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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A New Look at the Literacy Campaign in Cuba.
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Kozol, Jonathan – Harvard Educational Review, 1978
Based on interviews in Cuba and publications generally unavailable in the U.S., author examines history and success of Cuban literacy campaign. Outlines logistical/pedagogical challenges; describes recruitment and training of volunteer teachers and development of instructional methods. Concludes with case studies illustrating application of Paulo…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Illiteracy, Lighting
Education as Transformation: Commentary and Replies. Keeping Social Change at a Safe Distance.
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Kozol, Jonathan – Harvard Educational Review, 1982
Critique of an earlier issue "Education as Transformation: Identity, Change, and Development" (see EJ 245 279-284), which was devoted to the role of education in Third World development. Asserts that the problems of the Third World still exist within the First. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Illiteracy
Politics, Rage, and Motivation in the Free Schools
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Kozol, Jonathan – Harvard Educational Review, 1972
Author discusses the unspoken ideological biases prevalent in seemingly non-political" or anti-political" free schools. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Motivation, Political Socialization