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ERIC Number: EJ496934
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Cultural Literacy and Common Sense.
Hallpike, Michael; Sworder, Roger
International Journal of Social Education, v9 n1 p31-40 Spr-Sum 1994
Presents a philosophical analysis of E. D. Hirsch's book, "Cultural Literacy." Concludes that Hirsch fails to acknowledge the problem of cultural transmission in a society where people have been conditioned to a mode of reception characterized by continual excitement and distraction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Traits, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Group Unity, Logic, Philosophy, Social Values, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Cultural Literacy (Book); Hirsch (E D); Philosophers
Note: Theme issue topic: "Cultural Literacy."