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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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Educational Objectives1
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Journal of Philosophy of…1
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Winch, Christopher1
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Work, the Aims of Life and the Aims of Education: A Reply to Clarke and Mearman
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Winch, Christopher – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2004
The main points made by Clarke and Mearman about Winch's article, 'The Economic Aims of Education,' are taken up and discussed. My argument is that work is not necessarily a disutility, although paid employment can be when it is undertaken in conditions that are not fulfilling. Life aims are not the same as educational aims, although educational…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Vocational Education, Educational Philosophy