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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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Powell, Justin J.W. – Paradigm Publishers, 2006
This book offers a comparative and historical account of the rise of special education over the twentieth century in the United States and Germany. This institutional analysis demonstrates how categorical boundaries, professional groups, social movements, education and social policies shaped the schooling of children and youth with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ideology, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Grossberg, Lawrence – Paradigm Publishers, 2005
"Caught in the Crossfire" reveals how the United States has been gradually changing from a society that celebrates childhood into one that is hostile to and afraid of its own children. Today kids are often seen as a threat to our social and moral values. In schools, some behavior is criminalized, and growing numbers of kids find themselves in…
Descriptors: Ideology, Moral Values, Social Values, Children
Macedo, Donaldo; Gounari, Panayota – Paradigm Publishers, 2005
Addressing ethnic cleansing, culture wars, human sufferings, terrorism, immigration, and intensified xenophobia, "Globalization of Racism" explains why it is vital that we gain a nuanced understanding of how ideology underlies all social, cultural, and political discourse and racist actions. The book looks at recent developments in France,…
Descriptors: Global Approach, World Problems, Foreign Countries, Mass Media
Giroux, Henry A. – Paradigm Publishers, 2004
Neoliberalism has become the most influential ideology of our times. It guides both Democratic and Republican policies and, increasingly, those of European and developing countries worldwide. Influential cultural critic Henry Giroux assesses the impact of neoliberalism and points in this book to better approaches to building real democracy.…
Descriptors: Ideology, Citizen Participation, Democracy, Social Values
Mitchell, Candace – Paradigm Publishers, 2004
This book offers a much needed alternative to the more traditional texts used to teach writing instruction. Grounded in history, the book clarifies changing theoretical and practical approaches to teaching writing, critically assessing each approach in relation to the social and political movements of the day, both within and beyond the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Ideology, Theory Practice Relationship
Mitchell, Candace – Paradigm Publishers, 2004
This book offers a much needed alternative to the more traditional texts used to teach writing instruction. Grounded in history, the book clarifies changing theoretical and practical approaches to teaching writing, critically assessing each approach in relation to the social and political movements of the day, both within and beyond the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Ideology, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition)