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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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Gardner, John; Holmes, Bryn; Leitch, Ruth – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2008
There is a growing literature examining the impact of research on informing policy, and of research and policy on practice. Research and policy do not have the same types of impact on practice but can be evaluated using similar approaches. Sometimes the literature provides a platform for methodological debate but mostly it is concerned with how…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
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Layton, Lyn; Miller, Carol – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2004
The National Literacy Strategy (NLS) was introduced into schools in England in 1998 with the aim of raising the literacy attainments of primary-aged children. The Framework for Teaching the Literacy Hour, a key component of the NLS, proposes an interpretation of literacy that emphasises reading, writing and spelling skills. An investigation of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Special Needs Students, Elementary Education