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Peer reviewedMaack, Mary Niles – Library Quarterly, 1993
Shows how l'Heure Joyeuse, a children's library started in Paris in 1923 as a gift from U.S. philanthropists, became a model of open-access, user-oriented public libraries. L'Heure Joyeuse's unique role in the development of public libraries in France from before 1900 to the present is described. (41 references) (EAM)
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries, History, Librarian Attitudes
Mander, Mary S. – 1986
The object of this study was to decode the expressive symbol systems attached to broadcasting in the 1920s and to come to an understanding of the significance of the new technology by exploring the utopian dimensions which were tacitly held by the market model, and expressed in a variety of ways by the men and women who were connected in some way…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cultural Enrichment, Government Role, Mass Media
Peer reviewedMerelman, Richard M.; Foster, Charles R. – International Review of Education, 1978
The theoretical framework proposed here treats political alienation as a normal outcome of the incompatability between egalitarian goals and social inequalities in democratic systems. The framework is applied to the role of education in the United States, a stable democracy, and in West Germany, an emergent democracy. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Democratic Values, Developed Nations, Equal Education
Download full textAssociation for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1992
The Politics and Mass Media section of the proceedings contains the following eight papers: "Politics and the War on Drugs: Patterns of News Coverage" (Lisa Brockmeier); "The Challenge of Bearing Witness in Political Reporting: Making the Public Conversational Partners" (Karon Reinboth Speckman); "The Concrete-Avoidance…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects
McAdoo, Harriette – 1980
Concepts of families and issues surrounding them are discussed in this paper. The inseparability of the issues of sexism and racism in concepts of families is examined. Then a historical basis for concepts of families in this country and internationally is presented with an emphasis on concepts of families held in the United States on both…
Descriptors: Family Attitudes, Family Characteristics, Family Life, Family Role
Peer reviewedKearly, Patt – Child & Youth Services, 1988
Provides a summary of seven eras reflecting the philosophical perspectives that have influenced the treatment of handicapped individuals in the past. Issues concerning the integration of handicapped people into the community are reviewed. A conceptual framework for examining factors that influence service delivery is provided. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Ethics, Exceptional Persons
Istance, David, Ed.; Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Schuller, Tom, Ed. – 2002
This book, consisting of 17 chapters written by different authors, traces the progress that has been made in developing lifelong learning policies over the past 30 years and examines current challenges to lifelong learning policymakers. Focusing on a global agenda, the book is organized in six parts with thematic chapters following an introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communication (Thought Transfer)
