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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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"They Did Things Differently Then": Diversity and Challenge from Key Stage 1
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Bracey, Paul; Jackson, Darius; Gove-Humphries, Alison – Education 3-13, 2011
This paper is based on the premise that controversial issues related to diversity are an important aspect of teaching and learning with all pupils. It was stimulated by a newspaper article which criticised teaching Key Stage 1 (5-7-year-old children) about Grace O'Malley, an Irish Queen. We argue that sixteenth century Anglo-Irish relations can be…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Irish, Students, Young Children
Refugees and Evacuees: Enhancing Historical Understanding through Irish Historical Fiction with Key Stage 2 and Early Key Stage 3 Pupils
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Bracey, Paul; Gove-Humphries, Alison; Jackson, Darius – Education 3-13, 2006
This article explores the use of historical fiction as a means of undertaking a historical enquiry into the experiences of refugees and evacuees with Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils. The authors reflect on the reasons why people have come to Britain before focussing on specific circumstances associated with World War 2. This is undertaken through the use…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Historical Interpretation, War, Foreign Countries