Colombia, Many Countries in One: Economic Growth, Environmental Sustainability, Sociocultural Divergence and Biodiversity. Profile and Paradox. Volumes I and II. Fulbright Hays Summer Seminars Abroad 1997 (Colombia).

Titel	Colombia, Many Countries in One: Economic Growth, Environmental Sustainability, Sociocultural Divergence and Biodiversity. Profile and Paradox. Volumes I and II. Fulbright Hays Summer Seminars Abroad 1997 (Colombia).
Quelle	(1997), (416 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; spanisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Area Studies; Biodiversity; Curriculum Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Environment; Environmental Research; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Social Studies; Sociocultural Patterns; Sustainable Development; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Biodiversität; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Umwelt; Environmental study; Umweltforschung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Gemeinschaftskunde; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Kolumbien
Abstract	This Fulbright Summer Seminar focused on the environmental challenge posed by Colombia's biodiversity and addressed the relationship between the last decade of Colombian economic development and the country's sociocultural situation, taking into account its historical background and the role of natural resources in a context of sustainable development. The seminar included an objective analysis Columbia's sociocultural and sociopolitical situation. Health conditions, education, living style, economy, geographical ecology and environmental aspects of Colombia's wealth were discussed in the academic portion of the seminar, along with the historical development of the country and its people. The traveling phase of the seminar included visits to three important regions: (1) the coffee producing areas located in central Colombia (to understand the traditional coffee culture); (2) the southwest part of the country (to study agricultural ecosystems and industrial development based on advanced technology); and (3) the Caribbean region (to become familiar with the ecological diversity of high mountains, deserts, coral areas, and mangrove swamps). Projects included: (1) " Costa Atlantica - Ninos de las Regiones de Colombia (Children in Colombia's Regions)"(Ana Maria Alfaro); (2) "Lessons on Colombia. Three Focus Lessons on Colombia for Middle School" (Joshua L. Fradel); (3) "Curriculum Project for the 1997 Colombia Fulbright-Hays Seminar" (Richard L. Gaulke); (4) "Women's Issues in Colombia: A Preliminary Bibliography" (Myra H. Jones); (5) "Curriculum Unit on Colombia: Politics and Biodiversity" (Charlotte P. King); (6) "The Romantic Force of Nature in Jorge Isaacs''Maria'" (Dennis A. Klein); (7) "Aging Across Cultures" (Sherry L. Loch); (8) "Curriculum Project" (Oneida J. Meranto); (9) "Food/Nutrition in Colombia" (Sister Denise M. Mollica); (10) "The African Presence in Colombia: Can National Identity Include Ethnic Identity?" (William R. Predmore); (11) "The Relationship between the New Constitution, Human Rights and Education" (Dennis J. Ritchie); (12) "Colombia: Model for the Study of Latin America in the International Baccalaureate Curriculum" (Barbara J. Schindler); (13) "A Latin American Case Study: Coffee Based Agriculture in Colombia" (Anthony C. Thoman); and (14) "A Resource Book for Reading/Visualizing Two Colombian Novels:'Maria' by Jorge Isaacs and 'Love in the Time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez" (Barbara A. Welder). (BT)
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