]
World Education Forum 2015 adopts Declaration on the Future of Global Education until 2030
Download FINAL Declaration 2014 Peace Nobel Award Kailash Satyarthi during his speech on May 19 In April 2000, the participants of the World Education Forum held in Dakar, Senegal, adopted the Dakar Framework for Action “Education for All: Meeting our Collective Commitment“. They reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on Education for All (EFA) adopted ten years earlier (Jomtien, […]
A Brazilian View on Global Citizenship Education
Madza Ednir Centro de Criação de Imagem Popular, Brasil. (With gratitude towars Claudia Ceccon, whose critical comments much have contributed to enrich this article). madza.ednir@terra.com.br / http://www.cecip.org.br / @Madzed . Read here Portuguese version / Leia aqua a versão em português. Abstract: This article is an improved and expanded version of apresentation made at the Journée Educasol […]
ASTRONOMY IN THE FRAME OF THE TRANSDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION
Magda Stavinschi Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy E-mail: magda_stavinschi@yahoo.fr / Web: www.astro.ro/magda . Mirela Mureșan Institutional Filiation Moise Nicoara College, Arad, Romania E-mail: mirela_muresan@hotmail.com . ABSTRACT This paper aims to point out the unexpected and generous perspectives the transdisciplinarity approach can bring to the astronomical education. 1. What does transdisciplinarity really mean? Will try to […]
Yasuni-Amazona: “The Rain Forest Project”
Welcome Future Global Professors and College Scholars of: Yasuni-Amazona, “The Rain Forest Project” YASUNI Symbolizes Abundance of Life on Earth Our Non-Profit Educational Project in collaboration with the NAPO WILDLIFE CENTER offers an ALL EXPENSE PAID COMPREHENSIVE AMAZON TRIP, FULL ROOM & BOARD, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE, for Global Scholars interested in Studying a topic of their academic passion in the Yasuni, State Park in Ecuador […]
Roads to Democracy. How Can History Education Pave the Way?
“Roads to Democracy. How can History Education pave the Way?” 20th – 25th April 2015 History, Heritage and Citizenship Educators Across Europe and beyond are invited to apply to participate in the 22nd EUROCLIO (www.euroclio.eu) Annual Conference Professional Development and Training Course. The conference will take place in Elsinore, Denmark, a city standing […]
Astrobiological Foundations of Humanity: The Origin of the Cosmodern Consciousness
An uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Javier Collado attended celebrations of Peace for 69º anniversary. Versión castellano It is urgent to develop the understanding, skills and values to cooperate in the resolution of armed conflicts still present in the 21st Century. There are not political boundaries for environmental degradation effects […]
A Reflection on War and Peace for International Peace Day
. Prof. Dr. Greg Simons Institutional Filiation: Uppsala University, Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies e-mail: greg.simons@ucrs.uu.se . This is intended as a reflection on peace, its cultivation and its greater significance. International Peace Day, which is celebrated on the 21st of September each year, is a highly symbolic and value rich event. In […]
Interview with Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin, Representative of UNESCO to VietNam
Javier Collado Ruano (JCR): Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin is a native of Costa Rica who began her career as the Curriculum Planning Director at the Distance Teaching University of Costa Rica. She went on to serve at the Costa Rican Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy in Institutional Strengthening and Reengineering. She holds a Master’s degree […]
