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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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Peiser, Gillian; Jones, Marion – Curriculum Journal, 2012
This paper is concerned with the aspect of intercultural understanding as a component in the revised Key Stage 3 (ages 11-13) Modern Foreign Languages curriculum in England. It critically examines the extent to which recent initiatives have been conducive to promoting the development of intercultural understanding (IU) amongst pupils at Key Stage…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Modern Languages
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Stanley, Grant; Jones, Marion; Murphy, Jan – Curriculum Journal, 2012
"The Importance of Teaching: The Schools White Paper 2010," which grants schools increased autonomy in curriculum development and implementation, heralded a new era of curriculum reform in England. This article critically examines how this process took place in a Catholic secondary school that decided to use the RSA Opening Minds (OM) curriculum…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Student Attitudes, Educational Change
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Hurd, Steve; Jones, Marion; McNamara, Olwen; Craig, Barbara – Curriculum Journal, 2007
This article examines the professional learning accruing from school-based initial teacher education (ITE) within the wider policy debate on school performance. It contrasts the very positive perceptions reported by teachers on the contribution of involvement in ITE to their professional learning with the less than fulsome attitude of school…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reflective Teaching, Foreign Countries, Educational Change