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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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Revisiting the Issue of Year-Round Schools. BCTF Research Report. Section V. 2012-EI-02
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Naylor, Charlie – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2012
There has been little attention paid to the issue of Year-Round Schools (YRS) in British Columbia's public education system since 1996. The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) Research conducted extensive research into the issue of year-round schooling in the mid 1990s, when the growth in student enrolment was significant. At that time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Research Reports, Year Round Schools
The Dearth (Or Is It the Death?) of Discourse in the United States: What Does Diane Ravitch Say about Educational Change, and Why Is There so Little Response? BCTF Research Report. Section XII. 2011-EI-02
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Naylor, Charlie – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2011
Diane Ravitch's book, "The death and life of the great American school system," is an exploration and critique of educational change in the United States since the report "A Nation at Risk" in 1983 and more specifically since the passing of the No Child Left Behind legislation in January, 2002. Arguably, there are several reasons for Ravitch's…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Criticism, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Professional Development/Professional Growth and Engagement: What's Wrong with the BCPSEA Picture? BCTF Research Report. Section XII. 2011-EI-01
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Naylor, Charlie – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2011
This paper is written in response to two BCPSEA (British Columbia Public School Employers' Association) documents: (1) "Teacher professional development: A question of development, growth and currency." From the series of BCPSEA papers "Perspectives in Practice." http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/publications/03-HJF-Professional%20Development.pdf,…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Collective Bargaining, Foreign Countries, Professional Development
The Prevalence of Stress-Related Disorders in BC School Districts. BCTF Research Report: Part of the BCTF Information Handbook. Section XII. 2009-WLC-01
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Naylor, Charlie; Vint, Amber – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
This paper presents British Columbia Teachers' Federation's (BCTF) research report that has produced tables which allow the BCTF and its locals to consider the prevalence of Salary Indemnity Plan (SIP) claims by school district. While the data shown in this report indicate high prevalence of stress in some school districts, they actually…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, School Districts, Stress Variables