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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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Murray, Janet; Clark, Rory McDowall – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
Traditional notions of leadership are at odds with the pedagogy and ethos of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), prompting increasing international concern to develop new understandings which are better suited and create greater leadership capacity. The introduction of the Early Years Professional (EYP) in England, as a leader of practice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Early Childhood Education
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Peeters, Jan – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
For the past 10 years, there has been ongoing research at the University of Ghent on professionalism in childcare (the 0-3 age group) in the Flemish Community of Belgium. This research has been inspired by the "Contesting Early Childhood" movement, which is based on the premise that pedagogic research can lead to social change. The first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Child Care, Gender Issues
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Cartmel, Jennifer; Macfarlane, Kym; Nolan, Andrea – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
This paper reports on an Australian initiative "Developing and Sustaining Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care Professionals," where academics and professionals shared knowledge, experience and research about transdisciplinary practice. The project aimed to develop an understanding of the strategies and skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Strategies, Educational Policy
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Brownlee, Joanne; Berthelsen, Donna – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2006
Over the last decade, research related to personal epistemological beliefs has offered insight into how to promote effective teaching and learning across educational settings. Personal epistemological beliefs reflect an individual's views about what knowledge is, how knowledge is gained, and the degree of certainty with which knowledge can be…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Epistemology, Early Childhood Education