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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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Mann, Anthony; Dawkins, James – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
The subject of this paper is employer engagement in education as it supports the learning and progression of young people through activities including work experience, job shadowing, workplace visits, career talks, mock interviews, CV workshops, business mentoring, enterprise competitions and the provision of learning resources. Interest has grown…
Descriptors: Employers, School Business Relationship, Educational Research, Work Experience Programs
Riggall, Anna, Ed.; Churches, Richard, Ed.; Elwick, Alex, Ed. – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
This report is based on seven action research projects undertaken by teachers in CfBT academies in the school year 2012/13. The schools received research support that included training in research methods and undertook a smallscale research project within one of three thematic strands. Schools chose the themes for their research themselves and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Improvement, Academically Gifted, Homework
Mann, Anthony; Dawkins, James – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
The subject of this paper is employer engagement in education. In this, the authors consider the range of different ways that employers can support the learning and progression of young people in British schools. The paper draws on a wide range of source material to ask: What are the typical benefits of different types of employer engagement? Do…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, School Business Relationship, Employers
Ko, James; Sammons, Pamela – CfBT Education Trust, 2013
Teachers are one of the key elements in any school and effective teaching is one of the key propellers for school improvement. This review is concerned with how to define a teacher's effectiveness and what makes an effective teacher. It draws out implications for policymakers in education and for improving classroom practice. Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques
Chapman, Christopher; Sammons, Pamela – CfBT Education Trust, 2013
The idea that schools can impact positively on student outcomes is a crucial driver in the rise of interest in school improvement research and practice. This review focuses on school self-evaluation for school improvement. School self-evaluation can be a fundamental force in achieving school improvement and this review establishes what the key…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Case Studies
Flórez, María Teresa; Sammons, Pamela – CfBT Education Trust, 2013
The idea that schools can impact positively on student outcomes is a crucial driver in the rise of interest in school improvement research and practice. This review focuses on assessment for learning. Assessment for learning (AfL)--where the first priority is to promote learning--is a key means of initiating improvement. This review proposes that…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Educational Research, Literature Reviews