Useful Links

  ABC TV's Compass Program Valuable resources for Belief Systems Depth Study  
  Askasia site Asian and American Asian culture and history  
  Guide to Australia Lots of facts & figures, access to the Aust Bureau of Statistics  
  International Population Pyramids (U.S. Database, projects future populations)  
  Introduction to Future Studies Methodologies and futurist theories  
  National Geographic Monthly magazine, with archived past editions  
  New Internationalist's back issues Up-to-date left-of-centre journal (search 'mega index' or back issues)  
  Purdue University's Primary Research site Useful guide to a number of primary research methodologies  
  Survey Monkey Online survey service - students can sign up for a free account and conduct online surveys with up to 10 questions  
  Islamica Magazine Online magazine designed to provide an alternative Muslim perspective. Useful for Belief Systems.  
  altmuslim.com Another dissenting Muslim voice.  
  CIA World Factbook Useful starting point for a Country Study  
  salon.com American online magazine, can provide a good starting point for PIP ideas  
  Minature Earth Short movie on the state of affairs in the world population if you broke the world pop down to 100 people. Great as a stimulus for equality and difference topic.  
  SMH snapshots Sydney Morning Herald website in the world section is a part called
snapshots and they post 10 photos there daily of events around the world.
Great to get students look at these over a term and find egs of the course
concepts in photos from that website. Great for social and cultural world
topic.