Crucial Questions about the FutureUniversity Press of America, 1991 - 133 síður Crucial Questions About the Future presents readers concerned about the long-range future and their place in it with a series of tough but necessary questions and, refreshingly, offers no pat answers. Instead, what is offered is a structured and reason-bound exploration of the complexities of modern life with which the reader, or the future-studies inclined academic, can provide his own answers to these eternal and critical questions. |
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... issues , who have a sense of various possible futures , and who care deeply about the never - ending flourishing of human civilization . The implications for the educational curriculum and for adult education programs are stunning ...
... issues , who have a sense of various possible futures , and who care deeply about the never - ending flourishing of human civilization . The implications for the educational curriculum and for adult education programs are stunning ...
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... issues " ( Gallup , 1984 , pp . 163-164 ) . 99 From 22 interviews , Kidder ( 1987 , p . 195 ) developed a list of six vital issues " to which humanity must devote its full attention and its unstinting resources . " These are the threat ...
... issues " ( Gallup , 1984 , pp . 163-164 ) . 99 From 22 interviews , Kidder ( 1987 , p . 195 ) developed a list of six vital issues " to which humanity must devote its full attention and its unstinting resources . " These are the threat ...
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... issue or news item that is related to humanity's future . Discuss global issues with your family , friends , acquaintances , and colleagues . Help them understand the various possible futures , the likelihood of each , and the power of ...
... issue or news item that is related to humanity's future . Discuss global issues with your family , friends , acquaintances , and colleagues . Help them understand the various possible futures , the likelihood of each , and the power of ...
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What Is Most Important of All? | 7 |
Why Do We Act in Ways That Hurt Our Future? | 25 |
How Can Each Person Contribute? | 111 |
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