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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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Provenzo, Eugene F., Jr. – Paradigm Publishers, 2005
In "Critical Literacy" Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. challenges E. D. Hirsch's assumptions about culture and education. Calling for a broader and more democratic vision than Hirsch, Provenzo critiques Hirsch's legacy up through the current conservative educational agenda for education which, he argues, denies not only the United States' diversity, but…
Descriptors: Democracy, Cultural Literacy, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Reyes, Pedro; Garza, Encarnacion; Trueba, Enrique T. – Paradigm Publishers, 2004
This book elucidates the amazing life journeys of academically successful migrant students. Most literature on Hispanic students--especially the children of migrant farm workers who have been referred to as the "invisible children," or the children of "ghost workers"--has focused on the sociocultural factors that have contributed to their low…
Descriptors: Migrant Children, Educational Policy, Agricultural Laborers, Academic Achievement
Zinn, Howard – Paradigm Publishers, 2004
Perhaps no other historian has had a more profound and revolutionary impact on American education than Howard Zinn. This is the first book devoted to his views on education and its role in a democratic society. "Howard Zinn on Democratic Education" describes what is missing from school textbooks and in classrooms--and how we move beyond these…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Democratic Values, Citizenship Education, Educational Needs