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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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Free Spaces: Excavating Race, Class, and Gender among Urban Schools and Communities
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Akom, A. A. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2007
This article introduces the concept of "free spaces" as an important site for the development of theory and practice around youth activism, teacher development, and the transformation of public and private space in urban schools and communities. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Evans and Boyte (1986) introduced the concept of "free spaces" in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Change, Educational Environment, School Culture
Cities as Battlefields: Understanding How the Nation of Islam Impacts on Civic Engagement, Environmental Racism, and Community Development in a Low Income Neighborhood
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Akom, A. A. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2007
This article challenges social (dis)organization theory by investigating the impact of religious culture on civic engagement. Using qualitative data from 'Bridge View,' a historically African-American neighborhood in San Francisco experiencing environmental racism, this article asks: (1) How does the Nation of Islam (NOI) affect social…
Descriptors: Community Development, Islam, Social Organizations, Social Services