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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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When New Media Meet the Strong Web of Connected Learning Environments: A New Vision of Progressive Education in the Digital Age
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Nam, Chaebong – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2013
This paper shows how the legacy of Jane Addams' socialized education can live on in today's progressive education, especially in the digital age. Discussion is drawn from a case study of an anti-underage drinking campaign conducted by urban youth of color in an afterschool program. The media ecology environment in the campaign--the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Progressive Education, Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology
Implications of Community Activism among Urban Minority Young People for Education for Engaged and Critical Citizenship
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Nam, Chaebong – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2012
Citizenship is fundamentally defined by praxis--i.e., engagement in local and diverse forms of civic practices--rather than by a legal status tied to the nation-state (Tully, 2008). This study examined the participatory democracy practices of a community activist group that was organizing to resist gentrification in a Puerto Rican community in…
Descriptors: Activism, Youth Programs, Community Leaders, Citizenship