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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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Non-Disabled Children's Ideas about Disability and Disabled People
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Beckett, Angharad E. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2014
This article discusses findings from an Economic and Social Research Council-funded study exploring non-disabled children's ideas about disability. This represents the first in-depth sociological investigation of children's ideas about disabled people as members of wider society. Data are presented from focus group discussions with…
Descriptors: Children, Childhood Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Focus Groups
Promoting Positive Attitudes towards Disabled People: Definition of, Rationale and Prospects for Anti-Disablist Education
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Beckett, Angharad E.; Buckner, Lisa – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
This article outlines the findings of an Economic and Social Research Council-funded study exploring the role of English state primary schools in promoting positive attitudes towards disabled people. Data emerging from a survey of schools and interviews with teachers are presented. The article considers progress made by schools against particular…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Foreign Countries
"Challenging Disabling Attitudes, Building an Inclusive Society": Considering the Role of Education in Encouraging Non-Disabled Children to Develop Positive Attitudes towards Disabled People
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Beckett, Angharad E. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
In the United Kingdom, the introduction of the Disability Equality Duty 2006 has provided a new window of opportunity to promote the idea that education has a role to play in changing non-disabled children/young people's attitudes towards disabled people. This article explores the issues raised by the application of the Disability Equality Duty to…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Disability Discrimination