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  • "Jonathon Kozol

    Jonathon Kozol discusses his book "Free schools" and education

    Apr. 11, 1972

    Discussing the book, "Free schools," and interviewing the author Jonathan Kozol. Jonathon Kozol also discusses education. Includes interview clip of Kermit Eby.

  • Interviewing Howard Zinn ; part 2

    1964
  • Interviewing Howard Zinn ; part 1

    1964
  • Interview with Gabriel Fielding

    1969

    The English novelist began his writing career after having established a medical practice in Kent. Here, he discusses his time in the Royal Army Medical Corps as well as his careers in medicine, literature, and academia.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Harold Taylor, scholar and former president of Sarah Lawrence College, talks with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 8, 1965

    An interesting, half-hour interview conducted while Taylor was visiting Chicago on a lecture tour. The two discuss student discontent on campuses across the United States, intellectuals' work in military defense and cynicism among those in the professional-education hierarchy.

  • Ernest Morgan discusses the Arthur Morgan School in Burnesville, NC with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 9, 1965

    Interview with Ernest Morgan about the Arthur Morgan School in Burnesville, NC that was founded by family. They discuss the teaching and learning ideology for the students (aged 12-16) who attend the school. Ernest describes the curriculum that includes outdoor learning in Black Mountain where the school is located. Includes a piece from an interview with Alexander Sutherland Neill about student and school adjustment. Ernest Morgan quotes Martin Luther King on maladjustment.

  • Educator Harold Taylor talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1965

    A short clip of Studs Interviewing educator Harold Taylor. The two briefly discuss what it would be like for the United States of America to use its resources in a way to become a "vast meeting ground of people," in which American citizens are exposed to a variety of the arts from different cultures in an effort to become a "teacher in the world."

  • Educator Harold Taylor talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1965

    Harold Taylor and Studs look in-depth at the definition of what it means to be a "student," including on-campus protests, gaining life experience by teaching and challenging the mainstream social order. Includes a brief reading from Taylor's speech, "Preparation of American Teachers in the Field of World Affairs."

  • Dr. Paul Lazar discusses the developmentally disabled and their care

    Jan. 21, 1975

    Interviewing Dr. Paul Lazar, chairman of the Lambs Farm, a home for developmentally handicapped adults that also provides an outdoor family activity and recreation center in Libertyville, Illinois. Dr. Paul Lazar talks about his developmentally disabled son.

  • Dr. Harold Taylor sits down with Studs Terkel

    May. 24, 1962

    Educator and lecturer Harold Taylor discusses with Studs a variety of higher-education related topics, including being students being politically aware, on-campus activism and the role of instructors in students' lives.

  • Marilyn Turkovich, Dennis Brutus, Joe Elder, Daphne Maijorca and Nieus Ingren

    A panel of academics discuss education

    Jun. 18, 1982

    Studs Terkel leads a panel discussion on global education and the issues immigrants face in the American educational system. Panel members include Marilyn Turkovich, Dennis Brutus, Joe Elder, Daphne Maijorca, and Liu Zongren.

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