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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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Democracy1
Educational Change1
Job Skills1
Moral Values1
Role of Education1
Vocational Education1
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Journal of Career and…1
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Hyslop-Margison, Emery J.1
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An Assessment of the Historical Arguments in Vocational Education Reform.
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Hyslop-Margison, Emery J. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2000
Competing visions for vocational education in the 20th century include Snedden's social efficiency, an instrumental skills-based approach, and Dewey's democratic approach. Skills-based education that uncritically accepts social conditions does not prepare students for democratic citizenship as well as a morally appropriate vocational education…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Change, Job Skills, Moral Values