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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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Educational Change1
Elementary Secondary Education1
Science Curriculum1
Science Education History1
Science Instruction1
Scientific Principles1
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Canadian Journal of Science,…1
Author
Wellington, Jerry1
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Reports - General1
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What Is Science Education For?
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Wellington, Jerry – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2001
Attempts to make explicit the recurrent tensions in debates about the purpose of science education and considers past frameworks for the aims of science education, arguing that no one element of the range of goals of science education should be over-emphasized at the expense of others. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education History