Lectures tagged "Education"

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
Michael Davis
April 27, 2009
01:15:45
Michael Davis takes us behind the scenes of the innovative and definitive children's TV show on PBS and PBA-30, Sesame Street.
All About Africa
Julia Johnson-White
April 1, 2009
01:17:04
Julia White and Cedric Suzman of the Southern Center for International Studies, Bernadette B.
HIV/AIDS: Answering Questions
Harold Katner
December 1, 2008
01:09:01
Harold Katner, chief of infectious diseases and professor of internal medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine, presents a graphic explanation of HIV/AIDS. This event is part of the 2008 HIV Prevention Symposium held in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
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Atlanta's Workforce: Competing in a Global Economy
Russ Moore
May 31, 2007
01:37:04
Atlanta community stakeholders discuss the opportunities associated with high school reform. Atlanta Public Schools is embarking on one of the most comprehensive and innovative approaches to high school reform in the nation.
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Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco: Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth
Carola Suarez-Orozco
October 23, 2006
01:21:46
Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco describe and discuss determinants of success of among children in their longitudinal study of immigrant youth in this nation's educational system.
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Economics of Open Content: Knowledge as a Public Good
Anne Margulies
January 23, 2006
01:48:42
MIT Open CourseWare Director Anne Margulies, MIT Open CourseWare Senior Strategist Steve Carson, and MIT Professor of Linguistics and MIT Open CourseWare advisor Shigeru Miyagawa explain the seemingly
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Privatization and the Public Good?
Martha Minow
December 4, 2002
01:18:32
Martha Minow, Harvard Law School professor, discusses her book, Partners, Not Rivals: Privatization and the Public Good, and explores what happens when private companies, nonprofit agencies, an
Coping with Learning Problems: Misunderstood Minds
Michael Kirk
March 21, 2002
01:18:53
Producer Michael Kirk and WGBH Radio's Senior Health editor Madge Kaplan, discuss childhood learning problems with medical experts after a screening of