Education
LITERACY
Over one quarter of the world's population today cannot read or write. This video shows
how the UN, along with governments and other organizations, is working to solve the
problem of illiteracy worldwide, with the goal of substantially reducing illiteracy during
the coming decade.
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LIFE STORY OF AN AFRICAN INYANGAAfrican Studies Anthropology Biology Education Health Religion & Spirituality Short Films
A docu-drama portraying the selection and lifelong education of an Inyanga, an African
healer who dispenses traditional herbal remedies. The film examines the preparation and
use of traditional medicines, the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and the metaphysics
and cosmology of African beliefs regarding the powers of the Inyanga.
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SEE ME: FIVE YOUNG LATINASAmerican Studies Education Latino Studies Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Five teen-aged Latinas living in San Francisco's Mission District-most of them recent
immigrants from Mexico or other Central American countries-talk frankly about their
lives, from discrimination and school , to friends and family relationships, experiences
with gang activity and violence, and plans for the future. Their comments are blended
with footage of neighborhood life and other activities to provide meaningful insights into
the everyday lives of young Hispanic women in the U.S. today.
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MOVING MYTHSEducation Irish Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology
A provocative look at the Protestant and Catholic churches in Ireland, examining both the
myths and realities of their legislative and educational influence on such issues as
abortion, contraception, homosexuality, and women's rights.
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FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROWSociology Jewish Studies Education American Studies American History African-American Studies Directed by Women Pacific Street Films
In the 1930s Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. faced an uncertain future. Confronted with anti-Semitism at American universities and a public distrust of foreigners, many sought refuge in an unlikely place-traditionally black colleges in the segregated South.
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EDUCATION: A BASIC HUMAN RIGHTEducation African Studies Sociology
Examines the educational crisis in South Africa, where the apartheid regime for decades
maintained two separate and unequal educational systems, one white and one black, with
the consequent miseducation of successive generations of black youth
and the destruction of untold human potential.
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SENTENCED TO LEARNAmerican Studies Criminal & Law Education Sociology
Examines the problem of illiteracy among America's prison population by portraying a
peer-tutoring program in which long-term, educated inmates fill teaching positions left
vacant due to budget cuts.
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NIŅOS DE ESPERANZA: CHILDREN OF HOPEArchitecture Chicano Studies Education Latino Studies Sociology Urban Studies
Documents the efforts of a group of American volunteers--including architects, artists,
teachers and psychologists--in building and operating a primary school in a poor Tiajuana
neighborhood.
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HARDWOOD DREAMSAfrican-American Studies Education Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Urban Studies Children & Young Adult
Chronicles one season in the life of the Morningside High School basketball team, the
defending California state champs, whose school is situated in a crime-ridden L.A.
neighborhood.
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BREEDING OF IMPOTENCE, THEChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Education
Examines the culture of failure that is endemic among children of poverty and children of
color in our society, its causes, its consequences, and the prognosis for overcoming it.
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CHILDREN ARE THE HOPE OF THE WORLDChildren & Young Adult Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Education Cuban Studies
This video examines the educational system in Cuba, visiting a preschool, elementary
school, middle school, a boarding school for special education students, a ballet academy
and a sports academy.
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CHILDREN OF SUMMERHILL, THEEducation Europe Children & Young Adult
This video tells the story of the famous school, founded in England in 1921 by A.S. Neill,
which achieved worldwide fame through the publication of his book Summerhill.
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