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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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Using Critical Pedagogies from Adult Education to Inspire and Challenge Higher Education Students
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Kadi-Hanifi, Karima – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2009
This interdisciplinary paper is about applying Adult Education methods of learning and teaching to higher education. I argue that higher education students need to be stimulated via interactive methods that improve their motivation and lead them to question the value system/s that exist around them. A Freirean approach as used in the teaching of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Class, Adult Education, Values
The Good Citizen: Problematising Citizenship in the Social Sciences Curriculum
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Burnett, Judith; Cudworth, Erika – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2008
This article explores the critical pedagogical issues that emerge when attempting to develop active citizenship among undergraduates as an integral part of the student experience. It presents part of the findings from a C-SAP-funded project (Gifford et al. 2006) that we undertook with a partner higher education institution. This article explores…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Citizenship, Adult Education, Social Sciences