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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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Clark, John – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
This short note takes two quotations from Snooks' recent editorial on neuroeducation and teases out some further details on the philosophy of neuroscience and neurophilosophy along with consideration of the implications of both for philosophy of education.
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Educational Philosophy, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests
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Clark, John – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2009
There is a certain similarity between the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) and the leaning tower of Pisa. Both have a certain presence on the landscape: the tower has a commanding appearance on the Italian countryside while PESA has left its mark on the academic fabric of Australasia. Both are much loved: Pisa by visiting…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Associations, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Clark, John – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2005
This paper seeks to explain learning by examining five theories of learning--conceptual analysis, behavioural, constructivist, computational and connectionist. The first two are found wanting and rejected. Piaget's constructivist theory offers a general explanatory framework (assimilation and accommodation) but fails to provide an adequate account…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Constructivism (Learning), Cognitive Science, Learning Processes