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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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Logan, Helen; Press, Frances; Sumsion, Jennifer – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2012
Quality in early childhood development was barely mentioned in government policy four decades ago. But this has changed. Using discourses and gazes as analytical tools, and by examining the recent past (1972-2009), this article traces how and why "quality" has become a key component of the current Council of Australian Governments' agenda. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Public Policy, Young Children
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Wong, Sandie; Sumsion, Jennifer; Press, Frances – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2012
A growing body of literature argues that integrated services, where a range of professionals including early childhood professionals work together in teams, offer a potentially highly effective strategy for providing families with access to a range of services in a seamless "joined-up" way. Some have cautioned, however, that early childhood…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries