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Teaching a Selection of Heaney's Troubles Poetry to Upper Post-Primary Pupils in Northern Ireland's Divided Schools: Educational Contexts and Pedagogical Opportunities
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Hanratty, Brian – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2017
Centred on a carefully chosen selection of Heaney's Troubles poems, this paper explores pedagogical opportunities that the poems present in the context of upper post-primary classrooms in Northern Ireland's divided schools. Five poems are evaluated in total. These are: "The Other Side", "A Constable calls", "The Toome…
Descriptors: Poetry, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students, Poets
Producing Dangerous Knowledge: Researching Knowledge Production in Belgium
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Mangez, Catherine; Mangerz, Eric – European Educational Research Journal, 2011
This is an article about the struggle for control of knowledge in a divided society. It starts off by describing Belgium as a consociational democracy--that is, a society organized around integrated pillars of society (Catholic, secular), each of which provides a wide range of services (educational, training, health, health insurance, social care,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Democracy, Research, Researchers
Educational Innovation and Politico-Economic Systems
Zeigler, Harmon; Johnson, Karl – Educ Urban Soc, 1969
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Political Issues
The Public Library Boards of Trustees versus the Committees of City Hall: A Power Game.
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Mittermeyer, Diane – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1994
Analyzes the evolution of public library boards in Ontario (Canada) from a politico-historical perspective. The need for librarians to play a more active, visible role in politics is suggested; the origin of the board form of governance is explained; and future possibilities, including abolishing public library boards, are discussed. (Contains 28…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Governing Boards, Government Role
Pequeno glosario del nuevo lenguaje politico-social (Primera Parte) [A Small Glossary of the New Socio-Political Language (Part One)].
Bradley, D. – Yelmo, 1979
Presents a list of new socio-political terms in Spanish that are being used more frequently in literature today. Definitions of the terms are included. (NCR)
Descriptors: Glossaries, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Political Issues
Pequeno glosario del nuevo lenguaje politico-social (Segunda Parte) [A Small Glossary of the New Socio-Political Language (Part Two)].
Bradley, D. – Yelmo, 1979
Presents a list of 46 new socio-political terms in Spanish that are being used more frequently in literature today. Definitions of the terms are included as well as the sources where the terms were used. (NCR)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Political Issues
La iglesia catolica en America latina: Un punto de vista politico (The Catholic Church in Latin America: A Political Point of View)
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Mottet, George – Cuadernos Americanos, 1973
Descriptors: Catholics, Political Issues, Political Socialization, Social Attitudes
Facteurs Politico-Religieux et Anglicisation des Franco-Americains au Vermont: Indicateurs Recents. (Political-Religious Factors and Anglicisation of Franco-Americans in Vermont. Recent Indicators
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Orban, Edmond – Canadian Ethnic Studies/Etudes Ethniques du Canada, 1976
Franco-American parish priests in Vermont no longer oppose the anglicisation of the state's French-speaking population. This shift in policy helps to explain the progressive decline of Franco-American institutions in Vermont today. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Church Role, Language Attitudes, Language Role, Languages
Search for Order in International Telecommunications: Theoretical Exploration for Policy-Making.
Babbili, Anantha Sudhaker – 1982
The field of international telecommunications, especially that of direct broadcasting by satellite, has attracted increasing attention over the past decade. This aspect of communication technology has also become a part of the larger debate at the United Nations, Unesco, and the International Telecommunication Union concerning issues of access and…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Futures (of Society)
The Puerto Rican Experience: A Sociological Sourcebook.
Cordasco, Francesco; Bucchioni, Eugene – 1973
A serious problem has presented itself to students who sought a convenient sourcebook which afforded an overview of the Puerto Rican mainland experience (with some notice of the island backgrounds), essentially compact, but dimensionally comprehensive. This documentary sourcebook is addressed to that need. It is intended as a classroom text (in a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Conflict, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors