NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
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.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 3 results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gehring, Thom; Bowers, Fredalene B.; Wright, Randall – Journal of Correctional Education, 2005
There are a few correctional educators whose work is historically so influential that it is difficult to summarize in an article. Anton Makarenko was among this very select group; this is merely an attempt to outline his work. One way to introduce Makarenko to correctional educators is to focus on some of the seemingly incongruous elements of his…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Foreign Countries, Biographies, Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bowers, Fredalene B.; Gehring, Thom – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
This is the second in a series of articles on famous correctional educators. The first article introduced Mary Carpenter: 19th Century English Correctional Education Hero. (Editor's Note: See the September 2003 Issue for the first article) This article focuses on Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, 18th century Swiss educator. It begins with a summary of…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Educational History, Biographies, Educational Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gehring, Thom; Bowers, Fredalene B. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2003
Describes Mary Carpenter's (1807-1877) work in prison reform and correctional education. Provides biographical information and selections from her writings. (Contains 11 references and a chronology of her work.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Foreign Countries