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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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A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Teacher Effectiveness: Analyses of Award-Winning Teachers in the United States and China
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Grant, Leslie W.; Stronge, James H.; Xu, Xianxuan – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
The purpose of this study was to develop a richer understanding of teacher effectiveness through cross-cultural analyses of the practices and beliefs of selected China and US teachers who have received national awards for their teaching. This study was based upon a phenomenological design that used semi-structured interviews, classroom…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
An International Comparison Investigating the Relationship between National Culture and Student Achievement
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Fang, Zheng; Grant, Leslie W.; Xu, Xianxuan; Stronge, James H.; Ward, Thomas J. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the connections between national culture and student achievement. Using Hofstede's six cultural dimensions and the two dimensions from the World Values survey, we conducted multiple regressions to determine the most significant predictors of student achievement as measured by the 2009 Program for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, National Norms, Cultural Influences, Cultural Context