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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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Wiseman, Alexander W.; Astiz, M. Fernanda; Baker, David P. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2014
The rise in globalisation studies in comparative education places neo-institutional theory at the centre of many debates among comparative education researchers. However, uncertainty about how to interpret neo-institutional theory still persists among educational comparativists. With this uncertainty comes misinterpretation of its principles,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Global Approach, Misconceptions
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Wiseman, Alexander W.; Astiz, M. Fernanda; Fabrega, Rodrigo; Baker, David P. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
Unique cross-national data on adolescents' civic skills, knowledge, and political attitudes are used to examine the democratic processes of modern mass schooling, effects of national political systems, and patterns of youth political socialization in 27 nations. Compared to the generally weak reported effects on mathematics and reading…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Political Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Reading Achievement