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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Dawson, Kara; Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Wolkenhauer, Rachel; Krell, Desi – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
This study examined the nature of thirty virtual educators' action research questions during a yearlong action research professional development experience within a large, state-funded virtual school. Virtual educators included instructional personnel (i.e., individuals responsible for teaching virtual courses) and noninstructional personnel…
Descriptors: Action Research, Faculty Development, Educational Practices, Computer Simulation
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Kennedy, Kathryn; Cavanaugh, Cathy; Dawson, Kara – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
Situated in the theoretical perspective of phenomenology, the purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of three preservice teachers who voluntarily participated in a field placement in a virtual school in the southeastern United States. The preservice teachers were paired with online teachers for four weeks. Their experiences were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Information Systems, Phenomenology
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Buraphadeja, Vasa; Dawson, Kara – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This article reviews content analysis studies aimed to assess critical thinking in computer-mediated communication. It also discusses theories and content analysis models that encourage critical thinking skills in asynchronous learning environments and reviews theories and factors that may foster critical thinking skills and new knowledge…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Computer Mediated Communication, Critical Thinking, Content Analysis