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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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School Matters: Why African American Students Need Multiple Forms of Capital. Counterpoints, Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education Volume 312
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Bartee, RoSusan D.; Brown, M. Christopher, II. – Peter Lang New York, 2007
There are four types of capital: economic, human, cultural, and social. The distribution of capital in home and school settings affects the types of educational outcomes and the quality of lifelong opportunities that individuals are able to enjoy. Resource availability and accessibility influence the success levels at which teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, African American Students, Social Capital, Human Capital