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50 Years of ERIC
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Linguistics and "Cultural Deprivation."
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Cooper, David E. – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1978
A discussion of certain methodological issues in linguistics as they bear on the debate over cultural deprivation. Whether or not the non-standard English (NNE) of a minority group can be considered a distinct language with its own grammar is arbitrary and therefore not a useful question. However, one can compare standard and NNE forms for…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Educational Philosophy
On Reading Nietzsche on Education.
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Cooper, David E. – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1983
Two papers by Haim Gordon and Keith Jenkins (Journal of Philosophy of Education; v14 p181-92 and v16 p251-54) which interpret the educational views of Nietzsche are critiqued. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Prose
Understanding as Philosophy.
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Cooper, David E. – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1983
Education's major goal should be to develop understanding rather than to divide knowledge into separate disciplines. Such understanding should be tied to the individual's situations and projects and should grow in response to questioning. Developing this kind of understanding is central to long-term individual development. (IS)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education