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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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Vocational Education in Jamaica: A Sociohistorical Approach to Planning in Developing Countries.
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Davis, Cynthia – International Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 1993
This history of Jamaican vocational education reviews informal education (1494-1834), legislation and social policy (1673-1835), and conflicts about education's role (1835-55). It concludes that vocational education suffered from lack of coherent policy and funding and was politically subverted to maintain the status quo. (SK)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational History, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
"For the Common Good of All": Education and the Hertfordshire Garden Cities, 1904-1939.
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Parker, David – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 1997
In the early 20th century, the Hertfordshire (England) Local Education Authority had a class-bound perspective on vocational education, whereas two utopian communities within it held that vocational and academic education should be offered equally to all. Despite these differences, a positive relationship developed that briefly benefitted the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education