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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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Williams, Raymond B.; Brien, Ken; LeBlanc, Janelle – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2012
The outdated manner in which we operate schools is tied to a reality that no longer exists. The society for which we prepare our students has shifted from a factory to a learning organization model. If we hope to prepare our graduates for successful participation in learning organizations we must transform both the structure and culture of our…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Graduates
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Williams, Ray; Brien, Ken; Sprague, Crista; Sullivan, Gerald – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2008
Professional learning communities have become a focus of educational reform in New Brunswick. The implementation and sustainability of this reform is dependent on shifting many of the organizational and operational characteristics of the traditional bureaucratic model into those that support a learning community approach in schools. The study…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Readiness, Community, Professional Development