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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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The "Pedagogy of Labour" Revisited: Residential Courses for Young Unemployed Adults in the Netherlands during the Late 1920s and the 1930s.
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Hake, Barry – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
The development of residential programs in the Netherlands was significantly influenced by efforts to relieve young adult unemployment in the 1920s-1930s. Residential education, provided through folk high schools, was incorporated into government strategies to respond to the economic crisis. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Residential Programs
"Non Military Enjoyment": Adult Education for Australian Troops abroad in World War One.
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Dymock, Darryl – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
The Australian Imperial Force's Education Service began near the end of World War I to provide educational programs for Australian troops stationed in Europe. The Non Military Employment program aimed to assist in the transition to civilian life after demobilization. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries
Volunteerism as the Seedbed of Democracy: The Educational Thought and Practice of Guy Henson of Nova Scotia.
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Welton, Michael R.; Lecky, James – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
Guy Henson, first director of the Adult Education Division for Nova Scotia (1946-56), was instrumental in forming a regional library system. His focus on adult education for a revitalized postwar democracy involved citizen education and increasing political awareness. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Democracy, Foreign Countries
London Took the Lead: Institutes for Women.
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Hughes, Mary – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1992
The creation in London of single-sex institutes for the education of women offered increased educational opportunities but did not widen their horizons. For working class women, educational policy regarding these institutes tended to support their domestic roles. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evening Programs, Foreign Countries, Single Sex Schools
Border Country: Raymond Williams in Adult Education. Part I.
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McIlroy, John – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1990
Reviews the life and work of British adult educator Raymond Williams, including his ideological bases, teaching methods, and publications post-World War II to 1960. Includes 195 reference notes. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Biographies, Foreign Countries
Representing the People: University Adult Education and the Origins of "Cultural Studies."
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Steele, Tom – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1994
Traces the origins of what is known as cultural studies in pre-World War II workers' education in Britain. Elaborates the contributions of G.D.H. Cole, E.P. Thompson, Raymond Williams, and Richard Hoggart. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education