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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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Morsy, Leila; Gulson, Kalervo; Clarke, Matthew – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2014
As a response to the 2013 special issue of "Discourse" on marketisation and equity in education, this paper suggests it is important to understand how school sectors (independent, Catholic and government) continue to play a significant role in how we constitute education, markets and equity in Australia. The first part of this paper…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance
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Webb, P. Taylor; Gulson, Kalervo; Pitton, Viviana – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2014
The paper argues that neo-liberal education policy has capitalized on a historical concern to care for the self, or the Greek "epimeleia heautou". We discuss "epimeleia heautou" in relation to education policies that emphasize greater choice in curriculum offerings, and in relation to school choice policies more generally.…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Policy, Neoliberalism, Equal Education
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Gulson, Kalervo – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
This paper explores how neo-liberal education policy change and urban renewal in inner Sydney and London has interacted with "raced" and classed educational identities. I draw on two examples of policy change, the "Building the Future" policy development in the inner city area of Sydney and the "Excellence in Cities" partnership programme in East…
Descriptors: Race, Urban Renewal, Educational Policy, Urban Planning