Scholar Decries Cultural Illiteracy in America.

McMillen, Liz

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ERIC Number: EJ352679

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Publication Date: 1987

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Scholar Decries Cultural Illiteracy in America.

McMillen, Liz

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n32 p3 Apr 22 1987

E. D. Hirsch in his book "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" sees gaps in common cultural information as the leading cause of illiteracy. Hirsch compiles nearly 5,000 facts and figures that represent what literate Americans need to know. (MLW)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Conventional Instruction, Core Curriculum, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Higher Education, Illiteracy, Literacy, Traditionalism

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Language: English

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