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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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Burgess, Cathie; Cavanagh, Pat – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
This paper reports on effective strategies for developing the cultural competence of teachers involved in Aboriginal education and presents the preliminary findings of a review into the Connecting to Country Program (CTC), a joint venture of the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and the NSW Department of Education and Communities…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies
Rhea, Zane Ma – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
It is the Australian Government's intention that all teachers will have, as a minimum, a proficient level of demonstrable professional expertise in both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. A raft of government policies are giving shape to the engagement of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Competencies
Bense, Katharina – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Despite their significant contribution to Australian school life, there has been little research into migrant teachers in Australia. The few studies which are available report difficulties with cultural adaptation for migrant teachers in areas related to pedagogy, language, and classroom management. However, research in Australia has mainly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Diversity (Faculty), Personal Narratives
Downey, Greg; Gray, Tonia – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Web 2.0 technologies create opportunities for distance learning with particular promise for students while they are on international exchange. The current generation of students departing for study abroad is electronically literate or "digital natives", who have thoroughly integrated internet and communication technologies into their daily lives.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies, Electronic Publishing
Andrew, Helen – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
The primary aim of this research was to consider the benefit of providing professional development in intercultural competence for general staff at Deakin University. While the question arose from a disparity identified in the University policies, the importance of this consideration was highlighted in an impending audit to be conducted by AUQA,…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Professional Development, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness
Chan, Jenny; Parr, Graham – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Interest is growing in the potential of international intercultural teaching practicums to connect students to international dimensions of education and to productively disturb the conceptions of teaching, diversity and culture that some pre-service teachers bring with them into their teaching. This paper reports on an international teaching…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Ethics, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries