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Gordon, Edmund W. – 1969
Dr. Edmund Gordon explains student revolt as a justified political movement and not symptomatic of personal problems or the generation gap. Students, an oppressed class systematically kept out of the labor force by military obligations and higher education, have legitimate complaints against the universities whose interests have become intertwined…
Descriptors: Activism, Black Students, College Students, Employment Patterns
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1973
Career may be defined as a course of continued progress in the life of a person. Since in the recent history of mankind, one's life has been largely defined by the work that one does, vocation or occupation has become the colloquial connotation for career. In the social order which is emerging, work may no longer be central, but may give way to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning, Economic Development
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1970
This paper examines the conflicts between and the inequities inherent in practically all present day social systems and suggests strategies for building a socially supportive environment. The study focuses on the practical implications of the nature-nurture controversy and contends that greater attention must be given to extrinsic factors in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Democracy