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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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Parnell, Will – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
In this report of a phenomenological study, the co-director of a U.S. early childhood program describes and reflects on the interrelationship of his collaborative work with teachers, staff members' documentation of children's work and school events, and his own professional development activities. The author presents and discusses three events…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Reggio Emilia Approach, Professional Development, Faculty Development
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Bagiati, Aikaterini; Yoon, So Yoon; Evangelou, Demetra; Ngambeki, Ida – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
National debate about K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education has given rise to questions about appropriate materials for engineering education from prekindergarten through grade 12. Introducing engineering in the early years entails recognition of the need for teachers to understand its content and poses the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Engineering Education
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Burns, Marcia V.; Chi, Sojin Y.; Hertzog, Nancy B. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2008
This article describes an investigation of a tallgrass prairie undertaken by 3- through 7-year-old children in a preschool and a combined kindergarten/first-grade classroom at a Midwestern university. The teaching teams were curious about how these two age groups would explore their questions about the prairie--how their questions would differ by…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Investigations, Emotional Development, Preschool Children